Analysing risky situations
Analyse online and offline situations for risk — who is involved, warning signs, possible consequences and tricks people may use to gain trust (e.g. gifts, flattery, pressure, asking for secrecy) — and explain why a situation is unsafe, recognising that the person using the tricks is responsible, never the child
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Analysing risky situations means analysing online and offline risk, spotting trust tricks, and knowing the trick-user is responsible—not the child. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Risk check cards: who / warning signs / consequences
- Trick cards: gifts, flattery, pressure, secrecy
- Trusted adult card
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Pressure plus “keep this secret” is a warning sign. Possible consequence: feeling unsafe. Tell a trusted adult. The person using tricks is responsible, never the child.
Optional challenge. For Analysing risky situations, add a named trick and that the trick-user is responsible.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: warning sign; adult told idea; support used. This session samples safety judgment, not mastery of cybersecurity.
Share and support
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Learning resources
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Common Sense Education · Practice link — not the full lesson
Digital Citizenship Curriculum
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Digital Citizenship Curriculum supports Analysing risky situations. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Common Sense Education. “Digital Citizenship Curriculum.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Analyse an online scenario (e.g. a new online 'friend' offering gifts and asking to keep chats secret) and identify the warning signs and risks
- Analyse an offline risky situation (e.g. being offered a lift by someone they don't know well, or being pressured by an older person) and explain why it is unsafe
- Identify the trust-gaining tricks used in a scenario (gifts, flattery, pressure, secrecy) and explain that the person using them is responsible and that a child who went along with it is never to blame and can still tell
“If your child heard about an online 'friend' sending gifts and asking to keep chats secret, could they spot the warning signs, explain why it's risky — and know that it's never the child's fault?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Age range
- Ages 10–12
Standards