Lab Safety

When is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?

• Always
• Never

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.

Identify the piece of lab equipment seen in the image.

• Erlenmeyer Flask
• Graduated Cylinder
• Beaker
• Test Tube

Identify the piece of lab equipment seen in the image.

• Microviewer
• Dissecting Scope
• Microscope
• Electron Imager

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

A thermometer is used to measure temperature in which metric unit?

• Fahrenheit (°F)
• Celcius (°C)
• Kilometers (km)
• Liters (L)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

If your lab partner gets chemicals in his/her eyes, the first thing you should do is

• Clean up spilled chemical
• Call 9-11
• Take them to eye wash and tell the teacher immediately
• Make the person sit down to calm their nerves

Why are safety symbols important?

• So you know wha to do
• They are cool
• They tell you specific dangers
• They tell you how to do an experiment

Identify the equipment shown here:

• measuring cylinder
• conical flask
• beaker
• volumetric flask

Name this lab apparatus:

• wash bottle
• striker
• well plate
• safety glasses or safety goggles

What is special about graduated cylinders?

• They hold large quantities of liquid safely
• They measure small amounts very accurately. We use them when precision is important.
• They allow us to examine the liquid, we use them when looking for suspended solids.
• They are easily heated. We use graduated cylinders to heat liquids