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.

SAFETY SYMBOLS …will appear when they must be observed.

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