Lab Safety Questions

It is important to learn where the following is/are:

• exits

• eye wash station

• fire extinguisher

• all of the above

Which of the following should NOT be worn during a lab investigation?

• Flip flops

• Loose, long hair

• Dangling jewelry

• All of the above

Lab waste materials can only poured down the drain, if

• you use a lot of water to wash them down.

• It is never ok to pour stuff down the drain.

• the teacher gives you permission to do so.

• they are clear liquids.

In the science lab, we should only perform experiments that are

• easy to do at home.

• authorized by the teacher.

• performed by the teacher.

• invented by the teacher.

Broken glass can be picked up with bare hands, if you are extremely careful.

• True

• False

When it comes to glassware...

• don't use it if it's chipped/cracked

• don't pick it up if it breaks (let the teacher do it)

• dispose of it in the correct container

• all of the above

The proper technique for smelling chemicals is ______________

• keeping your nose close to the glassware

• wafting

• to sniff only a small amount

• Trick question; you never are allowed to smell chemicals in class

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube

• towards your body

• toward your lab partner

• towards another classmate

• away from all people

If I forget the written or verbal instructions for a lab, I should...

• ask my teacher to repeat it/help me.

• try to remember the instructions first.

• do whatever I want.

• give up.

It is important to follow the exact lab directions.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2