Things we bought in the grocery

batteries
glass medicine
bleach knife
bottle syrup
Do you think it is right to
put these things on top of
the table where children
can play with them?
 Let's talk about
them one by one
• Identify its uses
• Where can they be harmful
• Why can there be potentially harmful
• How should they be used or handled
 What is it?

Batteries
 What is its use?

Battery is used for supplying power

to electronic gadgets and
 When can it be harmful?

Battery is harmful when not safely

stored or disposed
 Why can it be potentially
harmful?

Batteries can be potentially harmful

because some of its content is toxic.
 How should it be used or
handled?

Battery should be stored in places

out of reach of children.
 How should it be used or
handled?

Battery should be disposed properly

 What is it?

Glass
Bottle
What is its use?

Glass bottle is used for

storing liquids.
 When can it be harmful?

Glass bottle is harmful when it is

broken due to accidents or
carelessness
 Why can it be potentially
harmful?

it is potentially harmful beacuse it is easily breaks,

when it breaks it produces pieces of glass with sharp
edges and corners
 How should it be used or
handled?

It should be placed where it will less likely to

accidentally pushed or dropped.
 What is it?

Kitchen
Knife
What is its use?

Kitchen knife is used for

cutting ingredients for
 When can it be harmful?

It can be harmful when it has a defective handle

or when not handled properly.
 Why can it be potentially
harmful?

it is potentially harmful beacuse of its

sharpness.
 How should it be used or
handled?

Knife should be stored in places out

of reach of children.
 What is it?

liquid
bleach
 What is its use?

It is used to remove tough stains and

whitens the clothes and toilet.
 When can it be harmful?

It can be harmful because of the poisonous substances

may be ingested or it can cause skin irritation.
 Why can it be potentially
harmful?

It contains chemicals that can be

hazardous to people and environment.
How should it be used or
handled?

Check out the label

properly and store
them in a safe place
where children cannot
reach it
What is it?

Medicine
Syrup
 What is its use?

It is used to avoid high fever.

 When can it be harmful?

It can be harmful because of improper medication like

overdosage
 Why can it be potentially
harmful?

Overdosage may resilt to a serious harm such

as brain damage, seizure, or even death.
 How should it be used or
handled?

Make sure to have doctor's

prescriptio before using medicine.
 REMEMBER.....
• Some materials found at home
can either be useful or harmful
because of their physical and
chemical properties depending
on how the materials are used.
 REMEMBER.....
• Materials are considered
useful when it serve a
purpose without harmful
effect.
 REMEMBER.....
• Materials are considered
harmful if they have harmful or
bad effects on living things and
environment. It can be
poisonous, toxic, hazardous