Inquiring Safely: A Guide for Middle School Teachers

Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Author Biographies......Page 8
About the Contributing Editor......Page 9
Share the Adventure and the Responsibility......Page 11
The Teachable Moment......Page 12
The Best-Laid Plans......Page 13
Homework Happens......Page 15
Say It Again, Sam......Page 16
A Reputation for Excellence......Page 17
Set High Expectations......Page 18
Science for All......Page 21
Least Restrictive Environments......Page 22
A Special Set of Eyes......Page 24
Listen Up......Page 25
Accommodating Learning Disabilities......Page 26
Atoms Aren’t All That Jiggles......Page 27
To Your Good Health......Page 28
A Little Help from Your Friends......Page 30
Treasuring Diversity......Page 31
Making Room for Science......Page 33
Space and Class Size—Keys to Safety......Page 34
All on the Same Team......Page 35
Building for the Future......Page 37
Behind the Labels......Page 38
Let the Sunshine In......Page 39
Fire Protection......Page 40
A Partnership with Your Student Scientists......Page 41
Furniture and Fixtures......Page 42
Signs and Symbols......Page 43
Bricks and Mortar......Page 44
The Stuff of Science......Page 47
Scope Creep......Page 48
Lock Them Up......Page 49
Age Discrimination......Page 50
Material Safety Data Sheets......Page 51
The Itinerant Teacher......Page 54
Chemicals: Yours for Life......Page 55
Some Rules of Disposal......Page 56
Be Ruthless—Be Smart......Page 57
Absence Makes the Lab Grow Sounder......Page 58
Your Second Home......Page 59
Life Science Is about Living Things......Page 63
Harnessing Energy......Page 64
Your Classroom as an Ecosystem......Page 66
Bacteria......Page 67
Protists......Page 68
Fungi......Page 70
Plants......Page 71
Fish......Page 73
Reptiles......Page 74
Mammals......Page 75
Rabbits, Hamsters, and Guinea Pigs......Page 76
A Home of Their Own......Page 77
Students as Living Laboratories......Page 78
The Dissection Dilemma......Page 79
In the Supply Closet......Page 80
Sensitive Topics in the Life Science Curriculum......Page 82
Sex Education......Page 83
The Magic of Chemistry......Page 85
Stay Close to Home......Page 86
No Wiggle Room......Page 87
Tools of the Trade......Page 88
Geared Up for Safety......Page 90
Dangerous Living Through Chemistry......Page 92
The (Not So) Sweet Smell of Success......Page 94
Attitude Is Everything......Page 95
Earth-Shaking Science......Page 99
Rock and Roll......Page 100
Managing Equipment......Page 101
The Dirt on Dirt......Page 103
Seeing Stars......Page 104
Golden Opportunities......Page 106
Perpetual Motion......Page 109
Managing Equipment......Page 110
Sights and Sounds......Page 111
Charge Ahead......Page 112
What’s Inside......Page 115
Expert Advice......Page 116
Classroom Limits......Page 119
A Journey of a Thousand Miles …......Page 120
Be Prepared......Page 121
How Are You Going to Get There?......Page 125
Museums, Zoos, and More......Page 126
Water, Water Everywhere......Page 127
An Animal’s Home Is Its Castle......Page 128
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme......Page 129
What’s the Weather?......Page 130
Equipment and Supplies......Page 131
Overnights......Page 132
Permissions......Page 133
Take Nothing but Pictures, Leave Nothing but Footprints......Page 136
Classrooms Without Walls......Page 137
A Potpourri of Safety Tips......Page 139
The Class Menagerie......Page 140
Keeping Clean......Page 141
Standard (Universal) Precautions......Page 142
Red Means Stop, Green Means Go—Or Do They?......Page 143
Nut Allergies......Page 144
Dress of the Day......Page 145
Pregnancies......Page 146
The Internet Connection......Page 147
Privacy vs Public Access......Page 150
Crisis Prevention and Response......Page 152
Adolescent Wit and Wisdom......Page 154
Four Ps for Professionals......Page 157
A Diversity of Needs......Page 158
Substitute Teachers, Interns, and Student Teachers......Page 159
Warm Welcome......Page 160
Legal Responsibilities......Page 161
The Best Defense......Page 162
Insurance......Page 163
Take Heart......Page 164
2 Communities of Learners......Page 167
4 Finders Keepers......Page 168
7 Striking Gold......Page 169
10 The Kitchen Sink......Page 170
11 Live Long and Prosper......Page 171
References......Page 173
Websites......Page 174
Chemicals to Go—Candidates for Disposal......Page 175
Declarations......Page 179
Authors......Page 180
Chemical Safety for Teachers and Their Supervisors: Grades 7-12......Page 183
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M......Page 189
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Z......Page 193