Lab Safety

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.

When is the best time to read the lab instructions?

• before doing the lab
• after you finish the lab

• after you break something

• only if you think you really need it

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should

• visit school nurse
• text your parent
• see a doctor

• tell teacher

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• left at your lab station for the next class

• disposed of according to your instructor's directions

• dumped in the sink

• taken home

You should never _ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

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

• Always
• Never

I must follow all instructions, written and verbal, about the laboratory procedures given by the teacher.

• True
• False

Horseplay, jokes, and pranks are appropriate in the science classroom at any time.

• True
• False

If you break glassware in the lab, you should...

• Tell the teacher
• Clean it up quickly before the teacher notices

When should safety goggles be worn?

• at all times in the lab
• when you want to feel fancy

• when liquids could splash into your eyes OR when using glassware