The Safety Detectives
Grades K-5 | Electricity & Electrical Safety
The Safety Detectives is an engaging, interactive performance that teaches students about electrical safety through a fun and educational story. Students will follow our hero as they learn about electricity, how it’s used and how to stay safe around it. With the help of quirky characters and a villainous villain, the hero and your students will work together to solve the mystery.
In addition to the live performance, students and teachers will receive an e-learning package filled with games, quizzes, and lesson plans designed to reinforce the key concepts introduced in the show. These resources extend the learning experience, making it easy to integrate electrical safety education into the classroom and beyond.
Live In-School Performance
Standards-Aligned
Teacher Resources
Games & Activities
Interactive & Engaging
Topics Covered
Through engaging sketches featuring a variety of entertaining characters, The Safety Detectives teaches the following educational points:
- While energy and electricity are often used interchangeably, it’s important to know their distinct definitions and uses.
- Electricity is a specific type of energy that powers homes, cities and devices and must be generated through multiple methods to exist.
- Energy is wasted daily through personal habits, but can be conserved just as effectively by adjusting those behaviors.
- By exploring how students can take electrical safety into their own hands, they will have the ability to extend their knowledge to any new real-life situation.
Educational Standards
All NTC programs align with state educational standards, including science, social studies, financial literacy, and health standards, depending on the specific program. Programs also align with national standards such as NGSS, NCAS, and Common Core.
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Materials Included
This in-school performance comes with a Teacher Toolkit, providing educators with easy-to-use online resources that extend the learning experience.
Audience Guidelines – Before the show, watch a brief video to equip students with the skills they need to be excellent audience members.
Pre-Show Materials – Get students primed for learning with KWL charts and vocabulary words to scaffold their experience.
Printable Handouts – The toolkit contains several program-themed printable handouts to engage students in the lessons from the performance. These can be completed in the classroom or at home.
Hands-on Lessons – These easy-to-use lessons let students and teachers bring the educational content to life in the classroom.
Digital Games – Using characters and elements from the program, the digital games offer challenging levels to test students’ knowledge of facts and vocabulary while keeping them engaged.
See the program in action
What teachers are saying
I think the presenters did a great job getting and keeping the students’ attention throughout the entire assembly. The time frame is perfect for delivering the messages and key concepts and the key concepts were reviewed and repeated in order for kids to have a firm grasp of the content. Really well done!
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The kids absolutely enjoyed the performance. They were the most engaged I had ever seen them by a safety education program, or any program that has visited our club in general.
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I thought the actors did a wonderful job! The topic and objectives were very clear and repetitive throughout the performance. Bravo! Well done!
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This was ectremely engaging for this grade level of students. They were talking about it and what they learned when we returned to class. I was so engaged as a teacher myself. The show was intriguing, engaging, and interactive. I could watch it again!
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Second year in a row having this program and I think it’s wonderful!
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Why schools choose NTC
NTC has been touring the United States with free educational programming for over 45 years. Whether you are a first-timer or a repeat participant, we’re excited to offer this opportunity to you free of charge, provided by organizations in your region that care about the future of your students and our planet.
Available for
In-School Performance
Topic
Electricity & Electrical Safety
Program Length
25 Minutes
Audience
Grades K-5
Includes
Teacher Toolkit