Lab Safety Quiz

Which of the following is considered safety equipment in our classroom?

• Eyewash station

• First aid kit

• Fire extinguisher

• All of the above

True or False: You are allowed to open cabinets and take out materials without permission.

• True

• False

Cleaning up the lab or classroom after an activity is the job of:

• Only the teacher

• Each and every student

• The custodian

• The principal

If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:

• Guess

• Ask the teacher

• Sit quietly and do nothing

• Leave the lab

Label the statement "Sophie is embarrassed" as either observation or inference.

• Observation

• Inference

Look at the photo below and label the following statement either observation or inference: Sophie is wearing reindeer antlers.

• Observation

• Inference

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

Look at the photo below and label the following statement either QUANTITATIVE or QUALITATIVE Observation.

There are five orange pumpkins.

• Quantitative observation

• Qualitative observation

Look at the photo below and label the following statement either QUANTITATIVE or QUALITATIVE Observation.

The pumpkins are orange.

• Quantitative observation

• Qualitative observation

Describe the difference between the independent and dependent variables.

• The independent variable is what you measure, while the dependent variable is what you change

• The independent variable is the cause, while the dependent variable is the effect

• The independent variable is the effect, while the dependent variable is the cause

• Both variables are the same

What does the independent variable do in an experiment?

• It stays the same

• It changes

• It is measured

• It is ignored