Science Flashcards
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Never put chemicals back into the container to avoid contamination
Properly dispose of excess chemicals in liquid waste bottles.
Always wear safety goggles when working with glass, chemicals, or fire
Wash hands before and after experiments
Direct the openings of containers away from faces
Never use/touch chipped or broken glass
Do not eat or drink in the lab
Never directly smell chemicals; instead, waft the air toward the face
Do not taste chemicals
Keep water and objects away from electrical outlets
Always notify the teacher in the case of a spill or accident.
common safety practices
First aid kit - treat minor injuries
Fire extinguisher - put out flames on materials
Fire blanket - put out flames on a person
Goggles - protect eyes when using glassware or chemicals
Fume hood - pulls chemical gasses up and away from people
Body shower / Safety shower - wash chemical spills off a person
Eyewash station - wash chemicals out of a person’s eye
Common safety equipment
a standardized information sheet for a substance; includes information about health risks, safe disposal and cleanup of spills, and environmental risks
Any substance used in the classroom should have a physical or digital_________ accessible in the classroom
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Wave the air toward the face. The safe way to smell a test tube.
Waft
The compound name, written out in words
Who made the sample
The date the sample was made
Hazards associated with the material
label all chemicals
recommended student behavior in a laboratory setting
reading and following experiment instructions
When is the best time to teach lab safety rules?
immediately before the students begin an experiment
Classroom animals must meet safety requirements such as ….
not being toxic
causing a danger to students
pet cages should be cleaned regularly with household bleach
Teachers should check for any students having allergies before choosing a classroom pet
Students should be taught to wash hands before and after any activity involving…..
plants, animals, or soil.
key principle of the scientific method is
the results to be tested and retested by other scientists
mnemonic phrase to help remember the prefixes, their factors of ten, and their abbreviations….
King - Kilo, 1000, km, kL, kg
Henry- Hecto, 100, hm, hL, hg
Died- Deca, 10, dam, daL, dag
by-[base units} 1, m, L, g
Drinking - Deci, 0.1, dm, dL, dg
Chocolate -Centi, 0.01, cm, cL, cg
Milk- Milli, 0.001, mm, mL, mg
a pair of equal fractions
proportion
Work areas should be kept clean before and after an experiment in completed
Equipment must be returned to its proper place
Follow directions exactly. If in doubt ask teacher for help
No running pushing or horseplay in the lab
Immediately notify your teacher if you get cut or have another injury when performing an experiment
Wash hands before and after each experiment
Injury prevention for students
Basic science tools that all scientist should know about …
Graduated cylinder- long container for measuring volume
Balance or scale - used for measuring weight and determining mass
Pipette- used to transfer a certain volume of liquid
Microscope- used to view all objects
Bunsen burner- creates a flame that is used for heating and sterilization
Test tube- containers that hold liquid in which chemicals can be mixed
Hot plates- used to heat objects
Beakers and Flasks- used to contain liquids
computers
dissecting tools
The ability to produce the same value or result
also can be thought of as the number of digits used to record a measurement
Precision
A measure of how close a measured value is to the true value
Accuracy
To distinguish between precision and accuracy
Imagine a target in which the bulls eye is our true value. If you shoot a few arrows and the land relatively close to the bulls eye but far apart from each other then this is an illustration of accuracy.
If your arrows land far from the bulls eye but all in a bunch where they are al close to one another, then this is an illustration of precision
A good scientific measure is both precise and accurate
Bulls eye analogy
The difference between computed estimated or measured value and the true value that is caused by random and inherently unpredictable fluctuations in the measurement instruments
Error
a prejudice usually of the investigator that can inhibit impartial judgement and can cause certain results to be more likely to happen than should be the case
can invalidate an experiment
bias
A way of representing information pictorially
Chart
Organizes numbers and info into columns and rows
Table
a type of chart which has an x and y axis used to represent the relationship between variables
Graph
Pictorial representation such as a drawing
Diagram
Ways that scientist communicate
Chart Table Graph Diagram written and oral reports