Science Lab Safety

If there is a fire in the lab, immediately...

• Notify your teacher
• Run for the fire alarm
• Throw water on the fire
• Open the windows

Goggles are worn in the lab...

• To avoid eye strain
• To improve your vision
• Only if you don't have personal glasses on
• Any time chemicals and glassware are used, and when told to by the teacher

If you do not understand directions...

• Figure it out as you go
• Try different things until something works
• Ask the teacher before proceeding
• Skip it and move on

You cut your finger during a lab experiment. The first course of action is to...

• Visit the school nurse after class
• See a doctor after school
• Tell the teacher at once
• Apply first aid yourself

During a lab experiment, which should NOT be worn?

• Loose or bulky clothing
• Dangling jewelery
• Sandals
• None of these should be worn

Long hair in the lab must be...

• Cut shorter
• Held away from the experiment with your free hand
• Neatly groomed
• Tied back to be kept out of the way

Horseplay and practical jokes in the library are...

• Always against the rules
• Alright
• Not dangerous
• Okay if working alone

If a piece of equipment isn't working, you should stop, turn it off, and tell...

• The teacher
• Your lab partner
• Your best friend
• The front desk

If a chemical splashes on your skin, wash the skin at once with...

• Soap
• Oil
• An acid
• Plenty of water

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be...

• Left at your lab station for the next class
• Disposed of according to the teacher's instructions
• Dumped down the sink
• Taken home

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3