SAFETY IN Name:

SCIENCE
Teacher:

Safety Symbols Date:

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Learning Objectives
 Be able to match safety symbols with their definitions and know how to stay safe in a science class
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Complete the treasure hunt, matching the symbols to the safety concern, precaution & letter.

Symbol Safety concerns Precaution Letter

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 Answers
Symbol Safety concerns Precaution Code letter

Toxic or a poison Ingesting these chemicals would

make you feel very unwell and may even cause
death.
Do not eat
(ingest). S

Use goggles
Corrosive and, if needed,
These chemicals can cause severe burns to the gloves. Wash
spills on skin
C
skin, as well as holes in some metal objects.
immediately.

Flammable

(also known as inflammable). Flammable

Keep away from
naked flames. I
chemicals catch fire and burn very easily

Use goggles
Irritant or harmful. and, if needed,
These chemicals can make you feel very unwell by gloves. Wash
spills on skin
E
affecting your skin or organs
immediately.

Explosive Do not shake.

As you might expect chemicals with this warning Keep away from
naked flames.
N
symbol can explode

Environmental hazard. Do not dispose

These chemicals can damage marine life even in of this down the
sink.
C
small quantities

Danger to health. Use in fume

These chemicals may cause breathing difficulties, cupboard or
wear a mask.
E
damage to organs and may cause cancer

Oxidiser

These chemicals may cause or intensify a fire or

Keep away from
naked flames. S
explosion.

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 Safety Symbols – Teacher Instructions
1. Place the safety symbol treasure hunt cards randomly around the classroom.

2. Hand out worksheet to each student

3. Students start at any card and look at the safety symbol, find that symbol on their worksheet

and write down letter (i.e. they are at card that shows Toxic symbol, they go to same symbol

on their worksheet and write letter “S”)

4. They then use the name, safety concerns, precaution and clue on card to work out the

picture of a different symbol on their worksheet

5. Having worked it out they copy the name, safety concerns and precaution onto their

worksheet next to that symbol

6. They next go to card that shows this symbol and write down letter shown and repeat 3-5

7. Once completed they can solve the letter anagram and be shown the answers to self-assess

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