Pre-Lab Safety
This piece of safety equipment is used to cover someone if their clothing would catch on fire during a lab.
What is a fire blanket?
Student A is using a technique to detect the scent of an unknown liquid substance that involves using the hand to push the smell towards the nostrils.
What is wafting?
This tool measures the amount of rain.
What is a rain gauge?
This type of shoe should not be worn on lab days.
What are opened-toed shoes?
Student B is reviewing the lab, but Student C throws a piece of paper at them. Both students get up and start arguing/ running around the classroom. What are they doing wrong?
What is horseplay?
This piece of lab equipment is used to measure mass.
What is a scale or triple beam balance?
The tools determines wind direction.
What is a wind vane?
This type of clothing should not be work in the lab.
What is loose/baggy clothing?
This piece of safety equipment contains material to treat minor injuries.
What is a first aid kit?
Student C is wearing goggles and an apron while reaching across a hot plate to unplug it. What did they do wrong?
What is reaching across the burner
This piece of equipment can be metal or plastic, straight-tipped instrument used to isolate and remove small particles
What is a forceps?
This tool is used to measure pressure.
What is a barometer?
This piece of safety equipment is used when debris (small particles) get in your eyes and you need to wash them out.
What is an eyewash station?
Student D is very thirsty after lunch. This student sees disposable cups on the back counter and uses one to get a glass of water. What rule did Student D break?
What is drinking from lab equipment. You never drink from anything in the science classroom.
This piece of equipment is used to transfer small amounts of liquid.
What is a pipette?
This tool is used to hold liquids hen carrying out reactions and preparing solutions.
What is an erlenmeyer flask?
Student T was looking for a writing utensil and missed the directions. Student T should do this next.
What is ask the teacher for help?
Student E sits down at the lab table and immediately begins to read the lab directions and mixing unknown chemicals as indicated by the directions. What lab safety rule is the student breaking?
What is not waiting for the teacher to be in the classroom?
This piece of lab equipment is used to used to determine the average kinetic energy (heat) of a substance.
What is a thermometer?
This tool is used to measure wind speed.
What is anemometer?