Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- About this Books -- I. Introduction to Safety in Science -- 1. Making Adjustments for Mobility-Impaired Students -- 2. Laboratory Safety: Welcome Aboard! -- 3. Yes, You Need a Chemical Hygiene Officer -- 4. NSTA'S Portal Into the Safety Zone -- 5. Good-Bye Msds, Hello SDS! -- II. Safety Practices and Legal Standards -- General Safety in Science -- 6. Clearing The Air on Ventilation -- 7. Science Storage Requirements -- 8. Signs of Safer Science -- 9. Getting Students in The Safety Zone -- 10. Middle School Science Labs: A Safety Audit -- Legal Issues -- 11. Safety and Liability -- 12. Negligence: Some Things you can't Afford to Ignore -- 13. Administrators Say the Darndest Things! -- 14. Taking Responsibility for Safety -- 15. Failure of "Duty to Warn" -- 16. Safety in the Science Classroom: An Online Resource from Nsta -- Laboratory Construction and Renovation -- 17. Blueprint for Safety -- 18. Permanent Safety in a Temporary Lab -- 19. A Science Lab by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet-But Would It Be as Safe? -- III. Safety in Science Instruction -- General Science -- 20. Safety is Always in Fashion -- 21. Avoiding the Burn -- 22. There'S No Such Thing as a Free Gift -- 23. Rethinking the Use of Hand Sanitizers -- 24. Glue Guns: Aiming for Safety -- 25. Extinguishing Safety? -- 26. Slipping on Safety -- 27. Safety in the Field -- 28. Is Greener Cleaner? -- Chemical Science -- 29. Avoid Surprise Packages -- 30. Flame Tests: A Burning Safety Issue -- 31. Combating Corrosion -- 32. Common Sense and Chemicals -- 33. Test Your Metal: Safety Knowledge -- 34. Beware of Students Bearing Kits -- 35. Chemical Sensitivity -- 36. Food for Thought, But Not for Eating -- Earth and Space Science -- 37. Hammering Home Earth Science Safety -- 38. Modeling Clay Safety.

Physical Science -- 39. Should We Pull the Plug on Wireless Computer Networks -- 40. Battery Safety Basics -- 41. Black Lights: Don't Be in the Dark -- Biological Science -- 42. Debugging Safely -- 43. Sun Safety -- 44. Digging up the Dirt on Soil Safety -- 45. Animals in the Classroom -- 46. Invasion of the Alien Species! -- 47. Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze At -- 48. Trash Talk: How to Compost Safely -- IV. Questions from Teachers -- General Questions -- 1. Acrylic Nails -- 2. Poison Control -- 3. Fire Blankets -- 4. MSDS/SDS in the Lab -- 5. Latex in Goggles -- 6. Housekeeping Guidelines -- 7. Paper Towel Alternatives -- 8. Sewer Gas -- 9. Eating in the Lab -- 10. Cleaning Glassware -- 11. Parents and Safety Contracts -- 12. Use of Software at Home -- 13. Anchoring Shelves -- 14. Soap vs. Wipes -- 15. Eyewash Stations -- 16. Fire Extinguisher -- 17. Lab Dangers -- 18. Science in a Math Classroom -- 19. Lead Paint Magnets -- 20. MSDS/SDS Access -- 21. Student-Purchased PPE -- 22. Plastic and Glass Containers -- 23. Dishwasher Use -- Chemical Questions -- 24. Chemical Indicators -- 25. Thermal Paper Safety -- 26. Diluting Acids -- 27. Chemical Storage -- 28. Heat Source Alternatives -- 29. Storing Nitric Acid -- Earth and Space Science Questions -- 30. Art Supplies Safety Resources -- 31. Stream Table Safety -- Physical Science Questions -- 32. Disposing of Batteries -- 33. Rocket Safety -- Biological Questions -- 34. Formaldehyde Specimens -- 35. Black Lights and Safety -- 36. Blood-Borne Pathogens -- 37. Pin Safety -- 38. Vermiculite -- 39. Dissection Eye Protection -- 40. Specimens in Formaldehyde -- Appendixes -- Nsta Position Statements -- Animals: Responsible Use of Live Animals and Dissection in the Science Classroom -- The Integral Role of Laboratory Investigations in Science Instruction -- Liability of Science Educators for Laboratory Safety.

Safety and School Science Instruction -- Science Education for Middle Level Students -- Learning Conditions for High School Science -- Internet Resources -- Science Laboratory Rules and Regulations -- Index.