Lab Equipment General Laboratory

CENTIMETER RULER Used for measuring length or width of an object

GOGGLES Eye protection

Graduated Cylinder Very precise glassware for measuring liquids

Erlenmeyer Flask Used for measuring volatile liquids

Forceps For holding small items and for holding skin/muscle etc. during dissections These are not called tweezers in the science lab.

Medicine Dropper Used for dispensing liquids drop-by- drop

Funnel Used for moving liquids from one container to another

Test Tube Rack For securing test tubes

Test Tube For liquids and microbiology cultures

Test Tube Clamp For holding test tubes, especially hot ones.

Test Tube Brush For cleaning test tubes

Beaker For measuring and storing liquids

Electronic Balance For obtaining the mass of something

Weighing Boat Used to mass a granular or powdered substance (protects the balance)

Ring Stand with Ring Ring stands are used to hold glassware in place during an experimental procedure

Buret Clamp Attachment for a ring stand that secures a buret.

Pipet Used to dispense liquids drop-by-drop or by the mL

Wash Bottle Used for washing

Petri Dish Used for growing microbiology cultures

Culture Dish Used for growing many types of organisms (amoeba, paramecium, water plants, algae, etc)

Spot Plate Used in microchemistry experiments (ones that use very small amounts of a substance.)

Thermometer Used to measure the temperature of a liquid

Timer Used to time experiments

Labeling Tape Used to label glassware NOTE: This is special tape that stays on wet items- it is very expensive!!!!!!!

Glass Stirring Rod Chemical resistant rod for stirring liquids

Dissection Equipment

Scissors Used to cut through skin and muscles and remove organs

Scalpel Used to cut tissues

Dissection Pins Used to secure specimen to dissection tray

Probe Used to remove underlying tissues from skin of organism

Dissection Tray Stores specimen for dissection