Lab Safety and Observations and Inferences Quiz

Who do you report any accidents or spills to?

• Your lab partner

• Nobody

• Mrs. Kennedy

• The principal

Check clothing that you SHOULD wear in the science lab.

• Shoes

• Goggles

• High Heels

• Open toe sandals

• Lab coat

What is an example of being responsible in a science lab?

• Running around playing tag

• Telling the teacher is a chemical spills

• Touching lab equipment without the teacher knowing

• Drinking the chemicals

When doing a lab, you should:

• Wander around the room, joking around with your classmates

• Scare other students while they are working

• Do your social studies homework

• Be focused and make sure you are following the teacher's directions

True or False: All chemicals in the lab should be considered dangerous.

• True

• False

What is an observation?

• An observation is a guess.

• An observation is something I can look up on Google.

• An observation is any information gained directly from the five senses.

• An observation is what the teacher tells me to do.

What is an inference?

• An inference is a bad guess.

• An inference is an explanation of an observation.

• An inference is one of your five senses.

• An inference is what the teacher tells me.

Is this an observation or an inference?

"the flower is pink"

• Observation

• Inference

Is this an observation or an inference?

These flowers came from a garden.

• Observation

• Inference

Is this an observation or an inference?

The dog is brown and white.

• Observation

• Inference