Final+Project


 * Topic**: Lab Safety


 * Essential Questions**:
 * What are some of the most important rules and procedures to be followed in the laboratory?
 * What are some of the repercussions of not following lab safety rules?

__Content__ __Literacy__ __Technology (NETS)__
 * State Frameworks**
 * SIS2. Students follow safety guidelines.
 * SIS1. Students read, interpret, and examine the credibility and validity of scientific claims in different sources of information, such as scientific articles, advertisements, or media stories.
 * W.2.16a Students identify opposing or multiple viewpoints on a selected topic.
 * W.5.3 Students work collaboratively with peers when using technology in the classroom.
 * 2. Communication and Collaboration: Students interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
 * 2. Communication and Collaboration: Students communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.

Students will describe lab safety rules and procedures. Students will evaluate the repercussions of not following lab safety rules.
 * Objectives**

Students will be assessed informally in class on their ability to list and follow lab safety rules Students will be assessed formally through on online discussion forum on their ability to evaluate the repercussions of not following lab safety rules.
 * Outcomes/Assessment **

__Do Now:__ Students will list as many lab safety rules as they can. (frame) __Direct Instruction:__ __Guided Practice:__ __Closure:__ __Homework/Assessment:__ Students will read a short news article about the results of a lab safety rule violation. Students will participate in an online discussion (on CourseSites), evaluating the repercussions of not following lab safety rules.
 * Activities **
 * Students will view a video on lab safety rules and record any rules they had not previously listed. (focus)
 * Students will engage in a Think-Write-Pair-Share with group members after the video to determine any rules they may have missed and to question lab safety protocols. (follow-up)
 * Students will prioritize what they believe are the 3 most important lab safety rules to share with the class.
 * Students will participate in a whole-class discussion to share the most important safety rules and clarify any questions they may have about correct protocols.

Frame, focus, follow-up when using a video resource Think-write-pair-share Online discussion forum where students must respond to the text and reply to another students' post
 * Strategies **

Communication/collaboration is the main 21st century skill addressed in this lesson. Students are asked to respond both to text and each other in the setting of an online discussion forum. In the future, students may also be asked to create their own Glog relating to the material which would require both creativity and innovation as well.
 * 21st Century Skills/ Technology **

Lab Safety Video: media type="youtube" key="xJG0ir9nDtc" height="315" width="560"
 * Engaging Resources**

Lab Safety Article:

CourseSites also in itself provides Discussion Forums as engaging resources for students to interact thoughtfully with the material.

This is the area where the lesson is still lacking. Students are encouraged to relate the lab safety article to their own personal experiences. In the future, I would like to add a more interest-driven component where students create a Glog that exemplifies a lab safety rule of their choice.
 * Inquiry**

This lesson will be used in both Honors and College Prep Chemistry classes during the first weeks of school.
 * Timeframe**


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