Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Chemistry rooms need ample storage for student balances, the wide range of equipment and supplies used models and goggles. • Typically, Biology rooms need ample storage for microscopes, the variety of teaching supplies and chemicals, models, goggles, and other collections. • Physics rooms need variable size storage cabinets with adjustable shelving to house the wide range of equipment. • Physics rooms need storage for the wide range of equipment and supplies. • Physics and chemistry classrooms would profit by being located near math classrooms. • All spaces need quiet ventilation appropriate for science rooms. Immediate fume removal should be available overhead in the lab areas. Some windows should open to the outside and be screened. Each room or group of rooms requires separate prep and storage areas that support the science being taught in the adjacent Clab. Each prep room has a combination of shelf, cabinet, and drawer storage. Each has at least one sink with access to gas, water, and electricity. Counter space must be adequate. • These prep rooms should be designed to also function as offices for the teachers. ▪ Student lab work will be performed on impermeable, chemical-resistant surfaces. ▪ A portable handicapped lab station that is fully operational needs a designated spot in all classrooms. ▪ The student lab stations should include gas jets, deep sinks, hot and cold water faucets, and electrical outlets. ▪ The sinks should have screened drains and a water trap that is chemically resistant and easily cleaned. ▪ Master gas and electrical shut off should be provided in each room. ▪ Electrical outlets should have ground fault protection. ▪ Each room shall have a space for spill control materials and a chemical power and eyewash and drains. ▪ Each room should have the required safety equipment (eye goggle sanitizing cabinet, fire extinguisher, fire blanket, and first aid kit). ▪ All storage and closets will be lockable.