Lab safety and science tools

Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari is about to pour vinegar into baking soda for a class lab. Which choice is safe?

   • Taste a little baking soda first
   • Lean in close without goggles to watch
   • Skip the goggles, since it is just vinegar
   • Put on safety goggles first
2. 2.

   Bo has long hair, and today's lab uses a hot plate with the teacher. What should Bo do before starting?

   • Take off the goggles to see better
   • Turn on the hot plate before the teacher arrives
   • Leave long hair loose, since it looks fine
   • Tie long hair back
3. 3.

   Which is the safe way for Kira to use a hot plate in class?

   • Use it alone during lunch break
   • Leave it on and go out to recess
   • Use it with an adult there
   • Turn it on without goggles
4. 4.

   Luz sees a tall, narrow tube with mL marks up the side, used to measure liquids. What is it called?

   • A thermometer
   • A graduated cylinder
   • A balance
   • A stopwatch timer
5. 5.

   What is the flat part of a microscope where Milo places the slide?

   • The stage
   • The eyepiece at the top
   • The coarse focus knob
   • The base at the bottom
6. 6.

   Noah needs the mass of a rock in grams. Which tool should Noah use?

   • A balance
   • A graduated cylinder
   • A meter stick
   • A thermometer
7. 7.

   Pia needs exactly 50 mL of water for a lab. Which tool should Pia use?

   • A balance
   • A timer
   • A hand lens
   • A graduated cylinder
8. 8.

   Ren wants to know how warm a glass of circle water is. Which tool and unit fit?

   • A balance, in grams
   • A timer, in seconds
   • A graduated cylinder, in mL
   • A thermometer, in °C
9. 9.

   Tala needs to describe the smell of a liquid in a lab. What is the safe way?

   • Waft the air above it toward the nose
   • Taste a drop instead of smelling it
   • Take a deep sniff from the open bottle
   • Put the nose right over the container and sniff
10. 10.

    Zee spills some liquid on the lab table. What should Zee do?

    • Cover it with a paper towel and say nothing
    • Sniff the spill to find out what it is
    • Leave it there and keep working
    • Tell the teacher right away