Lab Safety

Question 1

Why should you stand up during hands-on activities?

Answer 1

It allows you to move quickly away from danger and it also prevents chemical spills from landing into your lap and on your skirt

Question 2

What can we do in the lab so that we don’t mess up our eyesight?

Answer 2

We can wear goggles.

Question 3

Finish this sentence: no ______ or _____ in the lab.

Answer 3

No eating or drinking in the lab.

Question 4

Why can’t we eat or drink in the lab?

Answer 4

One, chemicals could be spilled in or on food.
Two, food and drink can absorb chemicals from the air.
Three, many chemicals have no taste or odor.
Four, lab chemicals to be poisonous or fatal in minute quantities.

Question 5

Finish this phrase: read directions ______! No unauthorized _______.

Answer 5

Read directions. Think! No unauthorized experimentation

Question 6

Why do we have to read directions, think, and can’t do any unauthorized experimentation?

Answer 6

Because you can endanger self and others if you do not know what you are doing

Question 7

Finish this phrase: no loose _______, ______, or _____

Answer 7

No loose hair, sleeves, or jewelry.

Question 8

Why can we not have any loose hair sleeves or jewelry in the lab?

Answer 8

Dangling items cannot go over glassware, hazardous chemicals , or burners. Hair and clothing can land in chemicals, which then get on skin. Loose hair and clothing can catch on fire near flames and hot plates.

Question 9

Along with the loose hair, sleeves , or jewelry rule what should you do ?

Answer 9

Oh hair must be pulled back and in a stretchy headband that can be kept in your purse.

Question 10

Finish this sentence: electrical safety: dry _____ and ______ chords.

Answer 10

Electrical safety: dry hands and protect cords.

Question 11

Why do you have to dry our hands and protect cords in the lab?

Answer 11

Prevent electrical shock and keep electric devices from tipping over or falling

Question 12

True or false, do not clean up all spills ever.

Answer 12

False: clean up all spills right away

Question 13

Why do we have to clean up all spills right away?

Answer 13

It prevents accidental chemical burns of skin (water and acid look alike) and prevent falls.

Question 14

True or false sometimes you can leave open flames or hot plates unattended.

Answer 14

False never leave open flames or hot plates unattended. You can also say never leave heat sources unattended.

Question 15

Why can we never leave heat sources unattended?

Answer 15

Hot plates may not look hot, small flames can be hard to see a bright light, and prevent accidental burns and fires.

Question 16

Finish this phrase: _____ inhale directly from a chemical container: instead ______ it towards you with your ______.

Answer 16

Never inhale directly from a chemical container; instead, waft it towards you with your hand.

Question 17

True or false, always tell a student about a mishap, however small

Answer 17

False always tell the teacher about a mishap, however small

Question 18

Why can we never inhaled directly from a chemical container but we have to waft it with our hands?

Answer 18

Because it prevents chemical burns inside nasal passages and sinuses.

Question 19

Why do we always have to tell the teacher about a mishap, however small?

Answer 19

There may be a safety issue that hasn’t been explained to you, but you need to know

Question 20

What must you do when you’re in the lab?

Answer 20

Wear short sleeves, no quarter zips!
Have your hair pulled back in a ponytail or braid with a stretchy headband.
No jewelry of any kind.

Question 21

What is the science lab safety song?

Answer 21

Stand up, put your goggles on no eating or drinking in the science lab.
Read the directions, think before you do. No unauthorized experimenting or Sister will surly boo. Remember no loose sleeves and no loose jewels, tie back long hair or you’ll look like fools. Clean up all spills no matter what size. Never leave an open flame without two eyes. Dry your hands and protect all cords, don’t ruin any instruments–that you can’t afford. If you directly inhale, you’ll surely get ill. Make sure to tell Sister about every little spill.

Question 22

Finish the sentence: stand up during ______

Answer 22

Hands on activities