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Lab Safety Essentials

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Lab Safety Essentials

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🎯 Learning Intention

WALT (We Are Learning To): Recognise the importance of safety in a science laboratory and identify key lab safety rules and equipment.

Success Criteria:

I can identify lab safety rules ✓ | I can recognise safety equipment ✓ | I can spot hazards in the lab ✓

🧪 Part 1: Lab Safety Rules

1. Which of these is the MOST important rule in the science lab?

Always listen to your teacher's instructions

Work as quickly as possible

Share equipment with friends

Taste chemicals to identify them

2. What should you wear to protect your eyes in the lab?

Sunglasses

Safety goggles

Regular glasses

Nothing - eyes are naturally protected

3. Check ALL the things you should NEVER do in a science lab:

Eat or drink

Run around

Wear safety goggles

Mix unknown chemicals

Report spills to the teacher

4. Fill in the blanks:

Before starting any experiment, you must put on your _____________ and _____________.

If you spill something, you should immediately tell your _____________.

⚠️ Part 2: Spot the Hazards

5. Look at this lab scenario and identify THREE safety problems:

Sarah is working in the lab. She's eating a sandwich while mixing chemicals. Her long hair is loose and hanging near the Bunsen burner. There's a chemical spill on the floor that she stepped over.

6. What does this hazard symbol mean? Draw a line to match:
🔥 Flame symbol
☠️ Skull and crossbones
⚡ Lightning bolt
Electrical hazard
Toxic/poisonous
Flammable
7. Your friend accidentally knocks over a beaker of water. What should you do?

Ignore it - it's only water

Clean it up quickly yourself

Tell the teacher immediately

Laugh and take a photo

8. Explain in your own words why lab safety is important:

🌟 Extension Challenge (Advanced Learners)

9. Create your own lab safety rule and explain why it's important:

My rule: ________________________________

10. Design a simple safety poster slogan for the lab:

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