This
section of the collection contains a variety of engaging activities
that can be used effectively at farm community meetings, in
classrooms, and other group settings. The activities have
been evaluated and found to be easy to use, interesting, and
effective for teaching information about the risk of tractor
overturns and the effectiveness of ROPS for preventing overturn
injuries. The activities also support attitudes and actions
related to equipping tractors with ROPS and seat belts.
Each
item has its own set of "Tips" for using the materials.
In addition, most items have a table of contents that lists
the individual items contained within that activity. The materials
contained in this section of the document occur in the order
in which they are listed below.
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Activity
Name
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Abbreviation
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Comment
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| Skits
About Tractors and ROPS |
SKITS |
8
pre-scripted role-play situations about real-life events
and conversations about close calls, tractor overturns,
and ROPS |
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| Mr.
Good Egg Farmer Simulation Exercise |
MGE |
Instructor's
manual with directions for using simple apparatus, scale
model tractors and raw hens' eggs as simulated tractor
operators to demonstrate the consequences of overturns
without a ROPS and the protection provided by ROPS and
seat belts. Many ancillary materials are included (stories,
charts, questions, and related activities). |
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| My
Experience with Tractor Overturns and My Story Activity |
MEO |
A
one-page form that solicits and tabulates from a group
the number of people they know who overturned tractors
and were (a) killed, (b) permanently disabled (c) severely
injured, (d) injured, or (e) not injured. Group members
are invited to tell and/or write brief stories about these
experiences. |
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| Can
All Tractors Be Fitted with ROPS? |
CAT |
A
three-part Internet learning activity designed for middle
and high school students as well as for adult farmers.
Websites provide access to real cases of tractor overturn
fatalities. The user may submit information about any
tractor to find ROPS available for that particular model.
Print materials included in the document include Internet
addresses. |
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| Photos
of Fatal and Non-Fatal Tractor Overturns |
POF |
A
set of ten 8 X 10-inch color photos of overturned tractors.
People are asked to examine the photos, describe what
happened and discuss the consequences. Brief factual information
is provided for each event depicted in the photographs.
For use as a group activity or as a display. |
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| Homemade
ROPS - Should You Make Your Own? |
HMR |
Includes
questions about homemade ROPS, a memorandum about the
dangers of homemade ROPS, a fact sheet about safety and
liability problems, and a one-page color flier promoting
use of certified ROPS available from manufacturers. |
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| Tractor
Overturn Stories |
TOS |
Dramatic
first-person accounts of tractor overturn events where
the storyteller was severely injured or where someone
he or she loved was killed. |
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| Pause
for Thought: Should You Install a ROPS Yourself? Lessons
Learned. |
PFT |
Story
about a part-time farmer who helped his two sons install
a ROPS on a tractor, their motivations for doing so, the
tools they needed, the difficulties they encountered,
and the lessons they learned. |
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| Facts
About Tractor/Motor Vehicle Collisions |
TMVC |
A
collection of facts and stories about highway collisions
between tractors and motor vehicles in Iowa, Ohio, and
Kentucky. Large graphs and charts show the most common
types of collisions and when they occur. True stories
reveal the circumstances and consequences of the collisions
and the protection provided by ROPS and seat belts during
such collisions. |
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