Abby Vianzon.                                                           June 2nd. 2021

Science Safety Fictional Story

Science was Amandas favourite subject in school, when she arrived she was skipping down to her desk as the sound of her steps travelled throughout the classroom; excuse me Amanda you are late attendance was already taken Mr.Jackson spoke out loud; oh I’m sorry the buss came late Amanda replied. Mr.Jackson sighed and said it’s okay Amanda I understand, we haven’t started yet so ill cut you some slack he replied. Amanda couldn’t wait to get out of her seat and start on her lab, okay class the materials needed for this lab are a round bottomed flask which is used to heat any liquid held in the flask, your 2nd material is a microscope which is used to see things in detail up close; a timer to time your results and lastly goggles for protection of the eyes. The students stood up from their seats and grabbed their materials, I’m so excited Amanda uttered; she grabbed the materials and placed them on her desk. As she dropped the green slimy chemicals into the flask she heard bubbling in the flask, wow thats so cool she thought as she stared into the flask the green chemicals entered her eyes as it splatted on her desk and her clothes. She started screaming and told the teacher, Mr. Jackson she yelled I got something in my eye and it stings she told. Mr.Jackson led her to the eye wash station and Amanda begun to cleaned out her eyes for about 15 minutes at most, Amanda are you alright Mr.Jackson asked. I think so she replied, she left the eye wash station and sat on her seat and had stains on her clothes; class ended and she grabbed her backpack and begun to walk back home. The next morning science class was in session, she heard the teachers voice saying well hello students, she sped through the class and into her desk, she begun to sit at her desk and grabbed her books and pens; today as grade 9 students we are going to do another lab and this time we are determining how fast a candle can blow out from a beaker Mr. Jackson noted to the class. The materials needed are A timer to keep track of results during the lab, A beaker which is used to put on top of the candle while experimenting; and of course safety eye wear- goggles. The class gathered around and grabbed materials for their lab group, okay Liza can you time our results Amanda asked; yeah sure  Liza replied. Amanda went to grab the candle and lighted a flame, she walked along the trail where her group was leading to hoping she wouldn’t drop it; she placed the candle onto a flat surface and tied her hair up, wore appropriate clothing and followed the safety precautions.  I learned my lesson from now on Amanda noted, everyone in science 9 was doing a great job on their labs while Mr.Jackson was trailing along the class room; after class school ended and the bell begun to ring. Hey class before everyone leaves I wanted to say how everyone was being so mature during this lab and I thank you all for being a wonderful class! He led them to the door as the students were ending for the weekend! Amanda sure left with a horrible consequence!

This symbol represents fire danger; warning that the chemical can be flammable and cause fire.

This symbol represents poison, if the chemical is inhaled in the body i can cause serious health issues and the person gets poisoned or even death if consumed.

My Ethical Dillema: Testing on Animals should be a crime and shouldn’t be happening! The chemicals that are entering the animals body are toxic and could kill so many species, But it comes where there’s no right or wrong answer to everything. Animal testing can also be okay as well, for example vaccines and medication; without animal testing in the mix there wouldn’t be any modern day medicine to be provided for us. But of course the bad effects include, animal abuse by inducing toxins into their body’s just to test makeup products or anything for that matter; the covid vaccine I believe did not include animal testing and as only tested on professionals such as doctors; pharmacists and of course public health officers. Without testing the product it cant be released into the public without knowing if the product is safe to insert into the body. I guess all I’m trying to point out is, if your going to test on animals please only test LITTLE AMOUNTS and be mindful of their reactions during the process; animals are creatures that have impacts on our planet, and its important we take care of the animals surrounding nature.