Flinn Safety Contract

What is the #1 priority for students, teachers, and parents in the science classroom?

• Following written instructions

• Classroom cleanliness

• Completing experiments

• Safety

What should students do if they do not understand a direction or part of a procedure?

• Skip that part of the procedure

• Ask the instructor before proceeding

• Ask a fellow student

• Continue without asking

When first entering a science room, what should students avoid doing until instructed?

• Setting up their experiment

• Asking the instructor for permission

• Reading the laboratory procedures

• Touching any equipment or materials

What should students never do in the laboratory?

• Eat food or drink beverages

• None of the above

• Both A and B

• Use gum as containers for food or beverages

What should students do before entering the laboratory?

• Work alone without an instructor

• Start the experiment immediately

• Bring all their personal belongings

• Read all procedures thoroughly

What should students do if they observe any unsafe conditions in the laboratory?

• Notify the instructor immediately

• Wait for the instructor to notice

• Ignore it and continue with the experiment

• Leave the laboratory

What should students do with chemical waste?

• Dispose of chemicals in any waste container

• Throw solid chemicals in the sink

• Dispose of all chemical waste properly

• Mix chemicals in sink drains

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What should students do when using knives and other sharp instruments?

• Carry with tips and points pointing up

• Catch falling sharp instruments

• Grasp sharp instruments only by the blades

• Carry with tips and points pointing down and away

What should students do when handling glassware?

• Handle broken glass with bare hands

• Carry glass tubing in a horizontal position

• Insert and remove glass tubing without lubrication

• Examine glassware before each use

What should students do when heating substances?

• Leave a lit burner unattended

• Point the open end of a test tube being heated at themselves

• Exercise extreme caution when using a gas burner

• Place hot apparatus directly on the laboratory desk

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3