Lab/Classroom Design

[bioteach200]

Hello out there!

I am fortunate enough to be moving into a brand new edition of science labs to the building at the high school I teach at. All 4 science teachers have been involved in the designing process.

My question is to anyone out there, is:

If you could design your own DREAM science lab & classroom- what would it look like, what type of furniture would you use (moveable lab tables vs. permanent lab tables), what type of storage would it have? :confused:

Any ideas would be appreciated...I teach 9th grade Earth Science, 10th grade Biology, and 11th & 12th Environmental Science.

I am very grateful to be moving out of my current room...which is only lab tables (it used to be part of a full lab/classroom---but a wall was put up in between to construct another classroom).

As far as what I've seen from the floor plan... they will be a lot bigger than what we currently have right now. (although iIm not sure of the total sqaure footage for each room)

I do house quite a few small mammals and would like to put in some aquariums as well...what types of set ups do any of your other science teachers out there have?

Thanks!

[Mindilynn]

I taught in a brand new room, which I thought was perfect! Here's how it worked:

There was a shared hallway that was only accessible by one door located in each of the science teacher's room. It was like a common storage area for chemicals & our desks. We used shelves for the chemicals and cabinets for other supplies.

In the actual classroom, there were free standing, permanent square lab stations. They had a trough sink running down the center of each station. Those were located in the back of the room. In the front were the movable tables that I arranged in a U shape. It was very conducive to group work as well as lectures.

There was storage for general glassware in the classroom in the form of lower & upper cabinets. The upper cabinets were very nice because they had glass windows, which was perfect for decorating!

HTH! :D

P.S. I can send you pics if interested...

[bioteach200]

Hmmm... moving the moveable tables in a U shape for lecture is a good idea! Thanks!

:D