We invent pictograms

A pictogram is an image on a label that contains a warning symbol and special colors to provide information about the harmfulness of substances or mixtures, or how these substances can affect us or the environment. The CLP Regulation introduced a new system for the classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals in the European Union, and it has also been adopted in Serbia. The pictograms have changed and are now in line with the Globally Harmonized System of the United Nations

               In the seventh grade of elementary school, when students are introduced to chemistry, the new subject they are studying, it is planned to learn basic pictograms in the part of curriculum called  ​​the Chemical Laboratory.

               In class, students are introduced to the concept of pictograms. Then the students are presented with basic pictograms that they may encounter in their everyday life. After that, students should find pictograms on the packaging of chemical products used in the household and food packaging, recognize them and determine their meaning. After that, students are given the task of designing a pictogram for a topic of their choice.

            This activity can be carried out with different age groups of students with adjustments to the teaching content.