Science Tools
Lab Safety Rules
Safety Equipment
100

This tool helps you see very small objects up close.

What is a microscope?

100

You should always wear these to protect your eyes in the lab.

What are safety goggles?

100

This protects your clothes from getting dirty or stained.

What is a lab coat or apron?

200

This tool tells you if an object is magnetic.

What is a magnet?

200

If you don’t understand a lab procedure, what should you do?

Ask the teacher before continuing

200

You wear these on your hands to protect from harmful substances.

What are gloves?

300

This tool measures the temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit.

What is a thermometer?

300

What should you do if glass breaks in the lab?

Tell the teacher and use a broom and dustpan to clean it up.

300

This safety rule says you must not bring these items into the lab unless allowed by the teacher.

What is food or drink?

400

This tool measures the mass of an object.

What is a scale?

400

What should you do with your hands before leaving the lab?

Wash them thoroughly.

400

These three pieces of safety equipment may be required by your teacher before certain labs.

What are goggles, gloves, and an apron/lab coat?

500

Name two tools used to measure the volume of a liquid.

What are a beaker and a graduated cylinder?

500

What is the first thing you should do if there’s an accident or injury in the lab?

Report it to the teacher immediately.

500

Name two pieces of safety equipment that protect your body from chemical splashes.

What are goggles and a lab coat/apron?