| Description |
1 online resource (193 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author Biographies -- About the Contributing Editor -- CHAPTER 1 -- Setting the Scene -- Basic Rules for a Safer Science Classroom -- Middle School-Home of the Brave -- Share the Adventure and the Responsibility -- The Schedule's the Thing -- The Teachable Moment -- Less Is Better -- The Best-Laid Plans -- For Whom the Bell Tolls -- Homework Happens -- Say It Again, Sam -- Midden Heap or Laboratory? -- A Reputation for Excellence -- Set High Expectations -- CHAPTER 2 -- Communities of Learners -- Promoting Safety for Every Student -- Science for All |
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Least Restrictive Environments -- A Special Set of Eyes -- Listen Up -- Accommodating Learning Disabilities -- Atoms Aren't All That Jiggles -- Learning English -- To Your Good Health -- A Little Help from Your Friends -- Treasuring Diversity -- CHAPTER 3 -- Where Science Happens -- Equipping Your Lab for Safety -- Making Room for Science -- Space and Class Size-Keys to Safety -- All on the Same Team -- Building for the Future -- Behind the Labels -- Let the Sunshine In -- Fire Protection -- A Partnership with Your Student Scientists -- Power Up -- Furniture and Fixtures -- Signs and Symbols |
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Bricks and Mortar -- CHAPTER 4 -- Finders Keepers -- Essentials of Safer Storage -- The Stuff of Science -- Recycled Quarters -- Scope Creep -- Safety by Design -- Lock Them Up -- Age Discrimination -- Material Safety Data Sheets -- The Itinerant Teacher -- Backpack Facts -- Chemicals: Yours for Life -- Some Rules of Disposal -- You May Need a Meeting -- Be Ruthless-Be Smart -- Absence Makes the Lab Grow Sounder -- Your Second Home -- CHAPTER 5 -- Lively Science -- Live Organisms Are Worth the Work -- The Perfect Time and Place -- Life Science Is about Living Things |
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Greenhouses, Animal Rooms, Outdoor Facilities, and Other Special Places -- Harnessing Energy -- Your Classroom as an Ecosystem -- Pick a Critter -- Bacteria -- Protists -- Fungi -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Fish -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Snake Escape! -- Birds -- Mammals -- Rabbits, Hamsters, and Guinea Pigs -- Escape and Release -- A Home of Their Own -- Students as Living Laboratories -- The Dissection Dilemma -- In the Supply Closet -- Pets from Home -- Sensitive Topics in the Life Science Curriculum -- It's Not All in the Genes -- Evolution -- Sex Education -- CHAPTER 6 -- Modern Alchemy |
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Safer Teaching with Chemistry -- The Magic of Chemistry -- Stay Close to Home -- Small Is Better -- Corral Your Stock -- No Wiggle Room -- Tools of the Trade -- Geared Up for Safety -- Things That Go Boom -- Dangerous Living Through Chemistry -- The (Not So) Sweet Smell of Success -- The Art of Faculty Cooperation -- Attitude Is Everything -- CHAPTER 7 -- Striking Gold -- Adventures with Earth and Space Sciences -- Earth-Shaking Science -- An Earth and Space Science Room Is Anywhere You Find It -- Rock and Roll -- Managing Equipment -- The Dirt on Dirt -- Wet and Wild -- Seeing Stars |
| Summary |
Not your average safety guide, Inquiring Safely is a uniquely readable resource from experienced teachers who know both middle school science content and how middle school students behave. The authors go beyond the standard rules and regulations to discuss safety concepts in the context of real classroomsand to help you make students your partners-in-safety within an inquiry-based science curriculum |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
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Science rooms and equipment -- Safety measures
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Laboratories -- Safety measures
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Laboratories -- Safety measures
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Science -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Texley, Juliana V
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| ISBN |
9781935155959 |
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1935155954 |
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1281758361 |
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9781281758361 |
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