Description
Spectrum Sleuth: Color Quest – Lab Safety Edition!
Introduce or review essential lab safety practices with this engaging Color By Code activity! Students will analyze four statements about lab safety and identify the one that is false. After uncovering the incorrect statement, they’ll color the numbered section of the mystery picture using the color linked to that false statement—gradually revealing a hidden science-themed image.
This interactive, high-interest activity helps students internalize important safety procedures through hands-on fun and critical thinking.
Why It’s Important:
Knowing and following lab safety rules is essential for preventing accidents and creating a secure learning environment. This activity helps students:
- Identify proper lab behaviors and emergency protocols
- Recognize safety symbols, procedures, and protective equipment
- Spot dangerous or incorrect safety practices
- Prepare for hands-on science investigations safely and confidently
What Image Students Reveal:
As they complete the activity, students will uncover:
- A bold EXIT sign for emergency awareness
- A set of purple safety gloves being put on
- Safety goggles for eye protection
- A fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and bandages
- Colorful background lines symbolizing the chaos lab safety prevents
What’s Included:
- Color By Code Worksheet – A printable mystery image divided into numbered sections connected to false statements
- Statements Sheet – Several groups of four safety-related statements (with one false statement in each set)
- Answer Key – A quick-check reference for easy grading
- Google Slides Review – Perfect for classroom discussions, digital learning, or projecting for whole-class review
How to Use:
- Review basic lab safety guidelines with your students
- Hand out the statements page and coloring worksheet
- Students read each group of statements, identify the incorrect one, and color the corresponding section
- Use the included slideshow to review answers, spark conversation, and clarify misconceptions
Perfect For:
- NGSS-aligned science classrooms (Grades 5–10)
- Beginning-of-year lab safety units
- Sub plans, bell ringers, stations, or early finisher tasks
- STEM and hands-on science prep
Why Teachers Love It:
- Reinforces safety expectations in a memorable way
- Encourages discussion and accountability in lab behavior
- Engages students with a creative, critical thinking challenge
- Makes reviewing safety procedures fun and effective
Created by
Black-Eyed Susan Science
Customer Tips:
- Leave feedback to earn TpT credits
- Follow me on Facebook for updates, freebies, and science classroom inspiration: https://www.facebook.com/Mrs.CMcCracken
Spectrum Sleuth™ is a trademark of Black-Eyed Susan Science.
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Description
Spectrum Sleuth: Color Quest – Lab Safety Edition!
Introduce or review essential lab safety practices with this engaging Color By Code activity! Students will analyze four statements about lab safety and identify the one that is false. After uncovering the incorrect statement, they’ll color the numbered section of the mystery picture using the color linked to that false statement—gradually revealing a hidden science-themed image.
This interactive, high-interest activity helps students internalize important safety procedures through hands-on fun and critical thinking.
Why It’s Important:
Knowing and following lab safety rules is essential for preventing accidents and creating a secure learning environment. This activity helps students:
- Identify proper lab behaviors and emergency protocols
- Recognize safety symbols, procedures, and protective equipment
- Spot dangerous or incorrect safety practices
- Prepare for hands-on science investigations safely and confidently
What Image Students Reveal:
As they complete the activity, students will uncover:
- A bold EXIT sign for emergency awareness
- A set of purple safety gloves being put on
- Safety goggles for eye protection
- A fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and bandages
- Colorful background lines symbolizing the chaos lab safety prevents
What’s Included:
- Color By Code Worksheet – A printable mystery image divided into numbered sections connected to false statements
- Statements Sheet – Several groups of four safety-related statements (with one false statement in each set)
- Answer Key – A quick-check reference for easy grading
- Google Slides Review – Perfect for classroom discussions, digital learning, or projecting for whole-class review
How to Use:
- Review basic lab safety guidelines with your students
- Hand out the statements page and coloring worksheet
- Students read each group of statements, identify the incorrect one, and color the corresponding section
- Use the included slideshow to review answers, spark conversation, and clarify misconceptions
Perfect For:
- NGSS-aligned science classrooms (Grades 5–10)
- Beginning-of-year lab safety units
- Sub plans, bell ringers, stations, or early finisher tasks
- STEM and hands-on science prep
Why Teachers Love It:
- Reinforces safety expectations in a memorable way
- Encourages discussion and accountability in lab behavior
- Engages students with a creative, critical thinking challenge
- Makes reviewing safety procedures fun and effective
Created by
Black-Eyed Susan Science
Customer Tips:
- Leave feedback to earn TpT credits
- Follow me on Facebook for updates, freebies, and science classroom inspiration: https://www.facebook.com/Mrs.CMcCracken
Spectrum Sleuth™ is a trademark of Black-Eyed Susan Science.
