Safety Equipment
This is what you should do if you break glassware in the classroom:
Tell the teacher right away
Hide it
Clean it up yourself
Blame it on your lab partner
Tell the teacher right away
Please do NOT try to clean up broken glass yourself!
Where is the electric pencil sharpener?
On the counter next to Mrs. Waits' desk.
If you are absent from class, you should (choose all that apply):
Check Schoology and complete what you can
Email your teacher if you have any questions
Ask for a pass to come during Resource
Do nothing and wait until you return to class to catch up
Check Schoology and complete what you can
Email your teacher if you have any questions
Ask for a pass to come during Resource
The first time you should read the directions for a lab:
Before the Lab
During the Lab
After the Lab
Before the Lab
This is the name of your teacher
Mrs. Waits
This piece of safety equipment is used to remove harmful vapors or smoke produced in chemical reactions
The Fume Hood
Student supplies such as paper, calculators, and dry erase boards, can be found in this location
On the counter at the back of the room
In science class this year, we will learn about these TWO main topics
Chemistry and Physics
True or False:
It’s ok to run, wave meter sticks in the air, eat, or sit on lab counters during a lab
FALSE
These actions, as well as other acts of horseplay or carelessness, are never permitted in the lab
How long as Mrs. Waits been teaching?
25 years
These TWO types of PPE must always be worn when using chemicals and glassware in the lab
Goggles and Aprons
The big black and white chart on the wall is called this
The periodic table of the elements
Team Challenge!
Build a pyramid out of the cups. Fastest time wins DOUBLE points!
You may not touch the cups with your body at any time!
This person is responsible for cleaning up materials, safety equipment, and trash after the lab
Me (the student)
This is the number of kids your teacher has
one
This piece of equipment should be used if YOU are on fire (or your clothes)
Fire Blanket
This is the number of student tables in the classroom
fourteen
You should bring these things with you to class EVERY DAY (list as many as you can)
Binder
Pencil
Charged Chromebook
Earbuds (wired)
Team Challenge!
List at least 4 unsafe practices as you can find in the picture provided.
Where has your teacher lived? List at least two.
Iowa, Massachusetts, Japan, Honduras, California, Rhode Island, etc...
This is how you TURN OFF the eyewash (after washing your eyes for 15-20 minutes)
Pull UP on the handle
What scientist is quoted on a poster on the classroom door?
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
This is how many TOTAL Summatives you should expect each quarter
12
3 Post-Labs, 3 Explorations, 3 Tests, 1 Quiz, 1 Project, AND 1 Newsela assignment
This is the LAST THING you should do in a lab
put away goggles and aprons (keep them on during clean up)
What languages does Mrs. Waits speak, other than English?
Spanish and Japanese