1. Bell Work: Fill in the lab safety contract information
Print Your Name:
Sign Your Name:
Date:
address:

2. Objectives: To understand why safety is important in the laboratory.
To become familiar with lab safety rules.
To identify lab safety violations.

3. Everyone Is Responsible
Laboratory Safety:
Everyone Is Responsible

4. Introduction:
Lab safety awareness and practice is important to enhance understanding of specific chemistry concepts. In order to complete lab assignments students will be expected to be familiar with lab equipment, understand the purpose of the equipment, and know the names and use of the equipment.

5. Safety First
You will be doing many laboratory activities, which require the use of hazardous chemicals and expensive lab equipment.
Safety in the science classroom is the #1 priority.
To ensure a safe science classroom, a list of rules have been developed.
These rules must be followed at all times.
A signed lab safety contract is required to participate in labs.

6. Guided Reading: General Lab Safety Rules
Post Card Illustration of Safety Rule(small group):
1. Clearly states rule
2. Picture
3. Creative
Verbal & written directions. If you don’t understand ask for help.
Do not do any experiments without teacher approval.

7. Ultimate Lab Safety Video
Ultimate Lab Safety Video – lab violations activity.
For each of the following components of the Flinn Scientific Lab Safety Contract list at least on lab safety rule that is violated in the video.

8. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

9. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

10. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

11. Lab Safety Quick Quiz: What’s wrong with these statement?
Hal says that his teacher is solely responsible for preventing laboratory accidents.
Keshia started the lab activity before reading it through completely.
Ricardo decided to do a lab activity that he read about in a library book before the teacher came into the classroom.
Stephanie says that the safety goggles mess up her hair and give her raccoon eyes. She refuses to wear them.
Barbie and Ken accidentally break a beaker full of some chemical. Instead of risking getting in trouble they quickly clean up the mess with paper towel and throw it in the garbage.

12. What To Do In An Emergency?
If there is a fire or fire alarm:
Quietly get up and push in your chair.
Walk toward the classroom door and
wait for further instructions.
As a class we will turn towards the left and
down the stairs.
Walk to the teacher’s parking lot.
Quickly line up in alphabetical order by last name.
Remain in line until the drill is over.
Remain silent throughout the entire alarm so that all people can hear important directions.

13. Closure: 3-2-1 3 - rules you remember (classroom)
2 - lab safety rules you remember
1- most important rule