Practical equipment will need to be set up for individual students at allocated workstations – preparing this in advance in trays and asking students to place everything back in the tray at the end will save time clearing up.

Many electronic balances also work on batteries which avoid trailing leads and allows more space, reducing the need to have the workstation near electrical sockets.
Check and replace batteries as they have not been used for months. This will be true for all other battery-operated equipment such as stopclocks, ammeters, voltmeters, and multi-meters.

If possible, in physics, use battery packs instead of power supplies (requiring less space and reducing trailing leads). When using power supplies mask the AC terminals if not required to make it easier for students.

To reduce movement across a space, provide students with sufficient equipment at their workstations such as extra beakers, test-tubes, pipettes, or spatulas.

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Provide simple, clear instructions (laminated sheets) at each station where required. Lamination will make cleaning your worksheets much easier and will help reduce the risk of cross-contamination.

Microscale – introduce microscale procedures which are safer than the original demonstrations because of their size, reducing space and waste: https://microchemuk.weebly.com/