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Lab Decorum & Rules

  1. No food or drink allowed.
  2. Coats, bags, purses, backpacks, etc. must be stored on the shelves provided on the side of the room. Do NOT keep them next to you at your workstation. Only your binder with syllabus, task sheets, pencil, colored pencils, and mini-stapler should be with you at the workstation. 
  3. Standard lab attire is required:
    • work shirt that covers the upper torso and arms,
    • lower body clothing that covers the leg to the knee (e.g., pants, skirt, coveralls, lab coat) and fully protects exposed skin
    • shoes that have a closed toe AND heel (i.e. NO flip flops or sandals).
  4. Long hair must be restrained (i.e., braided, tied in a pony tail, etc.) for safety reasons.
  5. Notify your instructor of unsafe conditions such as broken glassware or water on the floor.
  6. Never pour chemical reagents down the sink drain unless instructed to do so.
  7. Participation in lab is required. If the lab instructor observes that a student is not actively participating in the completion of the task sheet, the student will receive a zero on the task sheet.
  8. No mobile electronic devices are allowed in the lab (smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smart glasses, ear pieces, and laptops). If a student has one on his/her person OR anywhere near their seat they will receive a zero on their quiz and/or task sheet. They must be placed in your bag or coat and stored on the shelves provided.
  9. No use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is allowed in the lab or on lab assignments (except during Lab 1). If a student uses AI, they will receive a zero on their quiz and/or task sheet.
  10. Random assigned seating is required during each lab.
  11. Before and after each lab, wipe down all student benches, computer keyboard and mouse, microscope knobs and eyepieces, and all other equipment that is touched during lab with the correct cleaning supplies.
  12. Instructors must also wipe down the instructor benches, computer keyboard and mouse, microscope knobs and eyepieces, projector remote, as well as any other equipment they use during lab the correct cleaning supplies.