Lab Safety and Equipment

Pre-Lab Safety

100

This should be done to long hair when working with an open flame.

What is tie hair back?

200

This type of shoe should not be worn on lab days.

What are opened-toed shoes?

300

These two items must be worn to protect our clothes and skin.

What are aprons and gloves?

400

These are important to wear to protect our eyes during a lab.

What are safety goggles?

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?

Classroom Safety Equipment

100

This piece of safety equipment is used to rinse someone with water in the case of a fire or chemical spill.

What is the safety shower?

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?

300

This piece of safety equipment contains material to treat minor injuries.

What is a first aid kit?

400

This piece of safety equipment is used when debris (small particles) get in your eyes.

What is an eyewash station?

500

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

What is the teacher?

Good or Bad Behavior in the lab?

100

Student A is using a wafting technique to detect the scent of an unknown liquid substance.

What is a good behavior?

200

Student B is wearing safety goggles and an apron while working with baking soda and vinegar during a lab.

What is good behavior?

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)

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!)

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)

Lab No Nos

100

This should never be out or consumed in the science room?

What is food?

200

These items should not be on the lab table.

What are backpacks and other unnecessary materials?

300

This kind of play should not be done in the lab classroom.

What is horseplay/playfighting/running around?

400

You should never begin lab without doing this. 

What is a reading the instructions?

500

This should never be hidden from the teacher.

What is broken equipment, spilled equipment, or messes?

Bonus: CER

100

This is the "C" of CER

What is claim?

200

This is the "E" of CER?

What is evidence?

300

This is the "R" of CER.

What is reasoning?

400

This utilizes data to support your claim.

What is evidence?

500

This uses evidence and scientific concepts to justify a claims validity.

What is reasoning?