Ms. Denton's Procedures
Safety Equipment
Safety Scenarios
Lab Equipment
Safety Scen. 2
100
What materials should you bring with you or pick up on your way to your seat?
A pen or pencil and your journal
100
What do we use the fire blanket for and where is it?
If a student (or teacher) catches on fire, the teacher or lab partner would grab the blanket and throw it over the person on fire. They would pat the blanket over the person until the fire is out. It is located on the wall by the Texas flag.
100
If a fire starts in the lab, what should you do first?
Tell the instructor
100
What is used to measure mass?
Balance
100
When should you wear safety goggles?
When heating something, using chemicals or glassware
200
What should you do when you enter the science lab?
Grab your materials, sit down, without talking and start working on your opening assignment
200
Where is the first aid kit?
It is in the gray tote that is on the floor by the safety shower.
200
If something in your lab procedure doesn't make sense to you, what should you do?
Ask your teacher to explain it
200
What can we use to make it easier to pour a liquid into a test tube, cylinder or flask? (hint: we also use these to pour oil in our cars)
A funnel
200
If you or your lab partner has been injured, what should you do?
Tell your teacher immediately
300
What does the "C" in CHAMPS stand for?
Conversation
300
Where is the fire extinguisher and who should use it?
On the wall, behind the teacher's desk. The teacher should use it when necessary
300
If a glass beaker is broken, what should you do?
Tell your teacher, so that she can properly clean it up
300
What do we use to heat up liquid in a beaker?
A Bunsen burner
300
What should you use to pick up hot test tubes?
Test tube tongs
400
How do you know when you are dismissed at the end of class?
Ms. Denton will tell you that it is time to leave and she gives you your level card.
400
How long should you use the eyewash for if you splash a anything in your eye?
At least 10 minutes
400
If you are heating a liquid in a test tube, who should you point the opening of the test tube at?
No one. It should be pointed away from everyone.
400
What is the best tool to measure liquids in the lab?
A graduated cylinder
400
When is it okay to leave a Bunsen burner lit and walk away?
Never
500
What do you do with your journals at the end of class?
Place them in the red crate
500
When should you use the safety shower?
If you spill a chemical on your skin or clothes
500
If you spill a liquid on the floor, what should you do?
Tell your teacher immediately
500
What can we use to crush solids into a powder?
A mortar and pestle
500
What should you check your glassware for before the experiment?
Check to see if it is chipped, cracked or dirty