Students should be encouraged to design and conduct their own investigations, when appropriate. A useful strategy with each activity is to ask students as a part of the pre-lab discussion to generate a list of the safety procedures to be followed during that activity. This can be done in a general class discussion or with a general discussion to synthesize suggestions from individual lab groups. Consideration should be given to the use of microscale experimentation. The low cost of most microscale equipment.
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An almost complete elimination of waste disposal problems. A reduction in safety hazards. Not only are smaller quantities likely to present less severe safety hazards, but the use of plasticware precludes the possibility of injury due to broken glass. Most experiments can be performed more quickly on the microscale. Less space will be needed for storage as the volume of chemicals will be less.