Grades 1–5
Lab Safety
Color the six safe choices and put an X on the six unsafe ones, then write the rule you think matters most.
Science worksheet · Science tools and lab safety
Science Tools
Match a beaker, magnifying glass, ruler, balance, stopwatch and safety goggles to their jobs.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–4
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Science tools, Measuring, Lab safety
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Draw a line from each tool to its job.
- Which tool would you use to time a race?
Teacher tip
Pass around each tool you have before the sheet.
How to use it
- Pass around each real tool before the sheet.
- Practice measuring with rulers and cylinders as a class first.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Starting a ruler at 1 instead of 0. Show where zero is.
Talk about it
- Why do scientists wear goggles?
- What did you notice that surprised you?
Take it further
Set up a measurement station with a ruler, a balance and a cylinder.
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