Lab Equipment

Beaker Container for stirring, mixing and heating liquids

Concave Microscope Slide Thin flat piece of glass used to hold objects for examination under a microscope

Disposable Pipette Used to transport a measured volume of liquid

Flask Glassware for holding larger volumes than simple test tubes

Forceps  Handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects

Funnel Pipe with a wide, often conical mouth and a narrow stem.

Gloves Wore to protect the hands. Each finger has its own sleeve.

Graduated Cylinder  Used to accurately measure the volume of a liquid.

Hot Water Bath Allow a chemical reaction to occur at an elevated temperature

Hot Plate Allow a chemical reaction to occur at an elevated temperature

Incubator Device used to grow and maintain Microbiological cultures or cell cultures

Medicine Dropper  Used to measure small amounts of liquid

Monocular Microscope  To zoom in on a specific item or slide. The monocular microscope is simply a more basic form, needing only one lens to view the object.

Petri Dish  Shallow glass or plastic cylindrical lidded dish that biologists use to culture cells

Pipette  Used to transport a measured volume of liquid.

Safety Glasses  Forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes

Scalpel  Small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, and various arts and crafts.

Stirring Rod  Used to mix chemicals and liquids for laboratory purposes

Test Tube  Laboratory glassware consisting of a finger-like length of glass or clear plastic tubing, open at the top, usually with a rounded U-shaped bottom.

Test Tube Rack  Holds test tubes

Thermometer  A device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles