Lab Safety
What should you do before starting a lab?
What is read all lab and safety procedures.
What protective gear might you need in a lab?
What is goggles/glasses, aprons, and gloves.
What should you check before using lab equipment?
What is make sure it is not broken.
Where is the closest fire blanket?
What is in a red box behind Pipke's desk.
What is tell the teacher immediately. Chemicals can make food or drink dangerous.
Why is eating in the lab not allowed?
What is to prevent contamination to the lab or prevent consuming dangerous materials.
What should you do if you spill something in the lab?
What is tell a teacher.
If equipment is broken, what should you do?
What is, tell the teacher immediately.
Where is the closest fire extinguisher?
What is the Art Room.
When you are finished using a chemical, how do you get rid of it?
What is read the lab to look for disposal directions or listen to the teachers directions.
What must you do first if you hurt yourself?
Tell the teacher.
Describe safe clothing in a lab.
What is no loose clothing, no open-toed shoes, and long hair should be tied back.
Why should books, computers, and water bottles be put away during a lab?
What is it creates an unsafe environment where someone could trip.
Where is the closest fire alarm?
What is either by the 8th grade entrance or the front door to the school.
What is anything on your hands can contaminate your lab or anything near your lab station can contaminate you!
If you don't know what to do next, what three things should you do before you ask the teacher?
What is, reread the lab, ask a partner, ask a different lab group.
If your goggles are foggy, what should you do?
What is step outside the lab area, wipe your goggles, and then re-enter the lab.
Your lab area is messy and you cannot find anything. What is your next step?
What is pause your lab and keep everything neat and clean before proceeding.
The fire alarm goes off in the middle of a lab, what should you do?
What is immediately stop the lab and safely walk to the escape route. Be quiet so you can hear teacher directions.
You don't remember which two chemicals to mix together. What's your next step?
What does responsible conduct mean in the lab?
What is when working with heat, glass, or chemicals.
The bell rings and you are going to be late to math. Should you just walk out of class? Why or why not?
What is NO! Inform the teacher that you'll need a pass and take the time to clean your station of all materials.
The teacher is on fire! Where is your first stop?
What is, the fire blanket.
If you think a liquid in the lab is water it's okay to drink!
What?!?!? No! This is a bad idea. If you don't know what something is you shouldn't drink it. And no drinking in the lab anyways!