Lab Safety Cartoon Questions
Directions
Answer FIVE of the questions below, in complete sentences, on a piece of
notebook paper. Remember to head your paper properly and write in
complete sentences. Examples of answers in complete sentences are shown
below.
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Question
2
List three unsafe activities shown in the illustration. Explain
why each is unsafe.
One unsafe activity in the picture is…it is unsafe because….
Another unsafe activity in the picture is…because….Lastly,
Bob…and that is unsafe because….
List three correct lab procedures depicted in the illustration.
3
What should Bob do after the accident?
Example
Answer
Example
Answer
4
Bob should immediately….after the accident with the broken
beaker and the scissors.
What should Sue have done to avoid an accident?
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Answer
5
In the lab safety cartoon, Sue’s hair caught on fire! She should
have….to avoid the accident.
Compare Luke and Duke’s lab techniques. Who is following the
rules.
Luke and Duke are both…Duke is not following the rules
because….Luke is following the rules because….
What are three things shown in the lab that should not be there?
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Answer
Compare Joe and Carl’s lab techniques. Who is doing it the
correct way?
What is Betty doing wrong?
List three items in the illustration that are there for the safety of
the students in the lab.
The items pictured in the cartoon that are for the safety of the
students are…., …., …..