An Engaging and Fun Breakout Activity for Educators and Students about Laboratory Safety
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Nephew and Sunasee - 2021 - An ...
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Keyword
EducationGeneral Chemistry
First-Year Undergraduate/General
Laboratory Instruction
Safety/Hazards
Hands-On Learning/Manipulatives
Laboratory Management
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Journal of Chemical EducationDate Published
2020-10-13Publication Volume
98Publication Issue
1Publication Begin page
186Publication End page
190
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To maintain a safe laboratory working environment, academic institutions are highly committed to providing safety training to all employees, and engaging educators and students in the process must be an integral component of an overall safety training program. At SUNY Plattsburgh, annual mandatory safety training is required for all employees. One of the main challenges is trying to maintain a high level of engagement of educators during the safety training session. This recently led to designing an engaging and simple hands-on breakout safety activity to teach educators and students about safe laboratory practices. The breakout safety activity mimics the fun of a typical “escape room” game. The different components of the breakout safety activity and the effect on the level of engagement of the participants are highlighted here. The versatility of the novel breakout safety activity is appealing as it can easily be modified for various science laboratories and implemented with diverse participants including educators and undergraduate and graduate students. Overall, this new breakout safety activity turned out to be not only engaging, but also fun and effective for all.DOI
10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01109ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01109
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