Pre-Lab Safety
Classroom Safety Equipment
Good or Bad Behavior in the lab?
Lab Equipment
What should you do in this situation?
100
This should be done to long hair when working with an open flame.
What is tie hair back?
100
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?
100
Student A is using a wafting technique to detect the scent of an unknown liquid substance.
What is a good behavior?
100
This piece of lab equipment is used to measure volume of liquids during a lab.
What is a graduated cylinder?
100

Which rules are being broken in this scenario?

Cindy broke a test tube.  Carefully she picked up pieces with one had and placed them in her other hand.  Then she dumped the glass pieces into the trashcan.

Broken Rules:

1) Teacher was not notified.

2) Student picked up broken glass instead of the teacher. 

3) Broken glass went in the trashcan instead of the broken glass box. 

200
This type of shoe should not be worn on lab days.
What are opened-toed shoes?
200
This piece of safety equipment is used only by the teacher in case of a fire during a lab to put out the fire.
What is a fire extinguisher?
200
Student B is wearing safety goggles and an apron while working with baking soda and vinegar during a lab.
What is good behavior?
200
This piece of lab equipment is used to measure mass.
What is a triple beam balance?
200

Which rules are being broken in this scenario?

Diana and Mike were going to be late to their next class.  After rushing to put away a few materials, they left the rest of the materials on the lab table.

Broken Rules:

1) Did not put away all lab materials/ clean up.

2) Did not wash their hands before leaving. 

300
These two items must be worn to protect our clothes and skin.
What are aprons and gloves?
300
This piece of safety equipment contains material to treat minor injuries.
What is a first aid kit?
300
Student C is wearing goggles and an apron while reaching across a hot plate to unplug it.
What is bad behavior? (no gloves and reaching across the burner)
300

This piece of equipment is used to hold test tubes? (hands-free)

What is a test tube rack?

300

What should you do in this situation?

Your lab partner cuts himself with a broken beaker and starts bleeding all over the lab table. 

Tell the teacher IMMEDIATELY. They will pick up the broken glassware and dispose of it. 

DO NOT touch their blood.

Get the first aid kit. 

400
These are important to wear to protect our eyes during a lab.
What are safety goggles?
400
This piece of safety equipment is used when debris (small particles) get in your eyes.
What is an eyewash station?
400
Student D is wearing goggles and gloves while picking up broken glass from a beaker that was dropped on the floor.
What is bad behavior? (Tell the teacher!)
400

This piece of equipment is used to heat up lab materials?

What is a hot plate?

(or Bunsen/lab burner)

400

What should you do in this situation?

You spill an acid on your arm. 

Tell the teacher immediately. 

Run your arm under water to flush away the acid. 

(x2 Points for saying "use baking soda to neutralize the burn")

500
According to our safety contract, hair products have this chemical property that can be dangerous during a lab with an open flame.
What is flammability?
500
This is the first person that should be made aware of any mishaps or accidents during a lab.
What is the teacher?
500
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 is bad behavior? (The teacher did not tell them to start)
500

This piece of lab equipment is used to observe chemicals with a white piece of paper under it.

What is a watch glass?

500

What should you do in this situation?

You lean over a beaker while it's fizzling with chemicals. Some of the chemicals fly up into your eye because you're not wearing goggles.

Tell the teacher immediately. 

DO NOT rub your eye. Use the eye wash station to rinse the chemicals out of your eye. 

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