Lab Safety and Equipment

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.

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.

Identify the piece of lab equipment seen in the image.

• Erlenmeyer Flask
• Graduated Cylinder
• Beaker
• Test Tube

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

To be read accurately, one must place a graduated cylinder on a flat surface and measure at the bottom of the _______________ curve.

• Centrifugal
• Capillary
• Meniscus
• Infinity

Which piece of lab equipment would be used to pick up small chemical pellets that should not come in contact with the skin?

• forceps

• pipette

• probe

• tongs

Which piece of equipment is shown in the picture?

• tongs

• test tube holder

• pipette

• flint striker