Equipment and Practice
Potpourri Jeopardy
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

This person needs to be in the room with the students whenever students are in the room.

Who is the teacher?

100
When heating a test tube, what should you never do?
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

This act, which usually involves friendly touching, pushing, and/or shoving a friendly peer, is grounds for removal from the lab for the day and having to redo a lab on your own time.

What is horseplay?

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

This needs to be tied back with some sort of tie during lab days, which might include a rubber band...

What is long hair?

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
How Should one carry a microscope?
With 2 hands; one on the arm and the other on the base while lose to your heart (against your chest) - where science should always be ;)
300

These are the only things I should touch in the lab.

What are the materials listed specifically in your lab instructions?

300
In case of a fire, what is the acronym for using a fire extinguisher?
P -Pull the Pin A - Aim the Nozzle S - Squeeze the handle S - Sweep the extinguishing material along the base of the fire
300

You pick up an electrical cord. What should you check about the cord before you plug it in?

Fraying.

300
If you break glass, what should you do?
Tell the teacher as quickly as possible - NEVER PICK UP BROKEN GLASS YOURSELF
400
When using a Bunsen burner, what safety gear should you wear and use?
Gloves, Goggles, hair should be pulled back, and the item or test tube you are heating should be held with tongs.
400

These things should go into your mouth while in the lab.

What is anything?

400

These are the kind of shoes you should be wearing in the lab.

What are close toed shoes?

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 a Bunsen burner unattended as long as you are coming right back.
False
500

When I do this, it should be away from myself but also away from others.

What is cutting?

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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