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Lab Safety and Equipment in a Science Classroom. Lab Safety Contract. Contract stating that you agree to work and behave in a safe manner while doing labs in this classroom. Lab Safety Rules . VERY important Must be followed at ALL times
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Lab Safety Contract Contract stating that you agree to work and behave in a safe manner while doing labs in this classroom.
Lab Safety Rules • VERY important • Must be followed at ALL times • Failure to follow these rules will result in you not being allowed to participate in the exercise and a failing grade for the assignment.
Lab Safety Rules • Wear safety goggles at ALL times!!!! • Learn what to do in case of an accident, for example, getting an acid in your eyes. • Report any and all accidents IMMEDIATELY to your teacher. • Know where fire extinguisher is located and how to use it. • Work in a well-ventilated area. • Read directions for an experiment carefully two or more times.
Lab Safety Rules • Use clean lab equipment…NEVER use dirty equipment. • Do not perform experiments until instructed to do so. • NEVER eat or drink in the lab. Do NOT taste any chemicals. • Do NOT smell chemicals directly, you are to waft the smell to your nose. • Clean your work area and materials before leaving the lab area. • ALWAYS wash your hands when you are finished…this should be the very last thing you do!!
What NOT to do in the Lab… • Mix chemicals “for the fun of it.” • Taste, touch or smell any chemical. • Heat any chemical that you are not instructed to do so. • Heat a liquid in a closed container. • Tilt a test tube towards yourself or anyone else. • Perform any experiment that you do not have written instructions for. • Dump chemicals or broken glass into the sink or the trash can.
Equipment • Discuss lab equipment worksheet • Identify use of each
Assignment • Complete lab equipment worksheet • If you do not finish, you must finish it for homework.
Equipment • Wire gauze • Test tube • Beaker • Graduated Cylinder • Test tube brush • Safety goggles • Triple beam balance • Ring stand • Tweezers • Bunsen burner • Florence flask • Spring scale • Funnel • Beaker tongs • Test tube rack • Ring clamp • Dropper/ pipet • Watch glass • Test tube holder • Evaporating dish • Crucible • Magnifying glass • Ring • Erlenmeyer flask