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Test Tube Lab · OSHC · Week 1

Lab safety boot camp

Materials checklist

  • Safety goggles
  • Lab coats or old shirts
  • Rules poster

Step by step

  1. Discuss why scientists use safety gear.
  2. Write lab rules together.
  3. Practise goggles on/off.
  4. Sign the lab pledge.

Look for & extend

  • • Notice children who explain rules to others — make them 'lab safety officers'.
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Test Tube Lab · OSHC · Week 1

Cut out along the dashed lines and laminate.

Lab safety boot camp

What do you predict will happen?

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Lab safety boot camp

Why does it fizz?

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What if we add more vinegar?

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Lab safety boot camp

Notice children who explain rules to others — make them 'lab safety officers'.

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Test Tube Lab · OSHC · Week 1

Observation record — Lab safety boot camp

Child / group:
Date:
Educator:

What I saw and heard (child's voice)

Learning I noticed (outcomes)

Where to next / how I'll extend

Outcomes this week: 4.1 · 4.2 · QA1 · QA2