One of the first few lessons consist of lab safety rules. Students in 6th grade have not been in a science lab as a classroom.
One of the first activities I do is a simple scavenger hunt, where students need to find certain things in the lab; fire extinguisher, sinks, emergency shower, eye wash station, goggles cabinet, etc. Then, we review the different features of the science classroom.
The following resources are handed out to students: (clickable links are provided)