Lab Safety

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:

• guess
• change lab partners
• ask a teacher
• just sit quietly and do nothing

Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:

• My teacher is a neat-freak
• I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.
• It keeps the room from looking messy.
• It helps prevent accidents.

Disrupting other students in the laboratory with horseplay in the lab is:

• helpful.
• allowed
• dangerous.
• the quickest way to do a job.

Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of

• old students.
• transfer students.
• each and every student.
• only the teacher.

You should report accidents to the teacher __.

• after the class is over
• immediately 
• the following day
• never

Labs are individual activities and you should ignore your group members or be the only one working. 

• True
• False

If you don't know or understand all directions in a science investigation you can

• do whatever you want
• guess
• ask questions so you can follow directions exactly

A group of 4th graders was dissecting a flower.  One ate a petal and dared another to do so too.  What safety rule is being broken?

• Never eat, drink, or sniff anything in a science investigation
• Tie back your hair
• Keep your work area clean
• dispose of extra supplies in designated containers

A student spills a chemical in the lab. What should be done first?

• Clean it up.
• Let it evaporate.
• Tell the teacher so they can determine the proper clean-up procedure.
• Pour water on it.