Lab Safety

What should you do if you break glass in the lab?

• Tell the teacher.
• Sweep up the glass.
• Pick up the glass with your hands.
• Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up when she sees it later.

When should you tie back long hair or baggy clothing?

• When working with chemicals
• When working with a Bunsen burner
• When doing dissections.
• Any time you are working in the lab.

I must follow all instructions, written and verbal, about the laboratory procedures given by the teacher.

• True
• False

Horseplay, jokes, and pranks are appropriate in the science classroom at any time.

• True
• False

When in the lab...

• long sleeves and loose clothing should be rolled up
• closed toe shoes should be worn
• long hair should be pulled back
• all of the above

It's fine to smell chemicals directly from their containers.

• True
• False

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

When you heat a piece of glass and need to pick it up, you should

• use a rag or paper towels

• pick up the end that looks cooler

• use tongs

• pour cold water on it

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If an acid is splashed on your skin, wash at once with

• hand sanitizer

• oil

• another, weaker acid

• plenty of water

What Safety Symbol is this? 

• Electrical Safety
• Animal Safety
• Heat Protection
• Sharp Object Hazard