How is Chemistry used in our everyday
life?
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Perfumes
Cosmetics
Cleaning
Metallurgy
Food Preservation
Dental
To do as a class
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Read pages 6 and 7 as a class.
LAB SAFETY
Sec A1.1
Objectives
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By the end of this lesson:
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will identify and define WHMIS symbols
 Students will interpret MSDS (Material Safety Data
Sheets)
 Students will identify other important safety procedures
in laboratories
Lab Safety Olympics!!!
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In this activity, we will be gaining points for our
teams through four different events:
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What’s Wrong with this Picture?
 2) WHMIS Challenge
What’s Wrong with this Picture?
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In teams of 3 or 4 you will use the lab safety rules
to spot the safety violations in the picture on the
next page
Your team will have 5 minutes to complete as many
as possible
1 point/correct violation
Lab Safety Handout
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Make sure to read over the lab safety rules
Do not lose this page!
The handling of chemicals (in the lab, work) requires
knowledge of safety precautions
WHMIS- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information
System
Easy to see warning symbols on hazardous materials
 Designed to warn and protect people who come into contact
with the product
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WHMIS Challenge
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In teams you will be shown WHMIS symbols on the
screen
As a group, find the classification for the symbol
before it moves onto the next! There will be 30
seconds for each symbol.
1 point/correct classification
WHMIS Challenge
WHMIS Challenge
WHMIS Challenge
WHMIS Challenge
WHMIS Challenge
WHMIS Challenge
WHMIS Challenge
WHMIS Challenge
WHMIS Symbols
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See the following for more info:
http://www2.worksafebc.com/Topics/WHMIS/Sym
bolsAndLabels.asp?ReportID=24384
To do
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WHMIS symbols worksheet
As a class go over the front page together
The rest you will work on now
MSDS
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Material Safety Data Sheet
contains information on the potential hazards
(health, fire, reactivity and environmental) of the
chemical
also contains information on the use, storage,
handling and emergency procedures all related to
the hazards
contains much more information about the material
than the label
MSDS
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MSDS for Man and Women Handout
MSDS Activity
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With your group, you will answer the questions on
page 9
Instead of bleach you are going to be looking at
Copper (II) Chloride and Ethyl Alcohol
Homework
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Answer questions 1-3 on page 11