Kansas Farm Bureau®
“DO-IT-YOURSELF” SAFETY PROGRAM
GRAVITY FLOW WAGON
Gravity flow wagons are the result of many farm accidents across the country. Grain that is emptied from the bottom of wagons can act like quicksand, sucking both adults and children to the bottom and often suffocating them. You can create a program that warns viewers about the dangers of this type of machinery and teaches valuable tips that may save someone’s life!
Design your own Gravity Flow Wagon Safety Program today! Here’s what you’ll need:
Program Script:
Gravity Flow
Demonstration
(using a gravity flow wagon)
Gravity Flow
Demonstration
(using an empty milk jug or 2-liter
bottle)
Related Materials:
Gravity Flow Wagon
(click
here to request a gravity flow wagon, at no charge, for two weeks)
Buy your own Gravity Flow Wagon ($57.50 member/$67.50 non-member) from Farm
Safety 4 Just Kids
here
Related Handouts:
How Not to Report an Accident ---
The Deadly Risk of Grain Suffocation
Safety Bookmark
Standards for
Grades K-4
Health Education
Content Standard: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Standard 1: The
student will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and
disease prevention as related to:
C)
Injury prevention and safety
Instructional Example:
Describe safe behaviors and accident prevention at home, school and
in the community; have students create safety posters on topics such
as bicycle helmet use, using smoke detectors in the home, or
stranger danger.
Benchmark 1: The
student will demonstrate comprehension of basic concepts related to
health promotion and disease prevention by identifying and
describing relationships between well-being and the health-related
behaviors in the content area.
Questions? Contact the
Safety Division at 785/587-6150.
