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6th grade Lab safety and science tools worksheet

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Lab safety and science tools

Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

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

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

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

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

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

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

  4. In the microscope drawing, which letter shows the eyepiece, the lens Jun looks through?

    • D, the large knob on the side
    • A, the lens at the top
    • C, the flat platform
    • B, the lens just above the slide

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lab safety and science tools: goggles, wafting, spills, microscopes and measuring. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can choose the safe action: goggles on, hair tied back, an adult for heat, waft to smell, tell the teacher about spills, no tasting.
  • I can name a balance (mass, g), a graduated cylinder (volume, mL), a thermometer (°C) and the main microscope parts.
  • I can read a graduated cylinder at the bottom of the curve, read a thermometer scale, and find total magnification.

Standard: practices (no PE code)

Words to know

goggles: Eye covers worn for liquids, heat and anything that could splash

waft: Wave the air above a container toward your nose to smell safely

graduated cylinder: A tall tube with mL marks for measuring liquid volume

meniscus: The curved top of a liquid; read its bottom at eye level

balance: A tool that measures mass in grams

magnification: How many times bigger the microscope shows something

Common mistakes

Your child skipped a safety step. Goggles go on before any liquid or heat work, and long hair is tied back.

Your child chose using heat without an adult. A hot plate or any heat source is used only with an adult present.

Your child chose smelling straight from the container. Scientists waft: hold the container away and wave the air above it toward the nose.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with lab safety and science tools?

Your child skipped a safety step. Goggles go on before any liquid or heat work, and long hair is tied back.

Are these 6th grade science worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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