Figure 1.8: Safety Equipment in the Laboratory. ( 6 )- Bring sufficient supplies like food and water, even for a short trip. Dehydration can
occur rapidly. - Have appropriate first aid available.
- Be sure to let others know where you are going, what you will be doing, and when you
will be returning. Be sure to take a map with you if you don’t know the area and you
may leave a copy of the map with someone at home. - Be sure you have access to emergency services and some way to communicate. Keep
in mind that not all places have coverage for cellular phones. - Finally, be sure that you are accompanied by a person familiar with the area to which
you are traveling or familiar with the type of investigation that you are going to do.
Review Questions
- Write a list of five questions about the world around you that you find interesting.
- A scientist was studying the effects of oil contamination on ocean seaweed. He believed
that oil runoff from storm drains would keep seaweed from growing normally. He had
two large aquarium tanks of equal size. He monitored the dissolved oxygen in the water
to keep it equal as well as the water’s temperature. He introduced some motor oil into
one tank but not in the other. He then measured the growth of seaweed plants in each