Lab Safety and Equipment Pracitce

What are these?

• safety glasses or goggles

• regular prescription eye glasses

• sunglasses

• contact lenses

It is OK to complete your own experiments as long as you have finished the one the teacher assigned.

• True

• False

What do you do if you accidently break a piece of glassware?

• Tell the teacher

• Pick up the pieces with your hands

• Ignore it and leave it alone

• Play basketball with it and throw pieces toward the trashcan

What is this?

• pipette

• thermometer

• flask

• funnel

What is this?

• graduated cylinder

• beaker

• test tube

• flask

What is this?

• test tube rack

• tong rack

• beaker drying rack

• thermometer rack

What piece of equipment is this?

• test tube

• beaker

• flask

• graduated cylinder

What does this symbol mean?

• Safety shower - washes off chemicals

• Eye wash - rinses eyes

• Take a shower before class

• Take a shower after class

All accidents in the lab, no matter how small, should be reported immediately to—

• your next period teacher.

• the closest lab group.

• your teacher.

• the custodian.

When are practical jokes and horseplay acceptable in the lab?

• Never ever!

• Before the lab activity actually starts.

• During the lab activity.

• After the lab if you finish early.