Materials Intro

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When should you read the lab instructions?

• After starting the lab

• When your teacher tells you to

• Before starting the lab

• It doesn't really matter. Instructions are silly!

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

You should wear googles to -

• To look cool

• To block out sunlight

• Protect your eyes from chemicals

• Protect your ears from loud sounds

Identify the piece of lab equipment seen in the image.

• Erlenmeyer Flask
• Graduated Cylinder
• Beaker
• Test Tube

What is used to measure the volume of liquids more precisely in milliliters?

• Beaker
• Flask
• Graduated Cylinder
• Test tubes

What is this lab equipment called?

• Forceps

• Spatula

• Test tube holder

• Scoopula

In a shear thickening fluid (STF) the fluid is a __________.

• Solid

• Colloid

• MR Fluid

• Iron based

What material category is two or more materials put together?

• Metals

• Ceramics

• Polymers

• Composites