CHEMISTRYSafety in the Chemistry Laboratory and

Creating the Science Notebook

Marie Curie (1867-1934)

• First famous woman scientist in the modern world• Received Nobel Prizes in

both Chemistry and Physics• Coined the term

radioactivity• Her notebooks are still

so radioactive that they cannot be handled without special PPE.

Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890-1954)

• American electrical engineer • Invented many of

the circuits used in radio, radar, and television• Inventor of modern

frequency modulation (FM) radio

Famous Scientists’ Notebooks Montage

montage An art form consisting of putting together or assembling various smaller pictures to create a larger work.- Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/montage

TASK:

A montage of four famous scientists’ notebooks is displayed on the next slide.

What are the types of information recorded in these pages?

Record one idea per sticky note.

THE CHEMISTS OF THIS CLASSROOM HAVE WORKED

_______DAYS

WITHOUT A SAFETY INCIDENT

Science in Motion Safety Video Bloopers

Safety Contract Task

1. Sign both copies of the contract.2. Take one home for your parent to read,

sign, and return. 3. Affix the second copy in your science

notebook.4. Be sure to include an entry in your Table of

Contents.

MSDS Guiding Questions

1. What section of information is most important? Why?

2. What potential hazards does your substance pose?

3. What type(s) of personal protective equipment (PPE) is/are recommended when handling your substance?

4. What basic first aid do you need to be aware of before using your substance in the lab?

5. How should your substance be disposed?6. Note any words or acronyms used in the MSDS

with which you are not familiar.

RULE

OUTCOME

FEATURE

Bibliography

• http://tech.li/2012/03/caltech-einstein-papers-project/• http://www.alberteinstein.info/• http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10010546-4.html newton• http://www.optics.arizona.edu/SSD/art-optics/historical.html• Here's a page from the notebook kept in the lab of Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890-1954), an electrical

engineer who invented many of the circuits used in radio, radar and television. (from the Columbia University Libraries Special Collections).

• http://www.aip.org/history/curie/resbr2.htm