Working Scientifically (Activate KS3)

Keywords: Hazard, symbol, equipment, questions, planning,

investigation, recording data, analysing data, evaluating data

Starter: Full lessons ready to use, straight out of the box

EXT: Lessons meet full criteria for this unit

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Experiment

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Questions

Observe
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 Working Scientifically 14/01/22

Write the numbers 1  10 into your book.

THE NEW UNIT

Find out which harder words in

the new unit you can spell.
Review: Swap books with the person next to you and mark their
answer with a red pen. Correct any wrong spelling.

1. Evaluation 6. Precision

2. Assessment 7. Accuracy

3. Conclusion 8. Systematic

4. Analysis 9. independent

5. Reproducible 10. Variable

 Safety in the Lab 14/01/22

Keywords: hazard, symbol, equipment, risk assessment

Starter: Circle on your sheet any hazards you see or

things students are doing wrong
Review
 LO: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to
interpret symbols.
Learning Outcomes:

Keywords: hazard, symbol, Describe ways to be safe in

equipment, safety, the lab
precaution, risk assessment
Interpret hazard symbols

Construct a risk
assessment
Did you know… the top three
most unsafe places to be are
1.Afghanistan
2.Burkina Faso
3.Burundi
 Lab Safety
HAIR TIED
BACK We don’t sit
during practical's
GOGGLES
ALWAYS ON

MIND YOUR
OWN BUSINESS
No eating.
CORRECT No drinking, without
UNIFORM permission
CLOSED
TOE SHOES

Only enter a
Classroom when you
have permission
 Activity: 1. Name as many pieces of equipment below
2. Give a use for 3 pieces of equipment
EXT: Give a hazard for a piece of equipment

Spat______
G_______
Conical F_____ W_______ Sc_ l_s

F__NN_____
T______

B______
B______ T______
T_______
M________ Cylinder Therm________
LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Review

EXT: Give a hazard for a piece of equipment

SPATULA
GOGGLES
CONICAL FLASK WEIGHING SCALES

FUNNEL

TRIPOD

BUNSEN
BURNER TEST
TUBE
MEASURING CYLINDER THERMOMETER
LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Spatula | Thermometer| Tripod | Bunsen Burner | Test Tube | Funnel |
Goggles | Weighing scales | Conical flask |Measuring Cylinder | Glass beaker

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 LO: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to
interpret symbols.
Learning Outcomes:

Keywords: hazard, symbol, Describe ways to be safe in

equipment, safety, the lab
precaution, risk assessment
Interpret hazard symbols

Construct a risk
assessment
Did you know… the top three
most unsafe places to be are
1.Afghanistan
2.Burkina Faso
3.Burundi
 QUESTION: Why are symbols so good for
communicating information?
1. Crosses the language barrier 2. Don’t need to be able to read 3. It stands out
Ext:
Ext Name the warning associated with the hazard symbols below

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Toxic
When
eaten or
breathed
in it can
kill

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Harmful
Similar to
toxic but
unlikely to kill.

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Corrosive
Burns through skin
and metal

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Flammable
Catches
fire easily

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Serious Health
Hazard
Can cause cancer
(Carcinogenic)
Genetic defects
or damage to
organs

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Oxidising
Something that
doesn’t burn
itself but
provides oxygen
for other
flammable
substances to
burn
LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Explosive
if treated
incorrectly
they have
enough energy
to explode 

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Harmful to
the
environment

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Compressed
Gas

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Activity: Use the words below to label each symbol
Harmful to Oxidising Explosive Serious health hazard
the
environmen Harmful Toxic Corrosive Flammable
t

……………… ……………… ……………… ………………

……………… ……………… ……………… ………………

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Review

Flammable
……………… Corrosive
……………… Toxic
……………… Explosive
………………

Harmful to Serious
the
……………… health
……………… Oxidising
……………… Harmful
………………
environment hazard
LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
Activity: Match the symbols to different situations
a) A liquid fuel used to start off a barbecue
b) A weed killer that if ingested could kill and can make
fires burn faster
c) A solid that ‘melts away at’ the hair and fats that
block drains
d) Fireworks
e) A solid added to washing machines (to stop dirt
forming) can cause itchy skin
f) Could negatively impact fish in a lake
g) A cleaner not strong enough to kill but can cause
Bad effects on health for example cancer and asthma

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 Review
a) A liquid fuel used to start off a barbecue Flammable
b) A weed killer that if ingested could kill and can make
fires burn faster Toxic, oxidising
c) A solid that ‘melts away at’ the hair and fats that
block drains Corrosive
d) Fireworks Explosive
e) A solid added to washing machines (to stop dirt
forming) can cause itchy skin harmful
f) Could negatively impact fish in a lake HTTE
g) A cleaner not strong enough to kill but can cause
Serious health hazard
Bad effects on health for example cancer and asthma

LOb: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to interpret symbols
 LO: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to
interpret symbols.
Learning Outcomes:

Keywords: hazard, symbol, Describe ways to be safe in

equipment, safety, the lab
precaution, risk assessment
Interpret hazard symbols

Construct a risk
assessment
Did you know… the top three
most unsafe places to be are
1.Afghanistan
2.Burkina Faso
3.Burundi
Risk assessments are looking at what could go wrong with
an activity and thinking of ways to prevent it from
happening.
TASK: Think of all the
hazards there could be
in school create a list
now.
Activity: For each scenario put the number of the likelihood
and the severity into the box

Being Bitten by a dog on the way to school

Likelihood Severity

Ext: Do one for the scenarios you had for the school
Likelihood Severity
Rating 1 = Very unlikely Rating 1 = No injury/impact
Rating 2 = Unlikely Rating 2 = Minor injury/impact
Rating 3 = Likely Rating 3 = “3 day” injury/impact
Rating 4 = Very likely Rating 4 = Major injury/impact
Rating 5 = Almost certain Rating 5 = Fatality, disabling injury, etc
1. Falling over and breaking a leg playing football
Likelihood Severity

2. Losing a year 7 pupil on their transition day at Westfield academy

Likelihood Severity

3. Breaking a nail while out with your friends

Likelihood Severity

4. Somebody falling down the stairs at the back of the building

Likelihood Severity

5. Somebody becoming dehydrated from not having enough water

during school lesson
Likelihood Severity

6. Student falling out the classroom window

 Fire Say Say what If it did happen
whether we can do what would we
Poisonous the chance to make do?
chemicals
of this sure this
happening never
Trips and Fall
makes it happens
Cutting your Low risk
hand Medium or
High risk
 LO: Understand the ways to be lab safe and how to
interpret symbols.
Learning Outcomes:

Keywords: hazard, symbol, Describe ways to be safe in

equipment, safety, the lab
precaution, risk assessment
Interpret hazard symbols

Construct a risk
assessment
Did you know… the top three
most unsafe places to be are
1.Afghanistan
2.Burkina Faso
3.Burundi
Scientists and students need to take safety precautions in the lab
as they are using chemicals and fire.

Walk in the lab, follow instructions, no eating and drinking,

correct uniform, no sitting during a practical.

Hazard symbols are used to communicate quickly and cross

language barriers. Popular symbols above ^^^

Risk assessments are looking at what could go wrong with an

activity and thinking of ways to prevent it from happening.
 Plenary

Look back at what you studied today. Write the

sentence below and complete your answer to say
what you can explain.