# Write clear instructions for a hands-on lab or activity

Student-ready procedures for a lab or hands-on activity, with materials, safety steps, timings, and teacher setup notes.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Write, Fill-in Template
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## Prompt

```text
Write student instructions for a hands-on lab or activity.

**Activity and goal:** [e.g. "measure reaction rate with different temperatures", "build a circuit with a switch"]
**Grade or course level:** [LEVEL]
**Materials I have:** [LIST WITH QUANTITIES]
**Group size and time:** [e.g. "groups of 3, 45 minutes"]
**Known safety concerns:** [chemicals, heat, sharp objects, allergies]
**My school's safety rules or lab agreements:** [PASTE OR DESCRIBE]

Write:
1. **Purpose** in one student-friendly sentence, plus the question students are investigating.
2. **Materials list** per group.
3. **Safety** steps before, during, and after, including required protective equipment and cleanup and disposal. Flag any step that needs teacher supervision.
4. **Procedure:** numbered steps, one action per step, with what to observe or record at each.
5. **Data table** students fill in.
6. **Analysis questions:** 4-5 questions moving from what happened to why.
7. **Teacher notes:** setup, prep time, likely mistakes, and what to do if results are off.

Rules:
- Do not invent hazard information for specific chemicals; tell me to check the safety data sheet and mark [CHECK SDS].
- Use precise quantities and units. Read the procedure as a student would and flag any ambiguous step.
```

## What to fill in

- LEVEL
- LIST WITH QUANTITIES
- e.g. "groups of 3, 45 minutes"
- chemicals, heat, sharp objects, allergies
- PASTE OR DESCRIBE
- CHECK SDS

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