Lab safety and SDS
Demonstrate safe lab conduct and read a Safety Data Sheet to identify hazards, PPE, and first-aid measures.
SDS reading worksheet identifying hazard class, required PPE, and first-aid measures for one assigned chemical.
- 1Do thisDemonstrate safe lab conduct and read a Safety Data Sheet to identify hazards, PPE, and first-aid measures.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisPre-lab: SDS reading worksheet identifying hazard class, required PPE, and first-aid measures for one assigned chemical.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations) › BI launch, safety, design notebook, innovation portfolio, daily evidence routine. › Pre-labOpen Schoology
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: Reading and applying a Safety Data Sheet is a core lab-SOP skill that applies to every biomedical lab you will ever enter.
- 0-10Lab-safety briefing: tour eyewash, shower, extinguisher, and SDS binder locations
- 10-30SDS deep-read: open one SDS, find Sections 2, 8, and 4, and annotate each
- 30-45PPE matching activity: pair three chemicals to their required PPE using SDS evidence
- 45-65Safety practical checkpoint: demonstrate PPE selection to instructor
- 65-75Complete and submit SDS reading worksheet
- 75-80Exit-ticket debrief: name one SDS section and what it tells you
- • Every professional lab starts with a safety briefing -- and so does every week in this course.
- • Today you will learn to read a Safety Data Sheet, the document that tells you exactly how to handle any chemical safely.
- • You will also locate the eyewash station, safety shower, fire extinguisher, and SDS binder so you can act quickly in an emergency.
- • The WebXam 072125 emphasizes Laboratory Standard Operational Procedures, so today's skills appear directly on your summative exam.
- 1Watch the lab-safety briefing and locate eyewash, shower, extinguisher, and SDS binder.
- 2Open one SDS and find Section 2 (hazards), Section 8 (PPE), and Section 4 (first aid).
- 3Match three common lab chemicals to their required PPE.
- 4Complete the safety/SDS practical checkpoint with the instructor.
- 5Submit your SDS reading worksheet with hazards and PPE identified.
- • You can locate hazard, PPE, and first-aid information on any SDS.
- • You can select correct PPE for a given chemical.
- • How to locate hazard information, required PPE, and first-aid procedures in an SDS.
- • Which SDS sections correspond to hazards (Section 2), PPE (Section 8), and first aid (Section 4).
- • Where emergency equipment is located in this lab and how to use it.
Your PLTW work today
BI launch, safety, design notebook, innovation portfolio, daily evidence routine. · Lab safety and SDS
Day 2 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open Problem 1 in your myPLTW course shell and locate the lab-safety and SDS resources in the current activity.
Mark the safety activity complete in your tracker after your instructor signs your practical checkpoint.
The launch-day login check is done; by end of today the lab-safety and SDS module should be marked complete.
Submitted SDS worksheet with hazard, PPE, and first-aid fields completed.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
BI launch, safety, design notebook, innovation portfolio, daily evidence routine. · Lab safety and SDS
Open Problem 1 in your myPLTW course shell and locate the lab-safety and SDS resources in the current activity.
The launch-day login check is done; by end of today the lab-safety and SDS module should be marked complete.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Demonstrate safe lab conduct and read a Safety Data Sheet to identify hazards, PPE, and first-aid measures.
- Watch the lab-safety briefing and locate eyewash, shower, extinguisher, and SDS binder.
- Open one SDS and find Section 2 (hazards), Section 8 (PPE), and Section 4 (first aid).
- Match three common lab chemicals to their required PPE.
- Complete the safety/SDS practical checkpoint with the instructor.
- Submit your SDS reading worksheet with hazards and PPE identified.
Pre-lab: SDS reading worksheet identifying hazard class, required PPE, and first-aid measures for one assigned chemical.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Watch the lab-safety briefing and locate eyewash, shower, extinguisher, and SDS binder. | _______ |
| Open one SDS and find Section 2 (hazards), Section 8 (PPE), and Section 4 (first aid). | _______ |
| Match three common lab chemicals to their required PPE. | _______ |
| Complete the safety/SDS practical checkpoint with the instructor. | _______ |
| Submit your SDS reading worksheet with hazards and PPE identified. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You can locate hazard, PPE, and first-aid information on any SDS.
- You can select correct PPE for a given chemical.
Teacher-posted resources
Classroom documents for this lesson. Ones marked “Open the file” open right here; the rest are posted in Schoology. Use the label on each card to choose the right move.
Use this after the required lesson work when you are ready for a harder application or a deeper connection.
Placement rationale
Matched BI launch and mission innovation by path:Biomedical-Innovations/00-Course-Planning; keywords:emergency room, design. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched BI launch and mission innovation by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-1_Emergency-Room/1.1_Emergency-Room; keywords:emergency room, design. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched BI launch and mission innovation by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-1_Emergency-Room/1.1_Emergency-Room; keywords:emergency room, design. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
How to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Lab & supplies
WebXam practice
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Complete the SDS scenario: read a provided Safety Data Sheet, identify the hazards, required PPE, and first-aid response, then write a short handling plan for that chemical.
OSHA Hazard CommunicationThen submit your Pre-lab on Schoology.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · Lab safety and SDS here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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