Lab Safety

When you walk into the classroom and see lab materials out, you should...

• Touch everything you can

• Smell everything you can

• Wait for instructions

• Play tag with friends

When you want to smell something in the lab, you...

• Put a piece of paper in it, and then smell the paper

• Put it up to your nose and sniff it

• Waft it to you

• Tell a friend to tell you what it smells like

True or False: You can wear open-toed shoes (like flip-flops) on experiment days.

• True

• False

True or False: You are allowed to eat while doing an experiment.

• True

• False

What should you do if glass breaks?

• Tell the teacher

• Back away from the glass

• Do not pick up the glass

• All of the above

What is not allowed during lab time?

• Pranks

• Asking for help

• Working as a team at your table

• Having fun

What should you do if there is an accident during a lab?

• Clean it up

• Notify the teacher immediately

• Pretend it never happened

• Keep quiet

What should you do with your hands after an experiment?

• Throw your gloves away

• Wash your hands with soap and water

• Grab all the trash and throw it away

• Nothing your hands are good

The following footwear is required in the lab ________.

• Sandals.

• Open-toe shoes.

• Closed-toe shoes.

• Shoes appropriate for the weather.

The following activity is permitted (allowed) in the lab

• chewing gum

• eating

• drinking

• none of the above