Unit
Safety First
Local Objective
At the end of the unit, students will be able to...
a. Identify the safety symbols used in a Science laboratory.
b. Describe the safety guidelines of a Science laboratory.
c. Create a Science Laboratory Safety poster.
Objective used to evaluate students
Yes
Assessment Activity
Informal Evaluations-Teacher will make observations during all lectures, discussions, and independent assignments of identifying the safety symbols and describing the safety guidelines. Teacher will also make observations of students during presentationsof Science Laboratory Safety posters.
Independent Activities-Students will read their section on Science Laboratory Safety and create their poster.
Group Project-Students will get with people of the same safety group and discuss their posters to make a presentation to the group.
Unit Exam-Students will take a unit exam of Science laboratory safety.
Level of Expectation
95%
List of concepts and Evaluation Types
| Concept | Evaluation Type |
| Unit Exam | MC |
| Individual Audience Behavior | CR |
| Individual Posters | PE |
Learning Activity
The students will:
1. Take a sheet of large white construction paper. Recieve one of the seven danger areas. Eye Safety..Sharp/pointed Objects..Heat..Electricity..chemicals..animal safety..and Plant Safety.
2. Read the section of safety to identify the symbols and understand the safety guidelines. Be sure to look at the safety symbol that is assigned to the topic. On their sheet of paper, put the title, draw the symbol(s), and give a brief description of the area.
3. Join together to discuss posters and choose one person from each group to be the spokesperson. That person gives an oral presentation of the area.
4. Complete an unit exam will be given over all safety guidelines and symbols.
Instructional Method
The teacher will:
1. Pass out white construction paper and assign each student one area to research. Areas include: Eye Safety..Sharp/pointed Objects..Heat..Electricity..chemicals..animal safety..and Plant Safety
2. Observe as students read their sections on safety. Guide students as they work on their posters. Observe to see that students complete posters as asked.
3. Discuss with students their posters and maintain control during student discussion.
Content Standards
SC 7, CA 4, CA 6, SC 8
Process Standards
1.8, 2.3, 3.5, 2.1, 1.5, 4.7
Resources
Holt & Science Technology Textbook
Posterboard
Correction Exercise
Assignment Corrections
Tutoring
Special Needs
GLEs v1.0
| GLE Code | Discipline | Strand | Big Idea | Concept | Grade Level/Course | GLE |
| SC/7IN/1/A/07/c | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | Scientific inquiry includes the ability of students to formulate a testable question and explanation, and to select appropriate investigative methods in order to obtain evidence relevant to the explanation | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Design and conduct a valid experiment
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| SC/7IN/1/A/07/d | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | Scientific inquiry includes the ability of students to formulate a testable question and explanation, and to select appropriate investigative methods in order to obtain evidence relevant to the explanation | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Evaluate the design of an experiment and make suggestions for reasonable improvements or extensions of an experiment
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| CA/3/1/B/07/a | Communication Arts | Listening and Speaking | Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies | Listening Behavior | Grade 7 | Use active-listening behaviors (e.g., asks questions of speaker and uses body language and facial expressions to indicate agreement, disagreement or confusion) |
| CA/4/2/A/07/a | Communication Arts | Information Literacy | Develop and apply effective skills and strategies to analyze and evaluate oral and visual media | Media Messages | Grade 7 | Identify and explain techniques used to convey messages in various media (e.g., videos, pictures, web-sites, artwork, plays and/or news |
Objective Notes/Essential Questions
| Date | Note/Question |
| 6/18/2007 8:26:25 AM |
What, if any, safety accessory item do you need? What is your symbol? Why does your symbol look the way it does?
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