Lab Safety

Why are approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the lab?

• A. To improve your vision
• B. To make you look like a bug
•  C. To give you headaches
•  D. To protect eyes around chemicals, heat, or glassware

You are in lab and your partner accidentally gets their hair stuck in a triple beam balance. What should have your partner done?

•   A. Worn a hat in class
•  B. Skipped class
•  C. Got a hair cut
• D. Tied/pulled their hair back

If you have been injured in the lab, what should you do first?

• A. Apply the first aid yourself
• B. Go to doctor after school in a few hours
• C Tell your science teacher immediately
• D. Not tell anyone

If you see a science experiment set up in the classroom...

• do not touch anything until instructed.
• immediately begin working on the lab.
• go and check all equipment.
• walk around and check each station.

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are...

• always against the rules.
• okay.
• not dangerous.
• okay if you are working alone.

You may eat or drink in the science laboratory...

• after you have washed your hands.
• on the days you are not doing a lab.
• only from the beakers.
• at no time unless given teacher approval.

Which of the following should not be worn during laboratory activities?

• loose clothing
• dangling jewelry
• open-toed shoes
• all of the above

After completing an experiment in the lab, all chemical wastes should be:

•  poured down the sink.
•   disposed of according to the teacher's directions.
• thrown at other students.
• taken home to play with.
  

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What should you do if a glass breakage occurs?

• Touch it to see if it is safe?
• Run out of the classroom
• Immediately tell your teacher
• Leave without telling anyone

What should you maintain in your lab work area?

• A clean and tidy work space
• Chemicals spread all around you
• A messy work space
• Food and drink on the table