L12 - Lab Safety and Experimental Preparation


Lab Safety and Experimental Preparation

+ Welcome the students into the lab
+ Inform students the periods that they are supposed to report to the lab for lessons and the laboratory that they are using

Lab safety instructions 
+ Distribute the lab safety instructions prepared by the HOD Science
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Le8msN0atc3J5SJkLxoj1hwMPQI9u124RQBVpVhzh_w/edit
+ Conduct the safety briefing according to the safety instruction slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ygWhdOhAcCUZShe-6UHPFRQCAzlJx4QO6nipM_eMs8Q/edit#slide=id.p49 (Teacher) 
Familiarize with lab SOP for projects
+ They will be able to visit the lab outside the normal school hours as well to prepare for the research. 
+ The lab safety rules applies and students are NOT allowed to violate them. Serious disciplinary actions will be taken against them if the safety rules are violated.
+ Make sure that all students are aware about the Risk Assessment and Management steps that they have identified here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0Bw72rpuy2MMLUlNzWEpNWmtJZkk
+ Any safety incident (accident or non-accident, injury or non-injury) will be reported to the HOD and School Leaders without fail.
https://docs.google.com/a/sst.edu.sg/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEQaPE67A_KXCMo94LnYO4vV2EzQ9YWsDE95VZp7YzzZ4ufw/viewform?c=0&w=1
+ Students are allocated their space in the lab.

Log Book
+ Bring samples of log book to class to show the students how great log books are done.
+ Ask each team to purchase a Log Book from the bookshop at the beginning of the class.
+ It cost about $3.20 and is important to record your learning during the ISS programme.
+ Please prepare 1 journal per group before the end of Term 1 Week 3.
+ References can be found here:
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/printable_project_logbook.pdf
+ Look for the Log Book Template in the Googlesite: 
https://sites.google.com/a/s2017.sst.edu.sg/irs/
+ Remind them to keep the Log Book updated.

Experimental Prep
There are a few policy on getting your equipment:
(a) Request from the Lab Staff - please use the equipment request form
(b) Buy the parts on your own - each team has a maximum budget of $30. You must pass me the receipt in order to claim any money. Overdue receipts (exceed 1 month) will NOT get any refunds.
(c) Online articles that needs a credit card to purchase - please email me the link
(d) Very specialised equipment that you have requested during the consultation in November 2017. (No more orders are available)
(e) I will be organising a shopping day where you are invited to follow me to buy the parts (The announcements will be made later on).

Lab equipment requisition form
+ Remind the students to make sure that they submit the lab request form as soon as possible to the Lab staff before the next lesson.
+ Issue 1 x Lab request form to the students
+ Students are to write down the required item(s) in the form and other small items that the Laboratory Staff may have.

+ Dismiss the students from the labs.

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