Make lab safety stick with this engaging Lab Safety Stations resource! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school science classrooms, this product features 5 interactive stations designed to help students learn, practice, and reinforce essential lab safety skills through hands-on, multisensory activities.

Each station targets a different aspect of lab safety, allowing students to rotate in cooperative groups and actively participate in their learning. Whether introducing lab safety at the start of the year or reviewing before an experiment, this resource works great for instruction, review, or assessment.

Stations Include:

Station 1: Reading directions activity

-Follow directions to complete a lab safety drawing! Winners get prizes.

Station 2: Emergency Safety Equipment

-A scavenger hunt in your classroom!

Station 3: Gear Up and Waft

-Wear goggles and practice wafting to identify liquids.

Station 4: Lab Apparel

-Cut and paste lab clothing onto paper dolls

Station 5: Lab Behavior Rules

-I Spy game! Circle safe and unsafe behaviors in the image.

What’s Included:

• 5 stations with instructions and handouts
• Engaging student tasks at each station (scavenger hunt, paper doll dress-up, gear up and waft, create a paper cup)
• Printable student sheets
• Teacher setup guide and answer key
  

Highlights:

• Promotes active, student-led learning
• Encourages collaboration, discussion, and critical thinking
• Designed with visual, tactile, and auditory learners in mind
• Ideal for science lab safety introduction or reinforcement
• Easy to prep and reuse year after year
  

Materials Needed:

• Blank paper
• Googles
• Scissors
• Glue Sticks
• 3 containers for water and vinegar
• Safety equipment visible for scavenger hunt

Transform your science lab safety lesson from lecture to experience—students will love moving, talking, and thinking their way through lab safety!