Project: Lab Safety Sign Your task is to make a lab safety sign.

You have been assigned safety rule number ______ printed on the Flinn Scientifcs Student Safety Contract. You should follow the guidelines presented below very carefully. A large portion of your grade is dependent on your ability to follow these guidelines. The assignment will be graded out of 50 points, as outlined on the rubric on the next page - You should hand this rubric in with your poster. 1. The sign should be on normal-sized paper, the color is up to you. White paper is available in the classroom if you need it. The paper should be held portrait style (not landscape). It should fill the page. 2. Your name and period number should be included on the BACK of the sign. 3. The sign should clearly and correctly convey the idea of the lab safety rule that you have been assigned. Lettering should be bold and easy to read. You should not write out the rule word-forword. It would be best if you paraphrase the rule. LARGE PRINT thick bold lines: A person should be able to understand the sign from a distance. 4. The sign should be neat, carefully and thoughtfully prepared. Lettering should be clearly planned out ahead so that it is well-spaced. (No spelling errors, straight lines, no raised edges, not wrinkled, erase pencil guidelines, etc.) 5. The sign should be bold and colorful, and should capture the attention of the viewer. 6. The sign should include bold, clear pictures or graphics that relate to the rule. (No small, fine-line pencil drawings. No poor quality pictures printed from the internet) 7. The sign should be clever or humorous, something to hook your audience. (Consider your audience to be both teachers and students.) 8. The sign should be appropriate. (No foul language. No inappropriate images.) 9. On the rubric, include five good reasons for five more points. Such as....What did you learn while you were making the poster, why did you make it the way that you did. What special skills did you use, who helped with ideas, where I should hang it in the room? or....... Do not tell me..... you followed the directions, or did what I required, or that you are nice, or that you need the points. While those may be true, I expect that you will follow the direction and of course you need the points!

Name _______________________

Period ______

Safety Rule #________

Scoring Rubric (50 points possible) Important Points to Concern Yourself with Your information o Name is clearly located on the back (5 points) o Period is clearly located under name o Name and period are not included on the front Formatting o 8.5 X 11 paper is used (5 points) o Paper is portrait, not landscape o Design fills the page The Rule o Easy to read from a distance (5 points) o Easy to understand the rule and its safety concerns o Paraphrased, not word-for-word Appropriate? o No foul language (5 points) o No inappropriate images Care of o Planned letteringSizing and spacing preparation o Planned imagesrelate well to rule (10 points) o Pencil lines erased/carefully colored o Images stuck down, cut out carefully o Straight lines, no stray marks Images o Colorful (5 points) o Relevant to topic o Large and easy-to-see o Not pixilated/clearly printed o No pencil drawings, carefully colored Fun o Clever (5 points) o Humorous o Creative o Unique o Interesting Perspective Bold o Colorful wording (5 points) o Bold, thick lines o Attention grabbing o Hooks the audience (the teacher) 5 good reasons why you should get 5 more points (5 points) Teacher Comments

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