Classroom and Lab Safety Resources

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Why It's Important to Track Science Lab Accidents

When schools track lab incidents, including near misses, they gain visibility, improve safety systems, and create safer classrooms.

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Why Annual Safety Training Is a Must for STEM Educators

Explore how ongoing training strengthens safety culture, reduces risk, and supports confident, hands on learning.

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Why Annual Safety Inspections Matter in K–12 Science Spaces

Support safer K–12 science labs by strengthening compliance, clarifying expectations, and promoting confident, consistent safety practices for staff and students.

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Chemical Safety in Your Lab: Do’s and Don’ts

Promote a safer, more efficient lab environment. A gram of prevention is worth a kilogram of cure.

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11 Things You May Not Know About Eye Protection

We'll let you in on the best ways to protect your science students’ eyes for every type of classroom and laboratory activity.

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Things to Consider When Choosing Heating and Stirring Equipment

Finding the right hotplate stirrers for your classroom can be easy—here’s what to consider!

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A Quick Checklist for Lab Safety

Safety concerns in the science lab can turn awesome teachers into nervous wrecks. Here’s a quick checklist to ensure your lab is safe (and get back your peace of mind).

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6 months ago

Scalpel safety: How to prepare a scalpel and stay out of the ER

When your dissection lessons call for sharp objects, this quick scalpel safety primer will help you and your students stay focused on the lesson at hand, and out of the ER.

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Chemicals In the Classroom – A Quick Guide to Safety and Purity

Keep this printable chart of safer chemical substitutions on hand for ways to minimize risk to students and staff during chemistry activities.

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9 Ways to Reinforce Lab Safety; Plus a Free Student Safety Contract

Doing amazing science activities in the lab is only cool when we follow the rules. So, keep students and others as safe as possible.

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How Students Can do Hands-On Science Safely at Home

Lab safety tips for blended and remote learning from WeAreTeachers.

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12 low-cost science supplies for hands-on learning at home

Take the stress out of teaching hands-on science to students at home with this list of budget-friendly and versatile supplies that enable endless science experiments.

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Warnings, Rules, And Guidelines for Safe Solar Observing

Guidelines for safely observing solar events!

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How to Find Safety Gloves that Fit Your Needs Like…Well, a Glove

Find the right safety gloves for every science classroom activity with our interactive Glove Selector Tool.

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Microscope Cleaning, Care and Maintenance: Tips to Keep Your Scopes in Tip-Top Shape

Trouble viewing your specimens? Finding it hard to focus your microscope? Wondering how to keep your scopes clean and working like new? In this pre-recorded webinar segment, we'll show you how to sol

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