1. Safety in the Science Classroom (Elementary)
Mr. Wells
Science
2012

2. Safety in the Science Classroom
Eye and Personal Protection
Fire and Heat
Handling Chemicals
Safety with Plants
Safety with Animals
Disposing and Clean-Up
Emergency Procedures

3. Eye and Personal Protection
Wear safety goggles when working with
Chemicals
Flying objects
Fire/flame/hot objects and liquids
Cutting glass
Gases under pressure

4. Eye and Personal Protection continued
Wear a lab apron and protective gloves when working with
Animals and plants
Chemicals
Learn about the eyewash and safety shower

5. Eyewash and Safety Shower

6. Safety Goggles, Lab Apron and Protective Gloves

7. Fire and Heat Wear safety goggles
Tie back long hair and secure loose clothing
Do not heat FLAMMABLE liquids
Use a heat source in a safe area
Only the teacher uses the matches
Hot plates do not look hot and be aware of the electrical cord attached to the hot plate

8. Fire and Heat continued
Be careful of candle drippings- they can burn
Learn about the fire extinguisher and fire blanket
Only use glassware made for heating
Heated glassware does not look hot
Report broken glass to the teacher

9. Fire Extinguishers

10. Fires need three things to start and to continue to burn:
The Science of Fire
Fires need three things to start and to continue to burn:
Fuel
Oxygen
Heat
These three items are part of the fire triangle. Removing or disrupting one of the points will prevent the fire from starting or will extinguish the fire.
Oxygen
Fire Triangle
Fuel
Heat

11. Fire Blanket

12. Precautions
BUNSEN BURNER
HEATING TEST TUBES
CANDLE
HOT PLATE

13. REPORT BROKEN GLASS TO THE TEACHER
Precautions
HOT GLASS DOES NOT LOOK HOT
REPORT BROKEN GLASS TO THE TEACHER

14. Handling Chemicals
Be careful when using instruments or equipment that contain chemicals in them- like thermometers and batteries
Never place chemicals in or near your mouth, eyes or nose
Smell solutions by waving your hand over the container
Never mix or use chemicals that are not part of the procedures in an experiment

15. Handling Chemicals continued
Wear protective gloves when handling chemicals
Always read the label before using any chemical
Report all chemical spills to the teacher immediately
Remember the use of the eyewash and safety shower.
Learn about a fume hood

16. Precautions WAVE YOUR HAND OVER THE SOLUTION TO SMELL IT (Whiff)
READ THE LABELS OF THE CHEMICALS BEFORE USING THEM

17. Fume Hood

18. NO FOOD OR DRINKS IN THE LAB
Precautions
NO HORSEPLAY IN THE LAB
NO FOOD OR DRINKS IN THE LAB

19. Safety with Plants
Wash your hands after working with plants or plant parts
Wear protective gloves if you are sensitive to chemicals in plants
Do not put any plants or plant parts in your mouth

20. Safety with Animals Only handle animals with teacher’s permission
Wash your hands after working with animals
Wear protective gloves and/or a lab apron when handling animals
Do not bring animals to your classroom without the teacher’s permission
Do not handle wild animals that are alive or dead

21. Disposing and Clean-Up
Follow teacher’s instructions for clean-up and disposing of any chemicals
Wash your hands with soap and water
Put all materials away as instructed by the teacher
Make sure lab or desk area is left clean

22. What NOT to do in the laboratory! INSTRUCTIONS
On the next slide is a picture of 36 areas in a science laboratory that are not safe.
For each area, explain what is wrong and/or what should be done to correct the situation.
Each area has been enlarged in a separate slide.
Write your answers on the paper provided.

23. What NOT to do in the laboratory!

24. AREA 1: What is wrong?

25. AREA 2: What is wrong?

26. AREA 3: What is wrong?

27. AREA 4: What is wrong?

28. AREA 5: What is wrong?

29. AREA 6: What is wrong?
Fume Hood

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