Safety Wordsearch

Terry L. Helser
SUNY College at Oneonta, Department of Chemistry, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015
J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (4), p 495
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p495
Publication Date (Web): April 1, 1999

Abstract

This puzzle embeds 17 words or phrases about laboratory safety in a 10 x 14-letter matrix. When all are found, the 9 unused letters complete the sentence, "Safety is ...".

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Laboratory Instruction

Keywords (Feature):

Safety Tips

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Problem Solving / Decision Making

Keywords (Subject):

Nonmajor Courses

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