Middle School Safety Quiz

If a fire erupts, immediately

• notify the teacher.
• run for the fire extinguisher.
• throw water on the fires.
• open the windows.

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

• to avoid eye strain.
• to improve your vision.
• only if you do not wear regular glasses.
• any time chemicals, heat, or other activities which may injure the eyes are present.

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

• figure it out as you do the lab.
• try several methods until something works.
• ask the teacher for help before proceeding.
• skip it and move on to the next step.

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burned, etc...). You first 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 laboratory must be

• cut short.
• held away from the experiment with one of your hands.
• always combed neatly.
• tied back or kept entirely out of the way using a hair band or hair tie.

Which of the following should NOT be worn during a laboratory activity?

• loose clothing
• dangling jewelery
• sandals or open toed shooes
• All of the above.

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are

• always against the rules.
• okay.
• not dangerous.
• okay if you are working alone.

If a piece of equipment is not working properly...

• stop and tell the teacher at once.
• ignore the problem and continue working.
• attempt to fix the equipment yourself.
• leave the equipment for someone else to deal with.

The following activities are permitted (allowed) while doing a lab:

• chewing gum
• eating
• drinking
• None of the above.

When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, plants, or other lab materials, always

• treat your hands with hand lotion.
• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
• wipe your hands on your clothes.
• wipe your hands on the table or chair.