Lab Safety and Lab Equipment

When is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?

• Always

• Never

When in the lab you should wear...

• open-toed shoes.

• sandals.

• closed-toes shoes.

• no shoes.

Which of the following are examples of dressing appropriately in the lab?

• Pulling long hair back

• Leaving long hair down to get in the chemicals. 

• Wearing sandals

why do we use goggles/eye protection?

• to stop our eyes from hurting

• to help you see the board

• to look cool

• to protect your eyes from chemicals, heat, or broken glassware

During lab, what do you do first?

• read all directions

• wash your hands

• gather your materials

• get the fire extinguisher

What should you wear in science lab to be safe and protected from dangerous chemicals?

• Goggles

• Lab apron

• Closed toe shoes

• ALL OF THESE

Goggles, seen in the image should be worn during a lab investigation when...

• using glassware.

• using chemicals.

• using heat/fire.

• using any of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What should you do if you break glass in the lab?

• Tell the teacher

• Sweep up the glass

• Pick up the glass with your hands

• Ignore it, the teacher will clean it up when she sees it later

Before leaving the lab, you should always wash your hands.

• True

• False

You should always ____ when you are instructed to smell a substance.

• heat

• away

• waft

• down