Title: Demonstrate the use of standard and metric hand tools and biology lab equipment.
Course: Biological Applications in Agriculture (18308-I) > Section: Applying Safety Practices in the Agricultural Mechanics and the Agricultural Biotechnology Lab

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?