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Safety Alert: Do Not Use Methanol-Based Flame Tests on Open Laboratory Desks
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Safety Alert: Do Not Use Methanol-Based Flame Tests on Open Laboratory Desks Because of serious safety issues surrounding science experiments and demonstrations involving ignition of flammable liquids, NSTA strongly recommends that teachers immediately stop using methanol-based flame tests on an open…
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Leadership’s Role in Elementary Science Safety
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The Kitchen Sink: A Potpourri of Safety Tips
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Middle school teaching isn’t just about the curriculum. When students rotate from class to class, minutes are precious. Teachers must plan to structure a class period to everyone’s best advantage, anticipating a myriad…
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Lab Safety: More Than Just Goggles
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Every science classroom visited has always had a safety rules poster clearly displayed. As a new teacher, I assumed these were issued to every science teacher upon graduation. Hands-on science requires safe practices—a…
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Communities of Learners: Promoting Safety for Every Student
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One pervasive theme in the National Science Education Standards is that goals are meant for all students—regardless of learning style, background, or ability. Supporting all learners becomes more difficult in middle…
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STEM Laboratory Safety on a Shoestring
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Surveying the Safety Culture of Academic Laboratories
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The university traditionally has been the foundation for young adults’ professional development, yet the proclivity toward safety culture has garnered less focus in higher education than in the workforce. A survey of…
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Where Science Happens: Equipping Your Lab for Safety
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Unless a middle school facility was built fewer than 20 years ago, chances are it was originally designed and built for another purpose—a solution to an enrollment or facility problem—not an educational concept. But for…
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Where Science Happens: Equip Your Lab for Safety
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Many college buildings are aging and with increases in enrollment, some administrators are forced to use stopgap scheduling or emergency housing. This chapter discusses space and equipment, while highlighting the…
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Safety Recommendations for Opening the New School Year
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Developing a Highway Crash Safety Barrier
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Using science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas to solve problems
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Scope on Safety: Eyeing Safety
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. Wearing proper eye protection in the science laboratory can thwart potential hazards. In middle school science labs, appropriate eye protection is required for…
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