Pre-Lab Safety
Classroom Safety Equipment
Good or Bad Behavior in the lab?
Lab Equipment
Environmental Science Practices
100
This should be done to long hair when working with an open flame.
What is tie hair back?
100

This is the first person that should be made aware of any mishaps or accidents during a lab.

Who is the teacher?

100
Student A is using a wafting technique to detect the scent of an unknown liquid substance.
What is a good behavior?
100

This necessary protection is required when heat, chemicals, or glassware is used. 

What are safety goggles?

100

Dirt, organisms, and samples will be taken from outside for examination purposes. Once we finish our measurements / observations the lab area (including the floors) should be THIS.

What is cleaned?

200
This type of shoe should not be worn on lab days.
What are opened-toed shoes?
200
This piece of safety equipment contains material to treat minor injuries.
What is a first aid kit?
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
These two items must be worn to protect our clothes and skin.
What are aprons and gloves?
200

If you get chemicals on your body or clothing, you will need to stand under THIS for several minutes.

What is the safety shower?

300

Before beginning a lab or activity you should always do THIS once you have the assignment at your desk in front of you (or pulled up on your laptop). 

What is READ the instructions?

300
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?
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

Dirt, chemicals, testing indicators should NEVER be disposed of HERE.

What is the sink?

300

Microscopic organisms such as fecal coliform bacteria could be found in our stream and pond water so you should always do THIS after our water testing labs.

What is wash hands?

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

The piece of equipment is used to find the volume of an irregular liquid, typically between 0mL - 100mL.

What is graduated cylinder?

400

With the power to google information or send videos around the world, THIS powerful device has many important uses! It however does not have a place in the lab area and should remain off and stored away!

What are cellphones?

(exceptions to this rule: using stopwatch / timer)

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 piece of safety equipment is used to cover someone if their clothing catches on fire during a lab.

What is a fire blanket?

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

Using a water testing probe you read a measurement of 0.5 μs/cm. What property of water are you measuring?
(HINT: This is a measure of the ability of water to pass an electrical current)

What is a conductivity?

500

As part of our land & water use unit we will discuss sustainable eating practices, and you will have the opportunity to eat ONE OF THESE (should you choose to). 

what are BUGS?

(BBQ flavored crickets)