Lab Safety Essentials

Why is it important to learn lab safety rules even if you are not currently working in a lab?

• To prepare for future lab work and ensure safety during home experiments.

• To pass a safety exam.

• To impress your friends.

• To avoid doing any experiments.

What should you do if you are conducting a simple experiment at home?

• Perform the experiment in secret.

• Have a parent present and inform them about the experiment.

• Use chemicals to make it more interesting.

• Ignore all safety rules.

Which of the following is NOT allowed in the science lab?

• Eating and drinking.

• Wearing safety goggles.

• Tying back long hair.

• Walking calmly to your lab station.

Why should you tie back long hair and avoid wearing baggy clothing in the lab?

• To look professional.

• To prevent them from getting into experiments and causing danger.

• To avoid getting dirty.

• To follow the dress code.

What should you do before and after conducting an experiment?

• Call a friend.

• Wash your hands.

• Eat a snack.

• Take a nap.

If you accidentally break glassware in the lab, what is the correct course of action?

• Leave it on the floor.

• Clean it up and place it in the broken glassware box.

• Ignore it and continue working.

• Hide the broken pieces.

What should you do if you get injured in the lab?

• Ignore it and continue working.

• Try to fix it yourself.

• Tell the teacher immediately.

• Keep it a secret.

When heating a substance in a test tube, which direction should you point the test tube?

• Towards the ceiling.

• Towards your face.

• Away from yourself and others.

• Towards your friend.

What is the correct method to smell a chemical in the lab?

• Ask a friend to smell it for you.

• Waft the air above the test tube towards you.

• Put your nose directly over the test tube.

• Inhale deeply from the test tube.

Why is it important to keep the lab organized and return everything to its proper place?

• To ensure safety and prevent accidents.

• To make the lab look good.

• To impress the teacher.

• To avoid getting in trouble.