Flunking theGraduated Cylinder By Kevin, Zach, Roland, & Gene Lab Equipment Relevance? ● ● ● ● ● Directly affects GPA Health Research Correlates to the Utility gained Better learning environment State of Equipment ● Dirty ● Cracked/Damaged o Irreplaceable things ● Defective ● Inaccurate ● Misleading Pictures of ASU Balances. How does it affect us? ● Inaccuracy affects academic performance ● Potential to cause harm to students ● spills broken fume hoods Endangers learning environment o o Who did we Survey? Do you plan on furthering your education after your undergraduate degree? What gender are you? Results: Results: Male 7 28% yes 22 88% Female 17 68% no 3 12% Other 1 4% Survey Do you enjoy chemistry Laboratory courses? Results: Yes 19 76% no 6 24% Do you think that faulty laboratory equipment can skew your results for an experiment conducted in lab? Results: Yes. 24 96% No. 1 4% Surveys and Research Describe the atmosphere of the chemistry laboratory Results: Clean 3 12% Dirty 6 24% Fun 3 12% Dungeon like appearance 5 20% I'm not sure 4 16% Other 4 16% Opinion Toward Equipment Solution ● What can we do about it? o effectivity ● What has been done in the past? o o effectivity ASU’s Policy ● Drawbacks ● Complications References Cassandra, J. M. (n.d.). Lab Troubles. Broken Lab Equipment, Broken dreams. Cassandrajaymari Laboratory, N. R. (2011, July). Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards: Updated Version. Retrieved from NCBI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55884/ Laboratory, N. R. (2011, May). Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards: Updated Version. 5 Management of Chemicals. Retrieved from NCBI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55868/ Luke, J. (2014, November 24). Laboratory and Workshop Safety. Retrieved from Imperial College London: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/subjects/management/safetyguide/labsafety Material Safety Data Sheets. (2014, July 22). Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's). Retrieved from MSDS Index: http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/voc.html National Research Council (US) Committee on Prudent Practices in the Laboratory. (2011, May). Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards: Updated Version. 2 Envrionmental Health and Safety Management System. Retrieved from NCBI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55873/ United States Department of Labor. OSHA. (2014, November 24). National Research Council Recommendations Concerning Chemical Hygiene in Laboratories (Non-Mandatory). Retrieved from OSHA: United States Department of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health Standards): https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=10107 Unknown. (2007). Why would i get a higher actual yield than the theoretical yield? Retrieved from Yahoo Answers: