LAB SAFETY/EQUIPMENT LEARNING TARGETS

The I Can.. statements below reflect the learning standards for this unit. It is important
to be able to self assess your knowledge and understanding for each statement.
USE THE SELF ASSESSMENT CRITERIA THAT FOLLOWS THE I CAN STATEMENTS
TO ASSESS YOUR LEVEL OF COMFORT WITH EACH LEARNING TARGET AT THE START, MIDDLE,
AND END OF THE EXPERIENCE.

SELF ASSESSMENT
THROUGHOUT THE UNIT

I CAN STATEMENTS:

START

MIDDLE

END

I CAN FOLLOW ALL WRITTEN AND VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

I CAN LOCATE AND PROPERLY USE THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AROUND THE
CLASSROOM WHEN NECESSARY

I CAN DESCRIBE SAFETY PROCEDURES IN THE LAB SETTING

I CAN IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN THE LAB AND DETERMINE WAYS TO

AVOID THEM

I CAN CREATE A PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS THAT DEMONSTRATE(S) MY

UNDERSTANDING OF LAB SAFETY IN THE LAB

I CAN PROMOTE SAFE LAB PRACTICES FOR OTHERS

I CAN IDENTIFY EACH PIECE OF LAB EQUIPMENT USED IN OUR LABORATORY

I CAN DESCRIBE THE FUNCTION OF DIFFERENT LABORATORY

DEVICES/EQUIPMENT

I CAN IDENTIFY/DESCRIBE THE APPROPRIATE USE FOR EACH PIECE OF LAB

EQUIPMENT

I CAN DESCRIBE THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PIECE OF

LAB EQUIPMENT USED IN THE LABORATORY

I CAN DETERMINE THE MEANING OF WORDS AND PHRASES AS THEY ARE USED IN
A TEXT, INCLUDING TECHNICAL MEANINGS

I CAN ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY IN A RANGE OF COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS

(ONE-ON-ONE, IN GROUPS, AND TEACHER-LED) WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS ON
GRADE 8 TOPICS, TEXTS, AND ISSUES, BUILDING ON OTHERS IDEAS AND
EXPRESSING MY OWN CLEARLY.

I CAN DEVELOP THE TOPIC WITH RELEVANT, WELL-CHOSEN FACTS,

DEFINITIONS, CONCRETE DETAILS, QUOTATIONS, OR OTHER INFORMATION
AND EXAMPLES

I CAN USE PRECISE LANGUAGE AND DOMAIN-SPECIFIC VOCABULARY TO INFORM

ABOUT OR EXPLAIN THE TOPIC.

SAFETY

EQUIPMENT

COMMON CORE STANDARDS

SELF ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

How do I feel about the target?

How sure am I?

Scale to use on the Self

Assessment

0%

Ive made a little progress

30%

Im halfway home

50%

Im almost there

80%

I can teach it to another student

100%

Im just beginning

Listtheconceptsbelowthatyoufeelverycomfortablewithontheleftsideandthosethataretargets
foryourlearning(youcouldusesometimetogomoreindepthforbetterunderstanding)ontheright
side.
COMFORTS:IFEELGOODABOUT

I CAN FOLLOW ALL WRITTEN AND VERBAL

INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
I CAN PROMOTE SAFE LAB PRACTICES FOR OTHERS
I CAN DETERMINE THE MEANING OF WORDS AND
PHRASES AS THEY ARE USED IN A TEXT,
INCLUDING TECHNICAL MEANINGS
I CAN ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY IN A RANGE OF
COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS (ONE-ON-ONE, IN
GROUPS, AND TEACHER-LED) WITH DIVERSE
PARTNERS ON GRADE 8 TOPICS, TEXTS, AND
ISSUES, BUILDING ON OTHERS IDEAS AND
EXPRESSING MY OWN CLEARLY.
I CAN DEVELOP THE TOPIC WITH RELEVANT,
WELL-CHOSEN FACTS, DEFINITIONS, CONCRETE
DETAILS, QUOTATIONS, OR OTHER
INFORMATION AND EXAMPLES
I CAN USE PRECISE LANGUAGE AND
DOMAIN-SPECIFIC VOCABULARY TO INFORM
ABOUT OR EXPLAIN THE TOPIC
.I CAN LOCATE AND PROPERLY USE THE SAFETY
EQUIPMENT AROUND THE CLASSROOM WHEN
NECESSARY
I CAN DESCRIBE SAFETY PROCEDURES IN THE LAB
SETTING
I CAN IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN THE LAB
AND DETERMINE WAYS TO AVOID THEM
I CAN CREATE A PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS THAT
DEMONSTRATE(S) MY UNDERSTANDING OF LAB
SAFETY IN THE LAB

TARGETS:
IWOULDLIKETOGOMORE
INDEPTHFORBETTERUNDERSTANDING

I CAN IDENTIFY EACH PIECE OF LAB EQUIPMENT

USED IN OUR LABORATORY
I CAN DESCRIBE THE FUNCTION OF DIFFERENT
LABORATORY DEVICES/EQUIPMENT
I CAN IDENTIFY/DESCRIBE THE APPROPRIATE USE
FOR EACH PIECE OF LAB EQUIPMENT
I CAN DESCRIBE THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS
ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PIECE OF LAB
EQUIPMENT USED IN THE LABORATORY