1. Lab Equipment

2. Goggles
To protect your eyes

3. Triple beam balance
Measures mass in grams; always move the weights from heaviest to lightest

4. Flask
Glassware used to heat and store a substance

5. Graduated Cylinder
Used to measure liquid volume in mL

6. Beaker
Used to stir, heat, and measure liquid volume in mL

7. Tongs
Used to handle hot beakers and flasks

8. Thermometer
Used to measure temperature in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit

9. Petri-dish
Used to hold specimens for observation and to grow cultures

10. Dropper
Used to measure and transfer small amounts of liquids

11. Magnifying glass
Uses one lens to make things look larger

12. Meter stick Used to measure length in the Metric System
1 meter = 100 cm

13. Spring scale
Measures weight

14. Streak plate
Used to help identify minerals