Middle School Lab Safety Assessment

Name one thing you NEVER do in the science lab.

• act responsibly

• keep my work area clean

• wear safety goggles

• eat or drink

Why must a student remove dangling jewelry or secure loose clothing?

• The student could lose their jewelry in the lab and never find it again.

• The jewelry or loose clothing could snag on equipment and knock something over or break the equipment. Loose clothing can also be accidentally dipped in a chemical.

• The jewelry or loose clothing could bother another student while they are working in the lab.

• Jewelry and loose clothing are never a problem in a science lab.

May a student enter the storage area?

• Yes, because it is part of the classroom.

• Yes, if they need to get a piece of equipment.

• No, students are never allowed in the storage area.

• Yes, but only if a teacher has directed the students to enter the storage area.

You and your lab partner are working on a chemistry experiment when your lab partner spills salt water. You don’t think that salt water is dangerous, but what should you do first?

• clean up the mess

• get a new lab partner

• tell the teacher

• pretend it didn’t happen

Your teacher has just explained how to perform a lab. You feel you know how to perform the experiment. When you get to the lab station, what should you do first?

• Read the directions on the lab station card to make sure you understand how to perform the experiment.

• Start messing with the equipment and hope you are using it correctly.

• Choose my best friend as my lab partner.

• Ask your lab partner to explain the experiment to you.

When will you wear safety goggles?

• Safety goggles should be worn every day in science class.

• Safety goggles should be worn anytime there is a possibility of a liquid or a projectile hitting the eye.

• Safety goggles are worn only during chemistry experiments.

• Safety goggles are only worn by people who do not

  wear glasses.

When is it OK to play around in the lab?

• Never

• It is OK if the teacher leaves the room to help an ill student.

• It is OK if the students are doing a lab and a substitute is in the room.

• It is OK to play in the lab on Fridays.

What is the consequence for a student who does not work safely in the lab?

• The student will receive a 30 minute d-hall for not following the Ridge Way and be removed from the lab that day.

• The student will be given two warnings.

• The student will be reminded to be careful. The teacher will call the student’s parents to review the safety contract, and a 100 minute d-hall will be given.

• There are no consequences.

The students in the science lab are going to do an experiment about force and motion. The students will use paper, paperclips and rubber bands. What safety equipment will the students need to use?

• The students will not need to use any safety equipment because the equipment is all regular school items.

• The students will need to wear safety aprons and heat resistant gloves.

• The students will need to wear safety goggles because there is a possible projectile.

• The students will need to be prepared to use the fire blanket.

You should never inhale vapors from any chemical substance. If you need to smell something in the lab, how do you do it?

• You wave your hand slowly over the substance and waft the vapors toward your nose.

• You sit in front of the substance and wait for a scent to reach your nose.

• You get your friend sitting next to you to smell the substance.

• You don’t use your nose doing lab experiments.