Introduction to Science

What should you do if you break glass in the lab?

• Tell the teacher.
• Sweep up the glass.
• Pick up the glass with your hands.
• Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up when she sees it later.

When in the lab...

• long sleeves and loose clothing should be rolled up
• closed toe shoes should be worn
• long hair should be pulled back
• all of the above

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should

• visit school nurse
• text your parent
• see a doctor after school
• tell teacher immediatly

Know the ________________ all safety equipment including first aid kit, fire extinguisher, and eye-wash station

• manufacturer
• location and how to operate
• expiration date for
• materials used in

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

• always against the rules

• OK

• Acceptable if you are working alone

• Not a big problem as long as there are no injuries

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

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.

If your lab partner gets chemicals in his/her eyes, the first thing you should do is

• Clean up spilled chemical

• Call 9-11

• Take them to eye wash and tell the teacher immediately

• Make the person sit down to calm them down

When you are smelling a chemical you should

• Smell it directly

• Waft the odor

• Never smell

• Take a big sniff

Whose responsibility is it to help clean up the lab and classroom?

• 1st period, the next morning

• custodians.

• each and every student.

• only the teacher.