Unit 1: Lab Safety & Math Review

Objectives:

  1. I know what to do and what not to do in a laboratory.

  2. I know the safety equipment in the lab and its location.

  3. I know the meaning of the GHS symbols.

  4. I know how to read or construct a fire diamond.

  5. I know how to retrieve more detailed information about chemicals from the internet.

  6. I know the different types of variables in an experiment and I can use them to set up an experiment.

  7. I know what a toxic substance is, what toxicology is, how a toxic substance can enter my body, and how the toxic effect of a substance is quantified.

  8. I know how to identify significant figures and I know how to calculate with them.

  9. I know the metric SI unit and the prefix system and what each unit and prefix mean.

Resources:

Objectives 1 & 2

I know what to do and what not to do in a laboratory.

I know the safety equipment in the lab and its location.

Objectives 3, 4, & 5

I know the meaning of the GHS symbols.

I know how to read or construct a fire diamond.

I know how to retrieve more detailed information about chemicals from the internet.

Objective 6

I know the different types of variables in an experiment and I can use them to set up an experiment.

Objective 7

I know what a toxic substance is, what toxicology is, how a toxic substance can enter my body,

and how the toxic effect of a substance is quantified.

Objectives 8 & 9

In know how to identify significant figures and I know how to calculate with them.

I know the metric SI unit and the prefix system and what each unit and prefix means.

Read chapter 2.1

Read chapter 2.2 & 2.3 (optional)

Read chapter 2.4 (optional)