The document provides guidelines for general lab safety. It discusses following instructions, wearing proper protective clothing, handling glassware and sharp instruments carefully, safety practices for heating substances and using fire, first aid procedures, chemical safety including proper storage and disposal, and cleaning up work areas after experiments. Students will apply what they have learned by creating a lab safety poster, comic, story, or song/skit project. Examples of different project types are displayed.

1. General Lab Safety
Ms. Pacheco
(Pah-CHECK-Oh)

2. What is lab safety?
Let’s take a look
about what are the
best practices in a
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3. What is Lab Safety?
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General Safety
● Follow all instructions!
● Never perform activities without the
approval and supervision of the
teacher.
● Absolutely no horseplay!
● Do not eat or drink in the laboratory.
● Keep work areas clean and free of
papers.
● Wear appropriate clothing. No open-
toed shoes or loose clothing.
Glassware Safety
● Do not use chipped or broken
glassware. Never handle broken
glassware with your bare hands.
Hot and cold glass looks the same!
● Use tongs or clamps to handle
heated glassware.
● Never point a test tube toward
yourself or another person
● Keep work areas clean and free of
papers.

4. What is Lab Safety?
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Animal and Plant Safety
● Do not perform experiments that
cause harm or pain to animals.
● Inform your teacher of any
allergies to plants, molds or
animals before doing an activity.
● Wash your hands after handling
animals, animal parts, plants,
plant parts or soil.
Using Sharp Instruments
● Handle sharp
instruments with care.
● Never cut material
towards you; cut away
from you.

5. What is Lab Safety?
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Heating and Fire Safety
● Keep all combustible
materials away from
flames.
● Do not heat
substances in a closed
container.
● Use an oven mitt to
pick up a container that
has been heated.
First Aid
● Report all accidents to your
teacher, no matter how small
or minor you think it is.
● Know where these are
located: First-Aid Kit, Fire
Extinguisher, Fire Blanket,
Eye Wash Station, and
Emergency Shower.

6. What is Lab Safety?
After the Experiment
● Clean up your work
area.
● Unplug all electrical
appliances.
● Dispose of wastes as
instructed by your
teacher.
● Wash your hands
after every
experiment.
Chemical Safety
● Do not directly inhale chemicals. Waft them
gently under your nose.
● Never touch, taste, or smell chemicals unless a
teacher tells you to.
● Use only the chemicals needed. Keep all 8
containers closed when not being used.
● Dispose of chemical as instructed by your
teacher.
● When mixing acids and bases, always pour the
acid into the water. Do not pour water into an
acid.
● Wash chemical spills with plenty of water.
● Keep all containers closed when not being used.

7. What is lab safety? What to do VS. What not to do

8. What is lab safety? Project
Let’s apply it! You will choose one of the four options for your first project! You can work
independently or with a small group (2-3).
1. Create a Lab Safety Poster
a. Be colorful
b. Include safety guidelines
c. Be legible (can read), neat, and organized
2. Create a Lab Safety Comic Book strip/Picture
a. Demonstrate what to do in a lab vs. what not to do
b. Size of a sheet of computer paper
3. Create a Lab Safety Story
a. Demonstrate what to do in a lab vs. what not to do
b. Story must be make sense (beginning, middle, end)
c. Minimum of 2 pages, doubled-spaced, 12 pt. Font Times New Roman
4. Create a Lab Safety song or skit
a. Include copy of lyrics or dialog
b. Include safety guidelines
c. Will perform in class (can make a video if desired for the song)

9. What is lab safety? Poster Examples

10. What is lab safety? Comic Strip/Picture EXample

11. What is lab safety? Song Examples
Example: One
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Example: Two
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