Handout
University of Notre Dame

Safe Science Lab Safety Awareness

For Students 8th - 12th
Prepare young scientists for the ins and outs of lab safety with a thorough list of symbols, icons, and rules about staying safe during experiments. Additionally, the resource provides several assessment pages for kids to reflect on what...
Instructional Video5:54
Amoeba Sisters

General Lab Safety

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
From horseplay to hair length, here's a video that covers all your lab safety needs! Animated characters present a fun yet functional resource geared toward all science disciplines. Topics include safety equipment, proper lab etiquette,...
Instructional Video9:03
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Crash Course

Lab Techniques and Safety

For Students 9th - 12th
Lab safety, lab safety, lab safety: you can't say it enough! A video demonstrates the essentials for being safe whether in a chemical or biological lab. Learn the techniques to keep you and your classmates safe all year, from activity...
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National Science Teachers Association

Safety in the Science Classroom, Laboratory, and Field Sites

For Students 6th - 12th
The best learning environment is a safe learning environment. Remind young scientists about safety rules and regulations in the science lab, the classroom, and the field.
Instructional Video1:38
Fuse School

Green Chemistry - Principle 5

For Students 9th - 12th
How important is lab safety, anyway? And, how do chemical manufacturers create safe lab environments? Chemistry scholars learn the importance of minimizing risks where the stakes are often highest—the chemical industry—in the fifth...
Instructional Video3:49
Steve Spangler Science

Helmet Safety - Cool Science Fair Project

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
Here is a very important demonstration on why it's so important to wear helmets when doing any kind of high speed activity. A third grader's science fair project tested four different types of helmet: football, ski, skateboard, and...
Instructional Video2:38
JFR Science

Using an Electronic Balance

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Is there a wrong way to use an electronic balance? Don't let your class find out! Ensure flawless mass measurement using a short video from JFR Science. Learners listen and watch while the narrator zeros the balance and measures...
Instructional Video2:22
JFR Science

Test Tube in Retort Stand

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Lab safety—it's no accident. JFR Science presents the proper way to insert a test tube in a retort stand as part of a larger series of videos. The video begins with the required parts and how to assemble them properly, then discusses...
Lesson Plan
Towson University

Mystery Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How did scientists determine the cause of illness before technology? Science scholars play the role of medical researcher in an engaging guided inquiry activity. Using observations, technical reading, and Punnett squares, learners...
Instructional Video1:07
JFR Science

Proper Method of Carrying a Beaker

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Special glass, that doesn't react to heat or chemicals, makes up most laboratory beakers. JFR Science presents a short video about beaker safety as part of a larger series. It explains the common way to carry a beaker as well as the...
Instructional Video3:08
JFR Science

Lighting a Bunsen Burner Correctly

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
An enlightening installment of the JFR Science series explains the steps for lighting a Bunsen burner. It demonstrates each step in order from collecting the materials to extinguishing the flame.
Instructional Video17:17
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Crash Course

How to Make an AI Read Your Handwriting (LAB) : Crash Course AI #5

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Robots can't read your mind, but they can read your handwriting. The fifth installment of the Crash Course Artificial Intelligence video series looks at how to program an AI to read handwriting with a multi-layer perceptron neural...
Instructional Video6:18
JFR Science

Solution Preparation: What Is a Standard Solution?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
What could be so difficult about preparing a solution? Show science scholars the proper way to prepare standard solutions using a video from JFR Science. The narrator discusses solution preparation using a solid solute as well as...
Instructional Video5:18
Periodic Videos

Rutherfordium

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Physicist Ernest Rutherford might have hated chemistry, but we love his contribution to science! Rutherford won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Viewers learn about this interesting man through a look at his personal photos, research, and...
Instructional Video3:24
Berkeley University of California

NaCl Formation

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Ever wonder how salt forms? Watch as a video instructor adds a solid sample of sodium to chlorine gas to form salt. The video then explains chemistry concepts associated with the reaction.
Instructional Video6:57
Be Smart

The Largest River on Earth Is in the Sky

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Water vapor released by trees in the Amazon creates a floating river. In fact, it's the largest river on Earth! A video presentation examines the science behind the water vapor and explains how rains seeds form to create clouds.
Instructional Video11:57
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Crash Course

Calorimetry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When the chemists who designed hand warmers were working, they had to consider how much heat they could give off to keep people warm  — and not burn anyone in the process. How is this heat given off in a chemical reaction measured?...
Instructional Video2:46
California Academy of Science

Earthquake Engineering

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Protecting buildings, bridges, and roadways from damage during an earthquake is an important task for engineers. Discover how one lab goes about testing the safety of existing and yet-to-be-built structures with a short video. See some...
Instructional Video3:39
Periodic Videos

Beryllium

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
In some countries, beryllium goes by the name glucinium. The fourth video in a series about chemical elements explains the unique properties of beryllium as well as its uses. It also highlights the dangers of working with beryllium in...
Instructional Video14:15
Be Smart

Does Someone Else Have Your Face?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Our brains may misrepresent features that make some faces look more alike than they actually are. Learners watch a video lesson that breaks down how the brain reads facial features and how those features themselves are not as important...
Instructional Video6:00
Be Smart

Do Fish Pee?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Freshwater fish pee almost constantly, while saltwater fish pee very little. Scholars investigate the concept of homeostasis with a video lesson comparing fresh and saltwater fish. An episode describes how some fish absorb water, while...
Activity
It's About Time

Properties of Matter

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Never trust an atom; they make up everything! Young chemists make modeling dough and add another ingredient to change the properties. Scholars then compare the properties of emulsion to composite materials. A reading passage and analysis...
Activity
It's About Time

Identifying Matter

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
High schoolers test wood splints that have been soaked in mystery solutions to identify the different colors it produces when lit. The lesson concludes with a reading passage and analysis questions.
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Flinn Scientific: Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Tons of science safety rules and information are available here, arranged by category. Resources are available for students and teachers on maintaining safety during labs and other activities.

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