Science Lab Safety and Process Skills

The most important rule in the science lab is to not run with materials in your hand.

• True

• False

When should you begin your lab experiment?

• As soon as you have all the materials

• When your partner says it is okay

• When the teacher tells you to start

Which of the following materials are important to wear in the lab?

• Goggles

• Aprons

• Gloves

• All of the above

You should always follow the teacher directions exactly.

• True

• False

You notice that one of the lab materials looks like sugar. You wonder if it really is sugar. What should you do?

• Smell it

• Treat it like it is a chemical

• Stick your finger in it and taste it

• Tell your partner to taste it.

Which of the senses should you NOT use when observing in the lab?

• touch

• taste

• hearing

• sight

This is a thoughtful guess about you think is going to happen in an experiment.

• observation

• experiment

• measurement

• hypothesis

Why do scientists try a test more than once?

• to give more accurate results

• to look for patterns

• because you can't do a test only once

• Both A and B

When scientists learn from their experiments, then they will have new questions to answer.

• True

• False

It is better to keep data unorganized.

• True

• False