Nature of Science 2

• Environmental hazard
• Explosive
• Flammable
• Toxic

• Environmental hazard
• Explosive
• Flammable
• Toxic

• Environmental hazard
• Explosive
• Flammable
• Toxic

• Environmental hazard
• Explosive
• Flammable
• Toxic

Look around your science classroom. How is it set up for safety? Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer below.

Which actions should be taken when conducting an investigation? Select TWO correct answers.

• Wear protective eyewear, such as goggles or safety glasses
• Follow directions and ask your teacher when you are unsure of a procedure
• Eat in the lab when your teacher gives permission
• Get your lab partner’s help when cleaning up broken glassware

Safety glasses or goggles are required in lab when -

• working with sharp objects, such as scalpels or probes
• working with heat or an open flame
• working with chemicals
• all the above are correct

While performing an investigation, a chemical splashed into your lab partner’s eyes. What should you do?

• Hand your lab partner a paper towel and help them wash their face and eyes
• Encourage your lab partner to blink continuously until his or her eyes no longer burn
• Take your lab partner to the eye wash, help them flush their eyes in the faucet.

• Notify the teacher immediately and lead your lab partner to the eye wash