Safety of The class room.

Aim: To learn about the expected behaviour in a science laboratory.

Our R9 Class Treaty

1. Quiet Voices.
2. Sitting with appropriate people.
3. No Fidgetting
4. No disturbing
5.  Respecting equipment
6.  Make good choices 

Safety in a laboratory.

  

1.   Follow the instructions given to you by the teacher.
2.   You must not enter the laboratory without your shoes.
3.   Report all breakages to your teacher.
4.   You must never eat or drink in a laboratory.
5.   shoes must be worn at all times.
6.   If you spill something you should tell your teacher immediately.
7.  You should wash your hands after every practical activity.
8. You should know what you are doing. If in doubt ask your teacher.
9. Never taste or sniff chemicals.

In your group discuss how the following scenarios could be dangerous.

1. Not putting your bag under your desk.
2. Running around in the laboratory.
3. Not wearing shoes in a laboratory.
4. Shaking a test tube with your thumb over its mouth?

How do we work in this laboratory?

1. Beginning and End of class: Lining up, Entry, Seating, 
2. Equipment tray: equipment list and details.

• Test tube
  used for the most experiments using liquids. They have a bung that goes in the top.
• Conical Flask
  Conical flasks are used for experiments with liquid up to 150 ml. The flask has a rubber bung for the top and the glass is heatproof.
• Glass Stirring rod
• Test tube tongs
• Spatula
• Funnel
• Measuring Cylinder