Title: Safety in the Science Classroom Elementary
1Safety in the Science Classroom(Elementary)
Presentation by Canton City Schools Science
Curriculum 2006
2Safety 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
3Eye and Personal Protection
- Wear safety goggles when working with
- Chemicals
- Flying objects
- Fire/flame/hot objects and liquids
- Cutting glass
- Gases under pressure
4Eye and Personal Protectioncontinued
- Wear a lab apron and protective gloves when
working with - Animals and plants
- Chemicals
- Learn about the eyewash and safety shower
5Eyewash and Safety Shower
EYEWASH
SAFETY SHOWER
6Safety Goggles, Lab Apron and Protective Gloves
SAFETY GOGGLES
LAB APRON
PROTECTIVE GLOVES
7Fire 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
8Fire and Heatcontinued
- 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
9Fire Extinguishers
10The 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
Heat
Fuel
11Fire Blanket
12Precautions
BUNSEN BURNER
HEATING TEST TUBES
CANDLE
HOT PLATE
13Precautions
HOT GLASS DOES NOT LOOK HOT
REPORT BROKEN GLASS TO THE TEACHER
14Handling 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
15Handling Chemicalscontinued
- 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
16Precautions
WAVE YOUR HAND OVER THE SOLUTION TO SMELL IT
(Whiff)
READ THE LABELS OF THE CHEMICALS BEFORE USING THEM
17Fume Hood
18Precautions
NO HORSEPLAY IN THE LAB
NO FOOD OR DRINKS IN THE LAB
19Safety 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
20Safety 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
21Disposing 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
22What 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.
23What NOT to do in the laboratory!
24AREA 1 What is wrong?
25AREA 2 What is wrong?
26AREA 3 What is wrong?
27AREA 4 What is wrong?
28AREA 5 What is wrong?
29AREA 6 What is wrong?
Fume Hood
30AREA 7 What is wrong?
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60THE END