Bushnell Tactical Review

LESSONS ON BICYCLE SAFETY AND ... More with the Friends of the Bicycle. (Edited by Alexander V., Claudio S., Catherine G. cl. V)

LEZIONI SULLA BICICLETTA, DI SICUREZZA…E TANTO ALTRO ANCORA con gli Amici della Bicicletta.
(A cura di Alessandro V. Cl. V ins. Germana)
Noi bambini della classe quinta elementare di Asseggiano con la maestra Germana abbiamo fatto un’esperienza riguardante la bicicletta.
Questa esperienza l’abbiamo iniziata martedì 20 marzo e l’abbiamo continuata fino a tutto aprile…e ancora in maggio.

Nei primi tre martedì pomeriggio è intervenuta un’esperta di nome Cristina, appartenente all’Associazione Amici della bicicletta di Mestre e ci ha spiegato la storia della bicicletta, i segnali stradali, come essere sicuri sulla strada…
Il primo martedì dopo la presentazione di ognuno di noi, l’esperta Cristina ci ha dato un libretto da completare, per alcune parti abbiamo lavorato individualmente e per altre insieme ai compagni.
A conclusione della prima giornata abbiamo fatto un gioco: ci siamo divisi in tre gruppi. Un gruppo di compagni, in base a una scelta volontaria, rappresentava gli alberi, un altro le automobili e un terzo le biciclette.
Su un banco vi era uno scatolone con tante palle di carta che rappresentavano lo smog.
The game was to circulate among the class as if it were the way: the children who represented the car after making the rounds of all the banks were throwing around a ball of paper, then they could run again and do the rounds of all the banks and then pull another ball of smog, and so on ... While
car threw around the smog,

children who had represented the trees to collect the balls scattered around the room, but could only do it while walking. In the end it was very
smog around the classroom.

This game served to demonstrate just how polluting motor vehicles and how many trees are needed to dispose polluted air and provide oxygen. In other matches
Cristina brought us another book on security, then explained to us that you need to do to repair the bike in case of a puncture. To make us more able in this situation has come a mechanical engineer to a demonstration from the truth.

Mechanic Henry showed us the inner tube and made us experience how the brakes should be placed and how the tires should be inflated.

In other

meetings Cristina has tested our skills on a test bicycle and traffic signs, and there were 12 questions with 3 multiple choice answers.
who responded to everything so exact or failed to do less than two errors (such as quizzes for the license provided for in reality) just obtained the license of good pedestrian and cyclist good.

All we managed to get the license (who made some mistakes, no fear, then the teacher could integrate Germana test) and so in subsequent meetings we were all ready to make a model of our way to school Asseggiano and street, every day we see when we get to school.
The model represents our street and town, with our church, shops, houses, pharmacy bar and newsagent near the school.
We managed to complete almost all of plastic before the Easter holidays, but still we continue to add new parts to fix it. It 'was a learning experience and I really liked.

model of the way to school.
(By Claudio S. Class V ins. Germana)
instructions for completion.
Materials: glue, acrylic paint, cardboard, cans of various sizes, all completely recycled at home (from drugs, from pasta ...), toilet paper, toothpicks, wire wool, cotton wood and recycled plastic by the teachers coffee, paper, markers, newspaper, straw, green card, some chocolates ...
Procedure: with this material we have drawn on a large cardboard Asseggiano in miniature. Then we built the houses with cardboard boxes after they were covered in toilet paper and glue to dry and painted. With the board we have shelters and level crossing and traffic signals ... even a satellite dish. With wool and straw we made the green trees and bushes. With toothpicks and aluminum foil chocolates the street lamps. Then I

with a sheet of paper that says I made a plane Pedibus Asseggiano to indicate that something new is about to take off in our school ... the walking bus?
with markers and tempera paints have colored the sky and the environment by being more faithful to reality.
The experience of the model was beautiful, I was so involved in a 'practical and creative activities and I'd like to redo it again.

Considerations on the work of plastic
(Edited by Catherine G. cl. V ins. Germana)
Even for me it was a very nice experience because I was instructed to organize themselves and interact with others and, above all, to observe the environment in which I live, some details I had just escaped.
Then I enjoyed very much, and when the model was finished it seemed to me to see my own country, Asseggiano, miniature!

But wear a helmet on his head is really useful?

truly trying to give us a shot in the head cover or without cover and see the difference ... anyone here has tried and empirically, covering his head with a colander lined inside asciugani.