laboratory management

Laboratory management pertains to maintaining a safe and productive laboratory, and includes the organization and supervision of lab facilities; the proper and efficient preparation of standard solutions, compounds, and other common materials used or investigated in chemistry laboratories; and the correct storage of chemicals.

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Lab Prep Tips

// Thursday, May 11, 2023 • Amy Snyder

As we approach Graduation season, I’ve been considering all the new teachers we will have joining our schools in the very near future, and thinking back to my first year as a Biology and Chemistry teacher in 1997. There are many skills and techniques that may not be formally taught to preservice teachers, no matter if they go through alternative ce

Bowtie Diagram for flammable solvent safety

Safely “Playing With Fire” in the Chemistry Classroom

// Monday, September 3, 2018 • Ryan Johnson

It’s the beginning of a brand new school year, and a brand new opportunity to capture students’ interest in chemistry and the joy of lab-based sciences! In thousands of chemistry classrooms across the country, teachers will be planning labs, demos, and ways to have students be engaged and excited about learning.

Required Safety Training

// Saturday, September 1, 2018 • Deanna Cullen

Is your school district providing OSHA required safety training to teachers and other staff that will be in the science labs in your building? School laboratories can be a dangerous place. Many states require that school districts provide at least initial safety training before working with students in the laboratory.

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Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories - 8th Edition

// Thursday, August 10, 2017 • Deanna Cullen

The ACS Committee on Chemical Safety has released the 8th edition of "Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories. The publication provides advice for first- and second-year university students. Free access is available in PDF format at www.acs.org/SACL.

A Better Way to Organize Laboratory Equipment

// Monday, June 26, 2017 • Doug Ragan

I remember sitting in on Steve Sogo’s presentation at a recent conference and watching the video that accompanied his talk. As I watched the video, I saw something that didn’t necessarily have to do with the talk but had caught my eye. I noticed that certain laboratory glassware and equipment that was being shown while interviewing his st

Guidelines On Determining And Reporting Significant Figures In Chemical Measurements

// Tuesday, May 8, 2012 • ChemEd X

A measured value has little or no true meaning and thus, it is useless, unless the figures (digits) in that value were deemed to be significant and the significant figures were properly determined and reported. Deciding the appropriate number of significant figures for the reporting of numerical data is not an obvious or easy task.