Summary
The Fixies — tiny helpers who live inside our machines — reveal how to be safe and kind when you make a profile or share things online. A quick full episode (about 6 minutes) from the how-things-work cartoon, easy to drop into a science or STEM warm-up.
Viewer safety
All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This episode shows how to be safe and kind when you make a profile or share things online.
- What information is okay to share online, and what should stay private?
- Why is it important to be kind in the messages you send?
- Who should you tell if something online makes you uncomfortable?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: profile, online, private, safe, kind.
Try it: List three things that are private (like your home address) and should never be posted online.