Science Safety IT

Long hair in the laboratory must be -

• cut short
• held away from the experiment with one hand
• always groomed neatly
• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, etc.

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be -

• left at your lab station for the next class
• disposed of according to your teacher's directions
• dumped in the sink
• taken home

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

If a piece of equipment is not working properly, turn it off and tell

• the principal

• your lab partner

• your teacher

• your best friend

To put out a fire in a person's hair or clothing, use:

• a fire extinguisher
• water from the sink
• a fire blanket
• oil and vinegar

Fooling around in the lab, throwing things, and doing unauthorized experiments are all:

• Not dangerous
• Great if you have time
• Always against the rules
• Ok every other Tuesday

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burned, etc.). First you should

• visit the school nurse after class
• see a doctor after school
• tell the teacher at once
• apply first aid yourself (for example a Band-aid)

Which of the following should you do during a lab?

• Leave the lab a mess so the janitor has something to do.
• Pick up hot beakers with your bare hands
• Never eat or taste anything from an experiment.
• Wear goggles if you feel like it.

When do you need to wear long pants and closed toe shoes?

• Every time we do any sort of activity in class.
• When a lab uses glass, heat, or strong chemicals.
• Every day of the year.
• Only when you feel like it.

It’s okay to pick up broken glass with your bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash. 

• True 
• False 

The method for safely determining the odor of a chemical is called: 

• decanting. 
• inhaling. 
• wafting. 
• stirring.