Safety in the Science Classroom

(Elementary)

Presentation by Canton City Schools Science Curriculum 2006

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

Eye and Personal Protection

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

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

Eyewash and Safety Shower

EYEWASH

SAFETY SHOWER

Safety Goggles, Lab Apron and Protective Gloves

SAFETY GOGGLES

LAB APRON

PROTECTIVE GLOVES

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

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

Fire Extinguishers

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

Fire Blanket

Precautions

BUNSEN BURNER

HEATING TEST TUBES

CANDLE

HOT PLATE

Precautions

HOT GLASS DOES NOT LOOK HOT

REPORT BROKEN GLASS TO THE TEACHER

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

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

Precautions

WAVE YOUR HAND OVER THE SOLUTION TO SMELL IT (Whiff)

READ THE LABELS OF THE CHEMICALS BEFORE USING THEM

Fume Hood

Precautions

NO HORSEPLAY IN THE LAB

NO FOOD OR DRINKS IN THE LAB

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

Safety with Animals

Only handle animals with teachers 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 teachers permission

Do not handle wild animals that are alive or dead

Disposing and Clean-Up

Follow teachers 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

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.

What NOT to do in the laboratory!

AREA 1: What is wrong?

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Fume Hood

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