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Grade, Strand & Section: Instructor:
Laboratory Activity no.1 LABORATORY RULES AND REGULATIONS

I. Safety Rules
a. General
i. The performance of unauthorized experiments is strictly prohibited.
ii. All personal injuries, however slight, occurring in the laboratory must be reported immediately to the
instructor in charge of the particular laboratory classes.
iii. Any accident such as the spilling of dangerous or corrosive chemicals, explosion, fire, or the like must
be reported immediately.
iv. Each student is required to know the location and proper use of the fire extinguishers and first aid kit
in which he/she is working.
v. All water, gas, air, electrical, and other service connection must be made in a safe and secure manner.
vi. Solid matter, insoluble in water, notably paper, matches, towels, broken glass, stoppers, rubber tubing
etc. is to be kept out of sinks at all times to minimize the danger of plugging drains. Such items are to
be kept away from positions where they might fall into sinks or drains.
vii. Practical jokes, boisterous conduct, excessive noise and the like are forbidden.
viii. There shall be no smoking anywhere in the laboratory portion of the building.
ix. No students are allowed to work in the laboratory unless a teacher is present or has permission to do
so from his/her instructor.
x. Gas cocks must be closed if there is a fire leakage.
b. Personal Protection
i. No chemical should be tasted unless you are directed to do so by the instructor in charge. When you
are instructed to smell a chemical, do so by fanning the vapor toward your nose.
ii. When heating or carrying out a reaction in a test tube, never point the tube toward your neighbor or
yourself.
iii. When cutting glass tubing, always protect your hands with a towel.
iv. When inserting rods, tubing, or thermometers into stoppers, the glass should be lubricated with soapy
water or glycerol. Tubing ends should always be fire polished.
v. Glass tubing should extend well through rubber stoppers so that no closure of the tube can occur if the
rubber swells.
vi. Heavy pieces of glass apparatus should be supported with clamps suitably protected with rubber or
asbestos pads and also with bottom support such as a ring or tripod.
vii. When diluting acids ALWAYS POUR THE ACID INTO THE WATER with stirring; never vice versa.
viii. Do not heat any piece of apparatus too suddenly.
ix. When observing the odor of the liquid, do not hold your face directly over the container.
x. Never use a direct flame when heating volatile and flammable substances.
c. Accidents and Injuries
i. Report any accident (spill, breakage, etc.) or injury (cut, burn, etc.) to the instructor immediately, no
matter how trivial it may appear.
ii. If a chemical should splash in your eye(s), immediately flush with running water from the eyewash
station for at least 20 minutes. Notify the instructor immediately.
 FIRST AID
INJURY SAFE RESPONSE
Burns Apply cold water. Call your teacher immediately.
Cuts and Bruises Stop any bleeding by applying direct pressure. Cover cuts
with a clean dressing. Apply cold compresses to bruises. Call
your teacher immediately.
Fainting Leave the person lying down. Loosen any tight clothing and
keep crowds away. Call your teacher immediately.
Foreign matter in Eye Flush with plenty of water. Use an eyewash bottle or
fountain. Call your teacher immediately.
Poisoning Note the suspected poisoning agent and call your teacher
immediately.
Any spills on skin Flush with large amounts of water. Call your teacher
immediately.

II. General Rules for Laboratory Conduct

a. Wear the laboratory gown at all times in the laboratory. Wear also goggles and gloves if necessary.
b. Working table must be kept as free from unnecessary apparatus as possible and any refuse must be deposited
at once into the waste can.
c. Report any loss of equipment or apparatus to your instructor and to the laboratory assistant as soon as possible.
d. Get only the right amount of chemical to be used from the laboratory counter.
e. Cover the stock reagent bottles and never to be interchange with one another.
f. Use the quantities of reagents recommended in your laboratory sheets/manual unless the instructor specifies
the amount to be used.
g. At the end of your experimental work, the working table must be left thoroughly clean and dry.
h. See to it the that gas and water outlets and faucets you used are closed before leaving the laboratory.
i. Unless with due permission, students are allowed to enter the laboratory 15 minutes before the scheduled time
of laboratory class and 15 minutes after.
j. All experiments must be completed two weeks before the final examination.
III. Requisition of Chemical and Borrowing Apparatus
a. Fill out completely the slip provided by the laboratory assistant.
b. Submit the slip after filling out to it the laboratory instructor for signature and then to the laboratory assistant
for the releasing the apparatus.
c. All items borrowed or requisitioned must be checked before and after using them. Any damage previously
incurred must be noted in the slip before receiving them.
d. The user is liable for any breakage and/or damage incurred during his/her use of the apparatus or equipment.
e. All materials borrowed must be clean and returned immediately after using them. Delay will just increase the
student liability to loss or break them.
f. Apparatus slip is returned to the student after all items have been settled and accounted for.
g. For partial returning of apparatus, the borrowing is renewed by filling out a new form listing the items still left
to the student’s responsibility.
h. In case of breakage, the cost of apparatus is charged to the individual or group depending on whatever
agreement has been reached by the members of the group.
i. Lost and unreturned apparatus by the individual or group will be liable for payment on said item borrowed.
j. Anybody found guilty of stealing apparatus is subject to punishment as recommended.
IV. Cleanliness
a. Always clean your working area after an experiment. Answered report sheet will not be accepted from a group
who fails to clean.
b. Do not dump solid waste on the sink. Be sure the tap water is running when discarding liquid onto the sink.
Waste acid should be disposed into the waste acid bottle and not into the sink.
c. Absolutely no eating is allowed in the laboratory.
 V. Attendance
a. You must always come on time for the laboratory class. If you are late beyond 15 minutes, 20% of the total
points for the experiment will be deducted from your score.
b. Absence from the laboratory class with no valid reason will mean a score of zero for the experiment. If you are
unavoidably absent due to illness or family crisis, inform your teacher as soon as possible,
VI. Laboratory Requirements
a. Individual Requirements
i. You are required to have your own laboratory manual/sheet.
ii. You are required to wear a laboratory gown when performing experiments. Students without
laboratory gowns are not allowed to perform the experiments and are considered absent.
iii. You are going to answer the report sheets after performing the experiment and submit them to your
instructor.
b. Group Requirements
i. Bring one of each of the following; match, round pads (rags), dishwashing liquid, tissue paper, and
alcohol (500mL).

