Lab notebook and safety practical
Mon, Feb 1, 2027 · Week 3 · Human Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body Systems)
Today's goal: Set up a dated HBS lab notebook and pass a PPE and SDS safety practical.
This is a model of the work you should turn in today. Use it to check your own: match the structure and the level of detail, do not copy it. Your data and wording should be your own.
SDS Checklist (for the chemical I was assigned):
- Section 2 (Hazards): the SDS lists the product as causing skin and serious eye irritation. Signal word: Warning.
- Section 8 (PPE): requires safety goggles, nitrile gloves, and a lab coat or apron.
- Section 4 (First aid): for eye contact, rinse with water at the eyewash for at least 15 minutes and seek help; for skin contact, wash with soap and water.
PPE I put on for the mock task: goggles, gloves, lab coat. Checked by my partner.
Lab equipment I located: eyewash station (back left sink), sharps container (by the door), SDS binder (on the supply shelf).
Notebook page one (dated):
- Objective: set up my HBS lab notebook and pass the PPE and SDS safety check.
- Data: SDS sections recorded above; PPE check passed.
- Analysis: I can find hazards in Section 2, PPE in Section 8, and first aid in Section 4 of any SDS.
- Reflection: I now know to read the SDS before touching any chemical or specimen.
This model shows the level of evidence and organization needed to complete: A completed safety checklist that records the hazards, required PPE, and first-aid information found on a Safety Data Sheet, paired with a photo of your set-up, dated lab notebook page.
- Identify the purpose, hazards, and required controls.
- Write the procedure in a usable order.
- Confirm materials, measurements, and waste handling before starting.
Keep the structure. Replace the question, facts, measurements, and evidence. Then recheck units, vocabulary, and whether the conclusion goes beyond the evidence.
Also due today: Submit the checklist and the dated notebook photo together as one PDF or combined photo upload.
Turn in: SDS safety checklist plus initialized notebook page
Go to Schoology to turn this in.
Submit one PDF. Put your first and last name in the document header. Name the file: FirstName LastName - Assignment Title - YYYY-MM-DD.pdf.
Open Schoology PDF upload helpIf you cannot get in, see Mr. Mendoza. Do not skip the work.
Claim ceiling: Today's evidence supports a classroom claim about today's lesson. It cannot prove causation, diagnose a real patient, or justify action outside this room.
One exam-style question that uses exactly what you practiced today. Try it before you reveal the answer, then read why each choice is right or wrong.
Tap an answer to see the full explanation. Nothing is recorded or graded.
It builds this reusable test skill: Locating required PPE on a Safety Data Sheet.
- Name the concept or data pattern being tested.
- Cross out choices that violate that rule or the evidence.
- Justify the best remaining choice before checking the answer.