Lab notebook and safety practical
Set up a dated HBS lab notebook and pass a PPE and SDS safety practical.
Completed SDS checklist (Sections 2, 4, 8) plus a photo of your initialized, dated notebook page.
- 1Do thisSet up a dated HBS lab notebook and pass a PPE and SDS safety practical.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisPre-lab: Completed SDS checklist (Sections 2, 4, 8) plus a photo of your initialized, dated notebook page.
- 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: Human Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body Systems) › Course Launch: PLTW access, BioDigital/Maniken routines, lab notebook, PPE/SDS, anatomy language, measurement norms. › 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: Safe lab practice begins with reading the SDS and using the correct personal protective equipment before handling any specimen or chemical.
- 0-8Intro: why lab safety matters in a health-science course
- 8-20Lab tour: locate eyewash, sharps, fire extinguisher, SDS binder
- 20-40SDS deep-dive: open one sheet, complete Sections 2, 4, 8 on checklist
- 40-55Notebook setup: date page one, create four sections, write first objective
- 55-75PPE practical: don correct gear for mock specimen task, teacher sign-off
- 75-80Submit notebook photo and checklist
- • Today we earn the right to use the lab for the rest of the year. No safety practical, no lab work.
- • We are going to walk through the lab together, find every piece of safety equipment, and practice reading a real Safety Data Sheet.
- • Your notebook is your scientific record. Everything you do in this course gets recorded there first. Today you set it up correctly.
- • The practical at the end of class is pass/fail. If you need a second attempt you will do it at lunch. No exceptions.
- 1Create notebook sections for objective, data, analysis, and reflection, then date page one.
- 2Locate the eyewash, sharps container, and SDS binder in the lab.
- 3Open one SDS and find the hazards (Section 2), PPE (Section 8), and first aid (Section 4).
- 4Put on the correct PPE for a mock specimen-handling task and have it checked.
- 5Submit your initialized notebook page and completed safety/SDS checklist.
- • You can record a dated, labeled lab-notebook entry.
- • You can find hazards, PPE, and first aid on any SDS and gear up correctly.
- • A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) has 16 sections; Section 2 lists hazards, Section 8 lists required PPE, Section 4 covers first aid.
- • Standard lab PPE for specimen handling includes gloves, goggles, and a lab coat or apron.
- • Every lab notebook entry must be dated and include objective, data, analysis, and reflection sections.
Your PLTW work today
Course Launch: PLTW access, BioDigital/Maniken routines, lab notebook, PPE/SDS, anatomy language, measurement norms. · Lab notebook and safety practical
Day 3 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones in myPLTW and locate the lab-safety acknowledgment or introductory safety task; complete it before the PPE practical ends.
Teacher marks you complete on the safety checklist; myPLTW safety task also shows complete.
You completed homeostasis Tuesday; today the safety task should be checked off and your notebook initialized.
Teacher signature on your safety checklist and myPLTW task completion status.
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.
Course Launch: PLTW access, BioDigital/Maniken routines, lab notebook, PPE/SDS, anatomy language, measurement norms. · Lab notebook and safety practical
Open Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones in myPLTW and locate the lab-safety acknowledgment or introductory safety task; complete it before the PPE practical ends.
You completed homeostasis Tuesday; today the safety task should be checked off and your notebook initialized.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Set up a dated HBS lab notebook and pass a PPE and SDS safety practical.
- Create notebook sections for objective, data, analysis, and reflection, then date page one.
- Locate the eyewash, sharps container, and SDS binder in the lab.
- Open one SDS and find the hazards (Section 2), PPE (Section 8), and first aid (Section 4).
- Put on the correct PPE for a mock specimen-handling task and have it checked.
- Submit your initialized notebook page and completed safety/SDS checklist.
Pre-lab: Completed SDS checklist (Sections 2, 4, 8) plus a photo of your initialized, dated notebook page.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Create notebook sections for objective, data, analysis, and reflection, then date page one. | _______ |
| Locate the eyewash, sharps container, and SDS binder in the lab. | _______ |
| Open one SDS and find the hazards (Section 2), PPE (Section 8), and first aid (Section 4). | _______ |
| Put on the correct PPE for a mock specimen-handling task and have it checked. | _______ |
| Submit your initialized notebook page and completed safety/SDS checklist. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You can record a dated, labeled lab-notebook entry.
- You can find hazards, PPE, and first aid on any SDS and gear up correctly.
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 as the classroom resource for HBS launch and body systems overview.
Placement rationale
Matched HBS launch and body systems overview by path:Human-Body-Systems/00-Course-Planning; keywords:body systems. Score 130. 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
- • Goggles and gloves must be on before handling any specimen or chemical in this class.
- • Know the location of the eyewash station before beginning any lab.
- • Never recap needles or put sharps in the regular trash; use the sharps container.
- • Wash hands with soap and water after removing gloves.
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 hazards, required PPE, and first-aid response, then write a short handling plan and a sample dated notebook entry for the task.
CDC: Laboratory safetyThen 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:
CDC Laboratory Safety- 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, Aug 26, 2026 · Lab notebook and safety practical here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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