At the start of each semester, our department begins our chemistry seminar series with a presentation on laboratory safety. All chemistry faculty, staff, graduate students, undergraduate research students, and student laboratory assistants are required to attend. Many of these individuals have sat through these seminars for several years; they feel the seminars are boring and repetitive. In order to enliven these safety presentations, I have created a cooperative online trivia game. It has been my experience that the lab safety trivia game is an effective and entertaining way to teach lab safety.
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Citation
Gublo, Kristin I. J. Chem. Educ.2003 80 425.
Keywords
Computer Assisted Instruction; Safety / Hazardous Materials; TA Training; Teaching / Learning Aids
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