Lab Safety and Equipment

The lab equipment seen in the image should be worn during a lab investigation when...

• using glassware.
• using chemicals.
• using heat/fire.
• using any of the above.

If you spill or break something during an experiment, what is the FIRST thing you should do?

• Tell the teacher.
• Clean it up. 
• Cover it with a paper towel.
• Leave it for someone else.

Identify the equipment shown here:

• grinder
• evaporating dish
• mortar and pestle
• crucible

Which of the following IS considered safety equipment in our classroom?

• Eyewash Station
• Emergency Shower
• Fire Extinguisher
• All of the Above.

Name this lab apparatus:

• test tube holder
• tongs
• thermometer
• test tube rack

Horseplay, practical jokes, and running in the classroom are

• OK if the teachers not looking
• allowed if nobody gets hurt
• always against the rules
• allowed if there is no lab being done

Name this piece of lab equipment.

• Beaker
• Graduated Cylinder
• Test tube
• glass

If you do not understand a direction or part of a laboratory procedure, you should

• Figure it out as you do the lab
• Skip it and go on to the next part.
• Ask the teacher before proceeding.
• Try several methods until something works.

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!

Name this science equipment that is used to measure mass.

• Balance
• pH Meter
• Digital Thermometer
• Spectrometer