Lab Safety Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword

Lab Safety Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this lab safety puzzle set for my Year 4 and Year 5 pupils at the start of our science year. The kids were excited to do experiments but had no idea why we needed goggles or what to do if something spilled. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like goggles, apron, gloves, eyewash, fume hood, fire extinguisher, first aid, wash hands, no food, flammable, toxic, corrosive, irritant, and biohazard. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the safety rules stick before we start any hands-on activities.

The download is six pages. Three puzzles, each with an answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after break. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether you really need goggles for every experiment. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple safety goggles and flask drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Years 3 through 6. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers list three lab safety rules on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.