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, and preventable lab mishaps.

Concepts

lab safety, glass, chemicals, hair, fire safety, safety, safety rules

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Open the first day of lab with the video
• Assign small groups of students one of the rules and have them create public service announcements about the rule

Classroom Considerations

• Consider showing the video in the lab, if possible, to highlight the locations of key safety equipment

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Humor keeps the content engaging, even for those who are familiar with lab safety rules
• The resource focuses on equipment and scenarios that are common to middle and high school science labs

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2