Unit 1 · Scientific Learning

Safety Measures for Practical Work in the Science Laboratory

ScienceSubject
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1The notices with signs on them that are fixed to the walls of a science laboratory: what care is each of them telling you to take? Discuss with your friends and write your answer.
2What is a science laboratory, and what does it hold?
3What can happen if scientific work is done carelessly, without following the safety rules?
4Which items must be worn when chemicals are used, and what does each one protect?
5Why must everyone know about the emergency door?
6Why is eating and drinking not allowed in the laboratory?
7What care is taken when heat is used and when heated apparatus is handled?
8Which activities are carried out in order to learn science, and where can they be done?
9Why is playing about and teasing one another not allowed in the laboratory?
10Write, in order, the things that are done once practical work is finished.