1.1 Safety and Equipment

Never pour ______ into ______.

• water into an acid

• acid into water

• mentos into coke

• coke into mentos

Goofing-off or inappropriate use of lab equipment will result in...

• fun

• a happy teacher

• loss of lab privileges

• an A+

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.

In a laboratory, the following should NOT be worn

• gloves

• open toed shoes

• apron

• goggles

In the classroom you should stack your bags and books in the aisles.

• True

• False

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

• figure it out on your own as you go

• ask your teacher

• guess

• write a pros and cons list

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

• ok as long as  you're done

• always accepted

• dangerous and could cause harm and invalidate the experiment

• fun

You are heating a piece of glass and now want to pick it up. You should 

• pour cold water on it

• use tongs

• pick up the end that looks cooler

• use a rag or paper towels

To put out a fire on a person's hair or clothes, use:

• the fire blanket.

• the wind from running.

• the fire extinguisher.

• any wet chemical you can find.

Any student can go into the science storage room if they need something.

• True

• False