Demonstration should include
- using hand tools (including specialty tools, fasteners, and measuring tools) used in the agricultural mechanics and/or the agricultural biology laboratory
- explaining the use, hazards, precautions, and maintenance associated with each of the following tools, machinery, and/or equipment:
- Autoclave
- Electronic Balance
- Beakers
- Bunsen Burners And Alcohol Burners
- Burette
- Centrifuge
- Crucibles
- Dissecting Tool Kit
- Dissecting Pan
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Evaporating Dish
- Flasks
- Forceps
- Funnels
- Glass Slides And Coverslips
- Gloves
- Graduated Cylinders
- Hot Plate
- Incubators
- Inoculation Loops
- Lab Aprons
- Litmus Indicators
- Microscopes
- Petri Dishes
- Pipette
- Pipettes And Droppers
- Safety Glasses/Goggles
- Spatulas And Scopulas
- Spectrophotometers
- Test Tubes And Racks
- Thermometers
- Vortexers
Teacher Resources: Safety in Science Teaching, (2023), Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why is it important to use the proper hand tool for each job? Why might one choose one tool over another?
- Why should a wrench always be pulled toward the body?
- Why is it necessary to keep hand tools clean and free of grease?
- What is a chemical hygiene plan, and why is it significant?
- What is the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 standard?