Domain | Responses | Â |
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 | Common Responses | Less Common Responses |
What comes to your mind when you hear the word lead? What do you think it is? | • Lead is a metal • Lead is used for soldering • Lead is a mineral resource | • Lead is used to make cooking pots • Lead is used to write • It is mixed with local soap for bathing • Lead is used to make batteries • Lead is poisonous |
Where can lead be found? What do you think it is? | • It can be found in battery(automobile and domestic) | • Lead is pencil • Lead is a heavy metal • It can be found in cosmetics • It can be found in soil • It can be found in pencils • It can be found in the quarries • It can be found with welders • It can be found in electric stove and cookers • It can be found in fuel • It can be found in cooking pots • It can be found in chemical products • It can be found in local herbs |
What risks do you think is associated with exposure to lead? | • It is poisonous • It can cause cancer | • It is dangerous to health • It can shorten life span • It can cause asthma • It can cause cough • It affects the eyes • It affects the chest |
What do you think of when you hear the word lead poisoning? | • Death • Harm • Danger to health | • Disability • Lumps, burns and cancer • Blindness • Apollo • Retards physical growth • Reduces children's intelligence |
Where do you think we can be exposed to lead? | • Fuel • Pipe borne water • Pencil • | • Soil • Plates • Tinned food • Bathing soap • Exhaust from industries |
What other words have similar meaning to lead? | • Metals | • |
What benefits can we derive from lead? | • Used to manufacture car battery | • To make electrical accessories • Tinkering |
Are there any reasons why we might not be concerned about lead in our environment? | • Ignorance | • |
Where can we get information about lead? | • Battery manufacturers • Welders • Battery Repairers | • Internet • Villages • Libraries |