Lab Safety & Lab Equipment

The following footwear is required in the lab ________.

• Sandals.

• Open-toe shoes.

• Closed-toe shoes.

• Shoes appropriate for the weather.

During a chemistry experiment in the school lab, Jane realized her long hair should be ____________.

• tied back

• cut

• down

• curled

(True or False) Horse playing is allowed in the laboratory

• true

• false

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

• to avoid eye strain

• to improve your vision

• so that you look super cool

• any time chemicals, heat or glassware are used

In a high school chemistry lab, students are learning about different chemicals. The teacher instructs them that the proper technique for smelling chemicals is ______________

• keeping your nose close to the glassware containing the chemical

• wafting the air above the chemical towards your nose

• to sniff only a small amount of the chemical

• Trick question; students are never allowed to smell chemicals in class

Click on the picture to zoom in: Imagine you are in a chemistry lab. You see a group of students performing experiments. Which student is following all lab safety rules?

• H

• A

• E

• G

• D

• funnel

• test tube

• balance

• forceps

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

• funnel

• forcepts

• pinch clamp

• graduated cylinder

• hat rack

• scale

• thingamabob

• test tube rack

What is this?

• hot plate

• thermometer

• bunsen burner

• beaker

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4