Lab Safety Quiz

Messing around in the lab is OK, if the teacher is in the room with you.

• True

• False

You should never taste or smell any lab chemicals until specifically told to do so by the teacher.

• True

• False

You are allowed to enter the chemical

preparation/storage area any time you

need to get an item.

• True

• False

You can eat and drink your own food and beverages during a lab.

• True

• False

Cleaning up is the responsibility of the teacher and your mom.

• True

• False

You should not touch any lab equipment until you have been given permission by the teacher.

• True

• False

You must wear goggles whenever you enter the science classroom.

• True

• False

If you are done with your lab, you should wander around and see what other groups are doing.

• True

• False

If you do not understand a direction or part

of a laboratory procedure, you should:

• figure it out as you do the lab.

• try several methods until something

  works.

• ask the teacher before proceeding.

• skip it and go on to the next part.

Report all broken lab equipment to the teacher.

• True

• False