Safety First!
This is how you should conduct yourself at all times in the science room.
What is responsibly?
When instructed, these must be worn to protect your eyes.
What are safety glasses/goggles?
Unless instructed otherwise, you should consider every chemical in the science room to be this.
What is dangerous?
A beaker breaks on the floor. Your first action should be this.
What is notify the teacher?
You see something interesting sitting on the teacher's lab table/desk. Can you pick it up to examine it?
What is no, not without permission?
If you and/or your group don't understand the directions for an experiment, this should be your next step.
What is ask the teacher?
Once an experiment requiring goggles has begun, this is when you may remove them.
What is when the teacher says it is safe/the experiment is over?
During a lab, you should keep your hands away from these three parts of your body.
What are your face, eyes, and mouth?
A microscope and a computer should always be carried using this many hands.
What is two?
Your group needs something from one of the science equipment cabinets. Can you open it and get the item yourself?
What is no, not without teacher permission?
Before touching equipment, supplies, or materials, you must have this.
What is permission from the teacher?
Before beginning a lab, students with long hair should do this.
What is tie it back?
Before leaving the science room after working with materials or chemicals, you should do this.
What is wash your hands with soap and water?
You notice a piece of equipment is cracked before the experiment begins. This is what you should do.
What is report it to the teacher immediately?
You forgot to finish examining a rock sample. Can you take it home and bring it back tomorrow?
What is no, not without teacher permission?
Even if you think you know what will happen, you may only perform experiments that meet this requirement.
What are experiments authorized/approved by the teacher?
Dangling jewelry and this type of clothing can become safety hazards during a lab.
What is loose or baggy clothing?
You have leftover chemicals after an experiment. Instead of dumping them in the sink or trash, you should do this.
What is follow the teacher's disposal instructions?
You should never pick up these two types of glassware with your bare hands.
What are hot and broken glassware?
Your experiment is finished, but your equipment is still dirty. What must happen before your group is done?
What is clean the work area/equipment and return everything properly?
Your teacher steps into the hallway for a moment. Your group is ready to begin the experiment. What should you do?
What is wait until the teacher returns?
You're wearing goggles, but your long hair is hanging down and you're wearing a loose sweatshirt near a burner. Name two things you need to fix.
What are tie back my hair and secure/remove loose clothing?
Your experiment uses a piece of candy. Your partner says, "It's just candy, so I can eat it when we're done." What safety rule are they forgetting?
What is never eat anything being used in a science experiment?
You accidentally spill a chemical, but nobody else notices. Cleaning it up yourself seems faster. Why is this the wrong choice?
What is spills must be reported immediately and handled according to the teacher's instructions?
our group finishes early and decides to mix two leftover materials "just to see what happens." Name two safety rules being violated.
What are only perform authorized experiments and don't use/touch materials without permission?