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Equipment and Practice
Should I.....?
Fire, Chemicals, and Goggles, Oh My!!!
Lab Procedures
Random Science Safety
100
If the lab equipment doesn't work t properly what should you do?
Tell the teacher.
100
Start an experiment or begin a lab without the teacher in the room?
NO!!!!!!!
100
Should students ever go into the closet where the chemicals are stored?
NO!!
100
What is the first step of every science lab?
Read/listen to all directions!!
100
Should you ever goof around, horseplay or otherwise act unprofessional in a science lab?
Absolutely not!
200
Is it okay to use imperfect glassware in science? (i.e. beakers and test tubes that are chipped or cracked) If not, why?
No. If glass is chipped or cracked, the structural integrity of the glass has been jeopardized, meaning it could easily crack, break or burst under extreme conditions such as heating by a hot plate.
200
Wear Dangling Jewelry, Loose Clothing, and/or sandals in the lab?
NO!!!!!
200
If a teacher was to tell you to smell a chemical, what is the proper technique to smell anything in a science class called?
Wafting - a student waves their hand over a container to pass the air above the container they are holding towards their nose. NEVER SMELL ANYTHING DIRECTLY WITH YOUR NOSE.
200
True/False: It is okay to remove chemicals, specimens, and other equipment from the lab.
False
200
Please locate the following safety equipment in your science classroom: first aid kit, fire blanket, and safety goggles.
They are all on the bookcase by the door!
300
True/False: It is okay to leave a hot plate unattended as long as you are coming right back.
False
300
Get into the science cabinets and drawers to get the materials out for a lab anytime?
No, never go into the science drawers and cabinets without the permission of the teacher.
300
When heating a test tube, what should you never do?
Look down the nozzle of the test tube or aim the opening at anyone else.
300
When you do not know how to use a piece of equipment, you should...
Ask the teacher!
300
If you break glass, what should you do?
Tell the teacher as quickly as possible - NEVER PICK UP BROKEN GLASS YOURSELF
400
When using a hot plate, what safety gear should you wear?
Gloves, goggles, hair should be pulled back, and baggy clothing should be secured.
400
Eat, Drink, or Chew Gum in the Science Lab?
NO!!!!
400
What should be brought to a science lab?
Your LabLearner and a writing utensil.
400
If a student has long hair, they should do what before participating in a science lab?
Tie their hair back!
400
What should you do after lab (if there is time) and you are heading down to lunch?
Wash your hands!
500
How should one carry a microscope?
With 2 hands; one on the arm and the other on the base while close to your heart.
500
Cut towards yourself or anyone else when using sharp equipment such as scissors and scalpels?
Cut away from yourself and NOT towards others.
500
What do you use the sink in the lab for?
NOTHING!! DO NOT USE IT!
500
If a student catches fire, what do you do?
Start yelling and tell the teacher!
500
When can you eat in the lab?
NEVER!! Or on the absolute rarest of occasions when the teacher okays it, but this will (almost) NEVER happen!