This is the directions and rubric that I give to my students for their beginning of the year Safety Poster

assignment. This is a great assignment for a few reasons: it makes for perfect classroom décor early in the
school year and for Back to School night, it really drives home the Safety Rules because students are
surrounded by them hanging around the classroom, it gives you a chance to read students’ writing early on
in the school year, and it’s an easy grade for which most students do well– a great way to start out the
school year!

Before handing out this activity, I print and give each student 2 copies of the Flinn Student Safety Contract.
On my ELMO (document camera), I go through the contract and highlight each of the most relevant rules
for my classroom. I teach physical science, so some of the microscope rules and other rules about working
with living things are not relevant. As I highlight, the students are to highlight the same rules on both copies
of their own contracts.

After discussing each rule (referring back to the

Gummy Bear Demo as I describe in my blog), I hand
out the directions for this project. That night’s
homework is to bring home the contracts to have both
signed by a parent or guardian and to pick their top
three choices for rules to use for the Safety Poster
assignment. The next day, I collect one copy of the
contract and the other copy is to stay in the students’
folders. I also ‘pick sticks’ (popsicle sticks with
students’ names written on them) to have people tell
me which rule they would like to use. I write down the
names on my contract and try to avoid anyone in one
class doubling up until necessary!

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Name ______________________________________________________Class ____________ Date ________

Make a Safety Poster!

Working in the lab is a fun and dynamic business. But it’s too easy to forget a lab safety rule
and create a dangerous situation! Therefore, it’s important that we have constant reminders
of the Lab Safety Rules that we have discussed.
For this assignment, you will be creating a one-page poster to highlight one of the Safety
Rules from the Safety Contract. You could choose to create a split-page “Do” and “Don’t
Do” with pictures of someone being safe versus unsafe, or you could draw what could
happen if someone were being unsafe. It’s up to you! You have creative freedom with
how you choose to showcase your rule, as long as it’s visual and obvious!
Remember that diagrams in science should always be labeled. Please label any lab
equipment that appears on your safety poster.
On the back of your mini-poster, you will need to write out your answers to the following
questions. Please write in complete sentences:
State the rule
Explain during what situations the rule applies
Explain what could happen if the rule is not obeyed
Explain how you would handle an accident if it occurred

Safety Poster Rubric

Poster Requirement:
State the rule & number from Safety Contract: __________ / 10 points
Colorful, labeled diagram depicting the rule: __________ / 10 points

Written Requirement:
State the rule: __________ / 5 points
During what situations the rule applies: __________ / 5 points
What can happen if the rule is not obeyed: __________ / 5 points
How would you handle an accident if it occurred: __________ / 5 points

Total points: __________ / 40 points

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