MPS ScienceScience Coordinator

Heather Grive

E-mail: heathergrive@mooreschools.com

Textbooks

• Online: Access & Login

• Teacher Editions• Arriving throughout last week and this week

• All teachers have online access to their online edition

• Resource Room Teachers should have their own TE

• Student Editions• Already at sites

• Shortages and Overages being moved today

• Assignment of books 1 SE per student

Teacher Textbook Labeling

Inventorying Textbooks

• SE’s need to be counted and marked

• Have TE’s labeled by August 31st

• Site Visits August 31st – September 4th

• End of Year Inventory

Chemical Inventory

• Purchased 5 Year License

• Online Chemical database: cloud-based

laboratory chemical inventory system • Link Databases Across Your District

• GHS Hazard Information Included

• Safety Data Sheets for Every Flinn Chemical

• Print Chemical and Solution Labels

• Create a Purchase List

Google DriveFile Sharing

Revisions to the Document

Pacing Guides/Benchmarks

• Pacing Guides are up on the website• Departments/Curriculum/Science

• You must be signed in to see pacing guides

• Document sharing on Google Drive

• Benchmarks• 1st Benchmark (11/2-11/6) 2nd Benchmark (2/22-2/26)

Committees

• Pacing Guides • Meet once or twice per year, after school, all other work done

through Google Drive

• Benchmarks – already completed @year end 14/15 SY• Meet once or twice per year, after school to update changes

Expect to see me in your building & classroom!

NOT EXACTLY!!!

Intermediate Science Safety

TrainingMoore Public Schools

• Chemical Training • Recommended within the first 30 days of employment

• Employee and Student Safety is the most important objective during labs.

Educator Training

• Attend a safety professional development course and teach safety in your classroom within the first 30 days of each school year.

• Have science safety agreements (available on district website) signed by all students and their parents before they participate in any science experiments. (Store for 4 years)

• Notify an administrator and department chair of your safety needs.

• Keep an SDS notebook for your classroom. Provide a copy to the office.

(Take with you during fire drills.)

• Communicate all emergencies to the administration and district coordinator.

• Observe all safety guidelines from OSHA, the state and the school district.

Educator Responsibilities

• Communicate safety techniques at the site.

• Notify science teams of safety updates.

• Conduct and submit safety equipment checks to the district.

Site Representative’s Responsibility

• You have a right to possess your own copy of MPS’s written hazard communications plan.

• It is available from the Operations/Safety Auditor • 216 SE 4th - 735-4045 Or: Site Main Office

• Chemical Inventory Lists (CIL) will also be required from your department/site.

• If you are exposed to a hazardous substance at work, you should report it to your supervisor who will document an “Employee Exposure Report”

Chemical Hygiene Plan

How to read a Chemical Label

• Find a locked area inaccessible to students.• Area needs to have good ventilation, cool area that won’t get too

hot.

• Find one classroom or area in your school where most of the chemicals could be stored.

• Ask your principal if they have a preferred storage area.

• Acids and Bases MUST be stored separately.

Chemical Storage

SDS (Safety Data Sheets)

• Common chemicals often overlooked• Vinegar, corn oil, alka seltzer, yeast, baking soda, baking

powder, antacids, etc.

• Never have any unattended, unlabeled containers in a classroom!

• SDS sheets need be located with the chemicals in use. • If you add chemicals update storage folder and office

folder.

• Safety Goggles• Adjustable head band

• Flexible frame

• Shatter-proof lens

• MUST form a seal around the eyes

Safety Equipment - Goggles

Chemical Safety

Not Chemical Safety

• Damaged gloves• Discard

• Storage• Resealable plastic bag

Safety Equipment - Gloves

• Latex & Non-Latex

• Cleaning • While wearing gloves, wash

with warm water and soap

• Remove and allow to dry

• Turn inside out for storage

Safety Equipment - Aprons

• Plastic & Material• Wash in warm water with soap at the end of each use

• Replace if the neck strap breaks

• Discard and cracked/ripped or damaged aprons

• Hair Bands for Girls

• Plastic Table Cloths

• Baby Wipes & Extra Paper Towels

• Extra Trash Bags

• Tubs for daily equipment use• One per group

• An area for equipment on lab days

Things You May Want to Have

• No Horseplay

• All spills need to be cleaned up immediately with a teachers assistance

• All electrical equipment properly grounded and safe for movement of students

• No enclosed dry ice

• Goggles worn when using liquids

• Wash hands after experiments

Good Safety Practices

• Use only glass equipment which is in good condition

• Use plastic with lower grades whenever possible

• Store heavy glassware on a lower shelf and away from the edge

• Broken glass shall be disposed of in a rigid, puncture-proof container and clearly marked• “DANGER - BROKEN GLASS.”

• Remind students to read ALL directions

• Practice “Safe Science” at every opportunity

Good Safety Practices

• Don’t worry

• Any Questions or Concerns

• Please contact the science coordinator or your site representative

• Science Coordinator: Heather Grive• heathergrive@mooreschools.com

Concerned?

That’s All Folks!!!