Safe or Unsafe Science Lessons

Cut out the pictures below. Sort them into ‘safe’ or ‘unsafe’ for science
lessons by gluing them into the correct column of the table.

Safe Unsafe

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Cut out the pictures below. Sort them into ‘safe’ or ‘unsafe’ for science
lessons by gluing them into the correct column of the table.

Safe Unsafe

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 Safe or Unsafe Science Lessons
Cut out the pictures below. Sort them into ‘safe’ or ‘unsafe’ for science
lessons by gluing them into the correct column of the table.

Safe Unsafe

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Safe or Unsafe Science Lessons - Answers
Cut out the pictures below. Sort them into ‘safe’ or ‘unsafe’ for science
lessons by gluing them into the correct column of the table.

Safe Unsafe

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 Safe or Unsafe Science Lessons
Read each example and decide if it is describing something safe or unsafe for
science lessons. Colour the ‘safe’ examples green and the ‘unsafe’ examples red.

Quinton listens
carefully to the
instructions
before starting the
experiment.
Wear safety glasses
to protect your eyes
When working with hot
and closed shoes to
containers or equipment,
protect your feet.
everyone uses tongs or
heat-resistant gloves.

Long earrings
Amir sniffs, Mazi knows how dangling over
touches and to use emergency chemicals.
Report any accidents
tastes the science equipment.
or injuries that
experiment.
happen to the Work with
teacher. others safely.
Wear a facemask
when handling
Clean up and
Theodore leaves soil.
dispose of any
pencils on the
waste correctly. Leave all science floor and is
equipment and eating in the
supplies where you lab during the
found them. lesson.

Linden is playing
and does not hear Dominique runs
the instructions to the table and
from the teacher. stands on the chair.
Lauren’s long hair
is dangling over the
Chris wears beakers full of liquid.
Handle open-toed
equipment and shoes. Challenge:
materials with Can you draw and/or write about
care. some more safe or unsafe actions on
the back of this sheet?

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 Safe or Unsafe Science Lessons - Answers
Read each example and decide if it is describing something safe or unsafe for
science lessons. Colour the ‘safe’ examples green and the ‘unsafe’ examples red.

Safe Unsafe
Quinton listens carefully to the instructions Dominique runs to the table and stands on the
before starting the experiment. chair.

Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes and Linden is playing and does not hear the
closed shoes to protect your feet. instructions from the teacher.

Scissors and other sharp objects are used under Lauren’s long hair is dangling over the beakers
teacher supervision. full of liquid.

Mazi knows how to use emergency equipment. Amir sniffs, touches and tastes the science
When working with hot containers or experiment.
equipment, everyone uses tongs or heat-
resistant gloves. Chris wears open-toed shoes.

Report any accidents or injuries that happen to Theodore leaves pencils on the floor and is
the teacher. eating in the lab during the lesson.

Clean up and dispose of any waste correctly. Long earrings dangling over chemicals.
Work with others safely.

Leave all science equipment and supplies where

you found them.

Wear a facemask when handling soil.

Handle equipment and materials with care.

Challenge:
Can you draw and/or write about
some more safe or unsafe actions on
the back of this sheet?

Teacher to check as answers will vary.

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