Flinn Scientific Safety Reading

Goggles are worn in the laboratory

• A. to avoid eye strain.

• B. to improve your vision

• C. only if you don’t have corrective glasses.

• D. any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used.

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should—

• Figure it out as you do the lab

• Try several methods until something works

• ask the instructor before proceeding

• skip it and go on to the next part

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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

If you have been injured in a laboratory by a cut or burn, first you should—

• Visit the school nurse after class

• See a doctor after school

• Tell the science teacher at once

• Apply first aid to yourself

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Long hair in the laboratory must be

• cut short

• held away from the experiment with one hand

• always neatly groomed

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band

Which of the following may be worn in a laboratory while completing a lab assignment

• loose clothing

• dangling jewelry

• sandals

• none of the above

horseplay and practical jokes in the laboratory are

• always against the rules

• okay

• not dangerous

• okay if you are working alone

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always

• treat your hands with skin lotion

• wipe your hands on your pants

• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water

• none of the above

Why should work areas be kept neat and tidy?

• To prevent accidents and injuries.

• To have a clean place to eat.

• To have a place to play games.

• D. The teacher likes it to be organized.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

Sharp objects in the laboratory should be carried by

• holding the handle with the tip pointed up.

• holding the handle with the tip pointed down.

• holding the handle with the tip pointed toward your body.

• holding the blade