Lab and Safety Equipment 2

True or False: Long hair MUST be tied back during a laboratory investigation.

• True
• False

True or False: The wearing of flip flops and other open toed shoes are acceptable during a laboratory investigation during the hot summer months.

• True
• False

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.

True or False: If you see something dangerous taking place during a lab,you should immediately tell the teacher.

• True
• False

Which of the following should NOT be worn during a lab investigation?

• Flip flops
• Loose, long hair
• Dangling jewelry
• All of the above

Flammable materials, like alcohol, should never be dispensed or used near

• an open door
• an open flame
• a student
• a sink

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

• figure it out as you do the lab
• try several methods until something works
• skip it and go to the next part
• ask your instructor

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• dumped down sink
• taken home
• thrown in trash
• disposed of according to instructor's directions

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube

• towards your body
• toward your lab partner
• towards another classmate
• away from all people

What is important to remember when working with hot plates and burners?

• It's ok to walk away.

• Hot plates and burners are not dangerous.

• Hot plates and burners should not be left unattended.

• Hot plates and burners are fireproof.