Equipment and Practice
Should I.....?
Fire, Chemicals, and Goggles, Oh My!!!
Lab Procedures
Random Science Safety
100
If the lab equipment doesn't work properly, what should you do?
Tell the teacher.
100
Start an experiment or begin a lab without the teacher in the room?
NO!!!!!!!
100
When heating a test tube, what should you never do? Common sense says.
Look down the nozzle of the test tube or aim the opening at anyone else.
100
What is the 1st step of every science lab?
Read all written directions, listen to any spoken directions, and ask any questions.
100
Should you ever goof around, horseplay or otherwise act unprofessional in a science lab?
Absolutely not!
200
Is it okay to use imperfect glassware in science? (i.e. beakers and test tubes that are chipped or cracked) If not, why?
No. If glass is chipped or cracked, the structural integrity of the glass has been jeopardized, meaning it could easily crack, break or burst under extreme conditions such as heating by a Bunsen burner.
200
Wear Dangling Jewelry, Loose Clothing, and/or sandals in the lab?
NO!!!!!
200
If a teacher was to tell you to smell a chemical, what is the proper technique to smell anything in a science class called?
Wafting - a student waves their hand over a container to pass the air above the container they are holding towards their nose. NEVER SMELL ANYTHING DIRECTLY WITH YOUR NOSE.
200
When is it appropriate to take off you glasses in the science lab?
When the lab is complete over, all the equipment is put away properly, and the teacher says so
200
Please Locate the following safety equipment in your science classroom: Fire Extinguisher, Fire Blanket, Fire Alarm, Eyewash Station, and Safety Goggles.
Answers will vary by classroom - at teacher discretion
300
You are allowed to grab any piece of equipment that looks cool. True or False
False
300
Eat, Drink, or Chew Gum in the Science Lab?
NO!!!!
300
Should students ever go into the closet where the chemicals are stored?
NEVER!!!
300
If a student has long hair, they should do what before participating in a science lab?
It should be pulled back into a ponytail.
300
The last step of every science lab should be?
Wash your hands.
400
I can get out equipment when I want to use it. True or False
400
Cut Towards or Away from myself when using sharp equipment such as scissors and scalpels?
Away from yourself, but not towards others either.
400
I can mix things together when I feel like it. True or False
400
True/False: It is okay to remove chemicals, specimens, and other equipment from the lab.
False
400
If food is utilized in a lab, is it okay to eat?
Never