Need smoother science labs? These editable Lab Roles Posters and Handouts help students take ownership of their responsibilities so you can focus on teaching — not micromanaging.

Designed for middle school science classrooms, each role is paired with a short, student-friendly description in English and Spanish, making it easy to implement in diverse, multilingual classrooms. The posters feature high-quality, realistic images that reflect your students, and the printable handout version is perfect for glue-ins, group folders, or sub plans.

Whether you're setting up lab stations, assigning teams, or onboarding a student teacher, these visuals make expectations clear and consistent.

What’s Included

✅ Lab Roles Chart (English + Spanish)
• 6 common lab roles:
 – Materials Manager
 – Data Recorder
 – Timekeeper
 – Procedure Leader
 – Clean-Up Captain
 – Safety Monitor
• Student-friendly job descriptions in both languages
• Editable in Word and Canva

✅ Bilingual Lab Roles Posters
• Realistic, diverse student images (portrait layout)
• No labels included on final images – you choose how to display them
• Canva + printable formats included

✅ Lab Roles Handout
• One-page chart of all 6 roles in English and Spanish
• Great for student notebooks, folders, and sub binders
• Editable and classroom-tested

Standards Alignment

Supports instructional routines and classroom collaboration aligned with:

• NGSS Science & Engineering Practices
  • Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
  • Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
  • Engaging in Argument from Evidence
  
• Common Core Speaking & Listening Standards (Grades 6–9)
  • SL.1 – Participate in collaborative discussions
  • SL.4 – Present information clearly and effectively
  
• WIDA English Language Development Standards
  • ELD Standard 1 – Social and Instructional Language
  • ELD Standard 4 – Language of Science

Suggestions for Use

• Introduce lab roles at the start of your lab unit or school year
  
• Print posters for your lab station walls or display on screen
  
• Assign students to rotating roles using the handout
  
• Use bilingual visuals to support multilingual learners
  
• Add to sub plans for instant lab structure
  
• Reference roles during lab group

Terms of Use

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- Use this resource in your own classroom or personal educational setting

- Print and copy for students you directly teach

- Share on secure platforms (e.g., Google Classroom) as view-only materials

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- All other fonts and graphics are used under commercial use licenses. See the next page for full credits.

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Credits

Font Credits:

Fonts used in this resource are either open-source from Google Fonts or licensed for commercial use:

• League Spartan by The League of Moveable Type
• Montserrat by Julieta Ulanovsky
• Poppins by Indian Type Foundry
• Raleway by Matt McInerney
• Duru Sans by Edgar Tolentino
• Lato by Łukasz Dziedzic
• Helvetica Now by Monotype (commercial license)
• Gabriel Sans Condensed by TypeMates (licensed via Fontspring)

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Thank You

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