Lab Safety

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste

• touch

• smell

• all of the above

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.

What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?

• Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill.

• Run madly out of the room.

• Splash large amounts of water onto the spill.

• Immediately ask to go to the restroom.

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

• old students.

• transfer students.

• each and every student.

• only the teacher.

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?

• Pulling long hair back

• Leaving long hair down to get in the chemicals. 

• Wearing sandals