What is Chemistry? Laboratory Safety

30 lessons, pages 1–30.

  1. What Is Chemistry? — The science of matter and change
  2. Chemistry All Around Us — Home, food and the human body
  3. A Short History of Chemistry — From fire and metals to the periodic table
  4. Chemists and What They Do — Careers and everyday work
  5. The Branches of Chemistry — How chemistry is organised
  6. Organic and Inorganic Chemistry — Carbon compounds and everything else
  7. Physical and Analytical Chemistry — Why things happen and what things are made of
  8. Biochemistry, Environmental and Materials Chemistry — Chemistry of life, planet and new materials
  9. The Scientific Method in Chemistry — Question, hypothesis, test, conclude
  10. Observations and Inferences — What we see versus what we conclude
  11. Designing a Fair Test — Independent, dependent and controlled variables
  12. Recording Data Honestly — Tables, units and repeat measurements
  13. Scientific Models — Why chemists use simplified pictures
  14. The Language of Chemistry — Names, symbols and formulae
  15. Chemistry and Society — Medicines, fuels, food and water
  16. Chemistry and the Environment — Benefits, risks and responsibility
  17. Why Laboratory Safety Matters — Hazard, risk and prevention
  18. Hazard Pictograms: Physical Hazards — Explosive, flammable, oxidising, gas under pressure
  19. Hazard Pictograms: Health and Environment — Corrosive, toxic, harmful, health hazard, environmental
  20. Reading Labels and Safety Data Sheets — Signal words, hazard and precautionary statements
  21. Personal Protective Equipment — Goggles, lab coats, gloves and fume cupboards
  22. Common Laboratory Apparatus — Names, uses and care of equipment
  23. Heating Safely — Bunsen burners, hot plates and water baths
  24. Handling Chemicals Safely — Measuring, transferring, mixing and wafting
  25. Acids, Alkalis and Corrosive Substances — Dilution and safe handling
  26. Accidents and First Aid Basics — Spills, cuts, burns and chemical splashes
  27. Fire Safety in the Laboratory — The fire triangle and extinguishers
  28. Waste Disposal and Green Habits — Reduce, separate and dispose responsibly
  29. Safe Virtual Laboratories — What simulations can and cannot replace
  30. Thinking Like a Chemist — Unit review and connections