Equipment and Practice
Should I.....?
Fire, Chemicals, and Goggles, Oh My!!!
Lab Procedures
Random Science Safety
100
If the lab equipment doesn't work t properly what should you do?
Tell the teacher.
100
Start an experiment or begin a lab without the teacher in the room?
NO!!!!!!!
100

What is not done when heating chemicals.

What is look directly down on the vessel in which the chemicals are?

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 your apron and goggles 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 Alarm, and Safety Goggles.

Answers will vary by classroom - at teacher discretion

300

The proper way to carry a triple beam balance.

What is one hand under the pan end of the balance and the other under the triple beam end?

300
Get into the science cabinets and drawers to get the materials out for a lab anytime?
No, never go into the science drawers and cabinets without the permission of the teacher.
300

Where the extinguisher stream is pointed during a fire. 

What is at the base of the fire?

300

Items on the table during a lab?

What is lab sheet and writing utensils?

300
If you break glass, what should you do?
Tell the teacher as quickly as possible - NEVER PICK UP BROKEN GLASS YOURSELF
400

Safety equipment to use when heating chemicals.

What is apron, goggles and hair pulled back if needed?

400
Eat, Drink, or Chew Gum in the Science Lab?
NO!!!!
400
What should be brought to a science lab?
The science lab worksheet/packet, a writing utensil, and the proper lab attire.
400
If a student has long hair, they should do what before participating in a science lab?
It should be pulled back into a ponytail.
400
The last step of every science lab should be?
Wash your hands.
500

True/False: It is okay to leave items on a hot plate unattended as long as you are coming right back.

False

500
Cut Towards or Away from myself when using sharp equipment such as scissors and scalpels?
Away from yourself, but not towards others either.
500
Should students ever go into the closet where the chemicals are stored?
NEVER!!!
500

True/False: It is okay to remove chemicals, specimens, and other equipment from the lab.

False

500
If food is utilized in a lab, is it okay to eat?
Never
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