Background and Use

This lab safety quiz is in the form of a powerpoint presentation so it can be given to the whole class at once.  I use the at the beginning of the very next class after we have gone over the lab safety agreement.  There are 5 true/false questions and 5 short answer.  Students can use their own lined paper to take the quiz.  The first 10 slides contain the questions only.  After students have finished the questions, have them trade papers for grading and then the last 10 slides contain the answers so you can grade together as a class.

When trading to grade, I always tell them which direction to trade their papers (i.e. pass once to the left), and have the person grading the paper write "graded by:______" at the top.

Feel free to change these questions to whatever best fits the lab safety information most important for your classroom.  I find these particular questions to be the most often disobeyed lab rules.

Preview of slides:

1. Students can start a new lab without the teacher in the room if they know what they are doing.  true/false

2. A students does not need to read the procedure if they listened to the teacher give the instructions.  true/false

3. Students must tie back hair that is past shoulder length during labs.  true/false

4. Students may not enter the prep room unsupervised.  true/false

5. Carry sharp objects with the tip or sharp edge pointing up.  true/false

6. You accidentally splashed acid in your eye.  What do you do?

7.  You accidentally drop a glass test tube and it shatters on the floor.  What do you do?

8.  What lab materials are you allowed to take home?

9.  What happens if I pull on the shower safety pull “just a little”?

10.  What is best way to protect your hands during labs? 

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