The Science of Safety

Journal Article | November 2012

Students explore engineering with model cars and ramps.

Scope on Safety: Permanent safety in a temporary lab

Journal Article | November 2010

In the last issue of Science Scope, the author discussed the science teacher’s role in the construction or renovation of science facilities. As a follow-up, in this month’s column, he will discuss how science teachers…

Scope on Safety: NSTA’s portal into the safety zone

Journal Article | June 2010

NSTA’s Science Safety Advisory Board recently launched the Safety in the Science Classroom portal, which contains safety resources for teachers, supervisors, and administrators. This month’s column provides a partial…

Scope on Safety: Don't Bench Lab Safety

Journal Article | October 2015

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses guidelines for purchasing lab benches.

Safety First: Safety Picks Up “STEAM”

Journal Article | January 2016

This column shares safety information for your classroom. At the elementary level, teachers have inherently integrated STEAM, compared to their secondary-level counterparts. However, with this approach comes an even…

Scope on Safety: LAMP: Shining a Light on Safety

Journal Article | February 2014

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses LAMP: an acronym for lead, asbestos, mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).The article describes where in the school…

Scope on Safety: Safety's Within Your Grasp

Journal Article | June 2014

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses assessing safety issues during a model's testing phase.

Scope on Safety: Culturing Safety in Life Science

Journal Article | October 2014

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers safety in life sciences labs.

Scope on Safety: Turning Up the Heat on Safety

Journal Article | November 2012

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses safety rules when using hot plates.

Scope on Safety: (Lack of) safety in numbers?

Journal Article | September 2006

What is the safe number of students for one teacher to teach? Like many issues in education, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. There are several factors that need to be considered when establishing the safe number…

Scope on Safety: For Safety's Sake, Check the SDS

Journal Article | February 2013

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the new Safety Data Sheets.