1. Some minds are like concrete; thoroughly mixed and permanently set.

2. Instruments and Lab Safety Atoms/Scientific Method/Bonding Lesson 4

3. Instruments for:

4. Length Instrument – Meter Stick Unit – meter (m)

5. Uses To measure how length, width or height of something. Volume of a rectangle – L x W x H

6. Lab Safety Do not hit your fellow students or the teacher!!!

7. Mass Instrument – Triple Beam Balance Unit – Kilogram (kg)

8. Volume Instrument – Graduated Cylinder Unit – meters cubed (m 3 )

9. Meniscus The curved upper surface of a liquid column that is concave when the containing walls are wetted by the liquid and convex when not. (Read at bottom of curve.) 53 ml

10. Temperature Instrument – thermometer Most common (alcohol and mercury) Unit – Kelvin (K)

11. Conversion To convert from Celsius to Kelvin (K = C + 273 )

12. Freezing Point of Water 0 o C or 32 o F.

13. Boiling Point of Water 100 o C or 212 o F

14. Add Acid to water (A to W) Do not add water to acid. Not W to A

15. Eating in Lab Don’tDon’t DOIT!

16. Always Wear Goggles

17. Keep Loose clothing away from flame. Long hair tied back.

18. When heating always point Test tube away from yourself and your fellow students.

19. Do Not Directly Smell Gently waff

20. Remember lab Safety Is Important!!