Lab Safety
If you don’t understand a lab direction, what should you do?
What is ask the teacher before proceeding?
This button on a scale resets it to zero even with an object on it.
What is the tare button? (T)
The metric unit for volume of a liquid is:
What is milliliters (ml)?
The variable you measure in an experiment is the: (the one you take data on)
What is the dependent variable?
Ms. Snider gives you a beaker with some gatorade ins it. Which tool should you use to measure the volume of the Gatorade amount accurately?
What is a graduated cylinder?
You should always wear these when working with chemicals, heat, or glassware.
What are goggles?
This tool is best for moving small amounts of liquid you want to transfer.
What is a pipette?
The metric unit for mass is:
What is grams?
The variable you change in an experiment is the:
What is the independent variable?
In water displacement, if V1 is 100 mL and V2 is 150 mL, what is the volume of the object?
What is 50 cm³?
If a fire starts in the lab, what’s your first step?
What is notify the teacher?
This tool measures temperature in degrees Celsius.
What is a thermometer?
Which metric unit is not used for length: meter, centimeter, gram, kilometer?
What is gram?
On a graph, the independent variable goes on which axis?
What is the x-axis?
If you are testing different types of paint for how bright they are, what is your independent variable?
What is the type of paint?
Horseplay and pranks in the lab are:
What is always against the rules?
This tool measures the volume of liquids.
What is a graduated cylinder?
If a line measures 30 millimeters, how many centimeters is that?
What is 3 centimeters?
In the acronym TALKS for graphing, what does the “T” stand for?
What is title?
Three friends build ramps at different heights to see which will make their skateboard go the farthest. They measure the distance each skateboard travels after rolling off the ramp. Which tool would they use to measure the distance?
What is a meter stick or a ruler?
After finishing a lab, what 2 things should you always do before leaving?
What is clean your work area and return equipment to its proper place?
Name two metric units a ruler can measure.
What are centimeters and millimeters?
Match each to the correct unit: mass, length, and volume.
What is mass = grams, length = centimeters, volume = milliliters?
In the acronym TALKS for graphing, what does the “A” stand for?
What is axis?
Students at Slime Club want to see which recipe makes slime stretch the farthest before breaking. They try three recipes with different amounts of glue but keep everything else the same. They measure how many centimeters each slime can stretch. What is the INDEPENDENT variable?
What is the amount of glue?