Safety Scenarios DOL

A student with long hair (or loose clothing) is heating a solution over a Bunsen burner. As the student leans over the burner to reach for something, their hair (or clothing) catches fire. What safety equipment should they grab?

• Goggles

• Fire blanket

• Eye wash station

• Gloves

A student a heating a test tube that isn't made of pyrex over a Bunsen burner. The test tube explodes, sending shards of glass and chemicals towards a nearby student, who has finished their lab and is not wearing their safety goggles. What should they do immediately?

• Run over and apologize

• Blame it on their lab partner

• Tell the teacher

• Clean up the glass

What is Penny doing wrong?

• Not paying attention

• Using makeup in the lab

• All of the above

What mistake is Ernie making?

• Horseplay in the lab

• Water is leaking on the back counter

• Measuring the beaker wrong

What mistake is Rick making?

• Pouring liquids together

• Drinking chemicals

• Smelling the chemicals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What are Evelyn and Kwan doing differently?

• Evelyn is measuring correctly and Kwan is not

• Kwan is measuring correctly and Evelyn is not

• They are both doing a correct technique

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A student is dissecting an earthworm. During the dissection, the sharp scalpel slips and seriously cuts the student's finger. What should they do first?

• Tell the teacher

• Run to the restroom

• Take out their phone and take a selfie

• Tell their friend

A student is excitedly telling their friend their plans for the weekend, and is not listening to the teacher's lab instructions. During the lab, the student mixes two of the wrong chemicals together and an uncontrolled reaction occurs. What should they do first?

• Pour down the sink

• Ask to use the restroom to leave the scene

• Tell the teacher

• Scream

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What mistake is Jodi making?

• She doesn't have her worksheet ready

• She doesn't have her hair tied back

• She's ignoring kimberly

A student is in the middle of a science experiment where they have to boil a solution for a long time. When the student gets bored and wanders over to talk with their friends, a sweatshirt they left on the desk near the hot plate catches fire. What mistake did they make?

• Leaving the lab table and putting clothes on the lab table

• Leaving the table

• Talking during the lab