NOTE: In the application of all these rules and regulations, the student is to be as careful and considerate of the welfare of
his classmate or co-member as he/she is of himself/herself. Should the interpretation of each of the above be necessary,
the advice of the laboratory instructor should be obtained.
Laboratory Assessment

RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING STUDENT’S LABORATORY PERFORMANCE

Lab. activity no.: Date:
Group no.: Strand and Section:
Criteria/Scale 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10
(Poor) (Fair) (Good) (Very Good)
Preparation and No Attempt to borrow There is an attempt to Apparatus and Apparatus and
Punctuality apparatus within the borrow apparatus just materials are materials are
allotted time to borrow; in time for the borrowed within the borrowed on time; lab
lab sheet is not filled up laboratory proper; the allotted time; lab sheet is completely
with the necessary lab sheet is filled up sheet is filled up filled up with the
information needed for sufficiently with the satisfactorily with the information needed
the experiment; comes information needed for information needed; for the experiment;
to the laboratory class the experiment; comes comes to class on comes to class on
late. to class on time. time. time.
Manipulation and The task is undone; does The task is haphazardly Task is adequately Task is well done;
Safety Measures not follow prescribed done; procedures and done; procedures are procedures of the task
instructions; apparatus steps are partially followed but need are properly followed
is never touched at all; followed; some more focus on the task with the absence of
cannot understand apparatus is used with given; almost all the any assistance; all
precautionary measures frequent assistance; pieces of apparatus pieces of apparatus
given. Frequent precautionary are utilized and are used and
assistance from lab measures are precautionary precautionary
attendants. somewhat observed. measures are measures are readily
satisfactorily and visibly given
observed. utmost observed; no
breakage is incurred.
Efficiency and Grossly inaccurate; the Somewhat inaccurate; Mostly accurate; a few Completely accurate;
Accuracy task was completed several inconsistencies inconsistencies or task done precise and
beyond the allotted or errors; task errors; ask completed explicit; task
time. completed a little over within the time completed within the
the allotted time. allotment. time allotted or even
less.
Cooperation and Group tension prevents Group members Group works together; Group works well
After Care members from working provide minimal members assist each together; members
with each other; does assistance to one other with assist each other;
not assist with lab another; assists with encouragement of the assists with most lab
clean-up. some lab clean-up. teacher; assists with clean-up.
most lab clean-up.
Observations and There is no attempt to Data and observations Data and observations Data and observations
Inferences interpret data and are incorrectly and are correctly related are correctly and
observations; attempt to unclearly related to to chemistry concepts validly related to
interpret data but no chemistry concepts of to the experiment but chemistry concepts
inference is made. the experiment; there are minor flaws and theories of the
grammar and writing in grammar and experiment; grammar
mechanics are not writing mechanics. and writing mechanics
observed. are correctly
observed; ideas are
clearly and logically
expressed.
Report Sheets Missing answers or only More than one answer Majority of the All questions were
one of the many is provided but is questions were clearly and correctly
questions is answered extremely erroneous answered with one answered.
and still erroneously and irrelevant. incorrect answer.
done.
Laboratory Safety Contract

Student Safety Contract

I, _______________________________________________________________________________, a Senior High School student at University of Cebu-

Banilad, have thoroughly read the Laboratory Safety Guidelines and do hereby agree to follow all safety guidelines and
procedure given therein. I will conduct myself in a safe and conscientious manner in the laboratory. I will not perform any
unauthorized laboratory procedures could cause a serious accident. I further understand that violation of these guidelines could
result in my NOT being allowed to participate in future laboratory exercises.

Student signature over printed name:

Grade, Strand, and Section:

Date:

Instructor:

Parent Safety Contract

I, ________________________________________________________________________________, a parent (or guardian) of _________________________________

___________________________________________________________, have read the Laboratory Safety Guidelines, Laboratory Assessment, and
the Student Safety Contract. I understand the importance of safety in the Science Laboratory and will encourage my
son/daughter to abide by the laboratory safety guidelines. I understand that laboratory exercise provides my child with the
opportunity to use his/her knowledge to solve problems while working with the best available in the school.

Parent signature over printed name:

Date: