Lab Safety

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:

• guess
• change lab partners
• ask a teacher
• just sit quietly and do nothing

Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:

• My teacher is a neat-freak
• I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.
• It keeps the room from looking messy.
• It helps prevent accidents.

I can perform my own experiments with lab materials ___.

• I am sure it is safe to do so.
• Whenever I want to.
• When all of my group is ready.
• Never.

Disrupting other students in the laboratory with horseplay in the lab is:

• helpful.
• allowed
• dangerous.
• the quickest way to do a job.

Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of

• old students.
• transfer students.
• each and every student.
• only the teacher.

When in the lab you should wear...

• open-toed shoes.

• sandals.

• closed-toes shoes.

• goggles

• lab apron

You should report accidents to the teacher __.

• after the class is over
• immediately 
• the following day
• never

When should you look over the experiment instructions? 

• After starting the lab
• When your teacher tells you to
• Before starting the lab
• It doesn't really matter.  Instructions are silly!

Which of the following are examples of dressing appropriately in the lab? Select all that apply.

• Pulling long hair back

• Leaving long hair down to get in the chemicals.

• Wearing sandals

• No dangly jewelry or baggy clothes