Curated OER
Chemicals, Chemicals, Everywhere
Students divide substances into categories: made of chemicals/not made of chemicals, synthetic/naturally occurring, and toxic/nontoxic. They observe a mystery chemical and determine what precautions they need to take when handling an...
Curated OER
BEWARE OF POISONS
Students research and explore all the safety conditions to being exposed to poisons in real-world situations. They review/discuss/investigate about types, sources, effects and responses of poisons by creating general questions to pose to...
Curated OER
Petroleum Poisons
Students discover how harmful petroleum distillates are that are found in the home. They demonstrate how to collect information about consumer products. They also ask their parents about the safety of the cleaning supplies used in their...
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Household Products Database
Everything you ever wanted to know about every household product available, from battery disposal to detergent and glue.
Other
King County: Household Hazardous Waste
Characteristics of hazardous waste products are provided on this site. Alternatives to use which will not harm the environment are also explained.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Botulin Toxin: Rx for Dystonia
Investigate medical uses for otherwise deadly poisons. Experiment with cultured bacteria to explore what it needs to survive and travel.
Other
International Association of International Toxicologists
The aims of this TIAFT are to promote cooperation and coordination of efforts among members and to encourage research in forensic toxicology. The members come from police forces, medical examiners and coroners' laboratories, horseracing...