1. Common Lab Equipment

2. Lab Equipment Used In 7th Grade Science (Click on the equipment list below and draw each piece of equipment and note its function)
Beaker
Erlenmeyer Flask
Graduated Cylinder
Test Tube
Tweezers/Forceps
Metric Ruler
Test Tube Clamp
Test Tube Rack/Holder
Microscope
Petri Dish
Safety Goggles
Triple-Beam Balance
Spring Scale
Eyedropper/Pipette
Funnel

3. Beaker Function - To measure and mix liquids (mL).
Ex. 100ml Beaker, 250ml Beaker

4. Erlenmeyer Flask Function - To measure liquids and mix liquids (mL).
Come in different sizes.

5. Graduated Cylinder
Function – Used to accurately measure liquids and volume (mL).
Graduated Cylinders come in various sizes. Ex. 10ml Graduated Cylinder.

6. Test Tube
Test tubes have many functions - including mixing liquids to observe reactions.

7. Test Tube Clamp
Used to hold and transfer test tubes

8. Funnel
Function – Used to transfer liquid from one receptacle to another.

9. Tweezers/Forceps
Function - To hold and move items you should not touch.

10. Spring Scale
Function – Used to measure weight by gravity in newton (N) or grams (g).

11. Test Tube Rack/Holder
Function – Holds test tubes H

12. Eyedropper/Pipette
Function – Used to accurately measure very small amounts of liquid (mL).

13. Metric Ruler
Function - To measure the length/distance of small objects in centimeters or millimeters.

14. Compound Light Microscope
Function - To magnify very small objects, and observe objects you cannot see with the naked eye.

15. Petri Dish
Function - Provides a surface for you to experiment on various material such as culturing bacteria.

16. Safety Goggles
Function - Keeps your eyes safe from dangerous liquids that may cause permanent eye damage.

17. Triple-Beam Balance
Function - To measure the mass of an object in grams.