This cartoon depicts students engaging in safe and unsafe activities. It is a good starting point for a discussion on lab safety. Student identify which students are practicing good techniques and answer discussion questions on how to improve the laboratory experience. This cartoon works well when accompanied with the Lab Safety Contract.
The original artist for this document is unknown, though I have cleaned up some of the stray marks and added names to help with the discussion.
Grade Level: 6-9 | Time Required: 20 minutes
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NGSS: Science and Engineering Practices
Nathan Sandberg
This is a great comic for finding violations of laboratory safety. I have used this every years since I started in the classroom close to 12 years ago.