Lab Safety

The safety goggles should be worn during a lab investigation when...

• using glassware.

• using chemicals.

• using heat/fire.

• using any of the above.

Eating, drinking, or chewing gum during a lab is...

• okay, as long as you share

• allowed once you've cleaned up

• encouraged

• forbidden

During lab, what do you do first?

• read all directions

• wash your hands

• gather your materials

• get the fire extinguisher

If something spills, there is an injury, or something breaks, who should you tell immediately?

• your teacher

• your parents

• your lab partner

• no one

When observing chemicals...

• never taste them

• never smell without permission

• smell by wafting only if told to do so

• all of the above

Hot glassware (and many other lab materials) looks the same as...

• the sun

• mercury

• metal

• cold glassware

Never take ___ out of the lab without the knowledge AND consent of your science teacher.

• chemicals

• supplies

• equipment

• lab reports

At the end of each lab...

• put away all equipment and chemicals

• throw all extra materials in the trash

• wash your hands

• announce, "I have completed the task!"

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• left at your lab station

• disposed of according to your instructor's directions

• dumped in the sink

• taken home

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

• toward yourself

• toward your lab partner

• toward another classmate

• away from all people