Science Safety Quiz Study Game by Mrs. Manus

If a fire erupts, immediately...

• notify the teacher

• run for the fire extinguisher

• throw water on the fire

• open a window

Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the lab...

• to avoid eye strain

• to improve your vision

• only if you do not have glasses

• any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should...

• figure it out as you do the lab

• try several methods until something works

• ask the teacher before proceeding

• skip it and go to the next part

After completing an experiment, all chemical waste should be...

• left at your lab station for the next class

• disposed of according to the teachers directions

• dumped in the sink

• taken home

You have been injured in the lab, First you should...

• visit the school nurse after class

• see a doctor after school

• tell the teacher at once

• apply first aid yourself

Long hair in the lab must be

• cut short

• held away from the experiment with one hand

• always neatly groomed

• tied back or kept out of the way entirely with a hair band or pony tail

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

• dangly jewelry

• baggy clothing

• sandals

• All of the above

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the lab are

• okay

• not dangerous

• okay if you are working alone

• always against the rules

When handling animals, students should

• open cages only with permission

• not tease or handle animals roughly

• report bites or scratches to the teacher immediately

• All of the above

If a piece of equipment is not working properly, stop, turn it off, and tell

• the principal

• your lab partner

• your best friend in class

• the teacher