NOTE TO TEACHERS: 
These procedures are written to show you how you might use these technologies to teach science concepts. Suggested questions, approaches, and expected answers are all provided. Therefore, these activity descriptions should be used as a guide for your instructional planning, rather than as a step-by-step activity guide for students.

Getting Started

What do you need to do to be safe in a science laboratory?

Your list of safety procedures will depend in part on the type of science you will be studying. For example, in a biology classroom you might be concerned about cleanliness and the proper storage and disposal of dissection samples. In chemistry, the safe handling and storage of chemicals and solutions would be an important topic.

One possible set of topics is as follows:

Proper Attire: closed-toed shoes, short sleeves, long pants, long hair pulled back, no jewelry.

Safety Equipment: goggles, aprons, eye wash, fire blanket, shower, fire extinguisher.

General Safety Procedures: no horseplay in lab, proper way to light Bunsen burners, no eating/drinking in lab, location of fire exits and fire escape routes, telephone and emergency numbers for fire and poison control.

Safety Procedures for Handling Chemicals: sniffing vs. wafting smells towards nose, mixing acids and water, mixing chemicals, labeling containers of chemicals, proper measuring of chemicals.

Clean Up: report all accidents to teacher; clean up broken glass; dispose of chemicals properly; clean up all messes before leaving lab; watch for wet floor hazards.




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