Ensuring Science Safety

Using Lab Safety Icons

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What the TEKS Outlines:

• (1)  Scientific processes. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices. The student is expected to: – (A)  demonstrate safe practices during field and

laboratory investigations; and – (B)  make wise choices in the use and conservation

of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials.

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What Are “Safe Practices?”

• Spend 2 minutes with people at your table discussing how teachers currently address demonstrating, and assessing students’ ability to use safe practices during experiments.

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Why Use Lab Safety Icons?• Students who pass lab safety quizzes are

not necessarily able to identify possible hazardous situations while reading lab procedures.

• Lab safety icons can be used in a variety of ways to ensure that all students are able to identify when they need to exercise caution.

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When to Use Lab Safety Icons:

What do you think this icon could mean?

When would a student or teacher use this icon?

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When to Use Lab Safety Icons:

These icons can be used throughout any lab (in any discipline) to the extent a teacher feels is necessary.

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Applications of Safety Icons:• With your table, brainstorm three applications

of these safety icons.– Teachers can embed these icons into lab

procedures.– Teachers can include safety icons on posters &

safety equipment (eye wash station) in the classroom.

– Students can incorporate safety icons into their own personal sequence of events.

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Discussion

• With a partner, take the sequence of events that you completed yesterday and determine where you would incorporate three of these icons.

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Additional Safety Icons

• Based on the TEKS, students are required to practice safe disposal & recycling methods during labs.

• Brainstorm additional icons to support this standard or any addition needs that a science teacher may need.

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