1. Scientific Lab Equipment
Lab Equipment-Review Uses.ppt
Scientific Lab Equipment
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2. Balance (not a triple beam)
To measure mass (weight) of substances or objects accurately
NOT

3. graduated cylinder (graduate)
To measure volume of liquids accurately

4. SI Ruler (“Metric” is slang.)
To measure the lengths of solid objects accurately

5. oC
SI thermometer
To measure temperature accurately

6. magnifying glass (hand lens)
To make objects appear larger than they are

7. Bunsen burner
To heat substances (with a flame)

8. To heat substances using electricity, not a flame.
hot plate
To heat substances using electricity, not a flame.

9. ring stand with clamp and ring
To hold containers away from a heat source (such as fire) during an experiment

10. test tube
To hold liquids and chemicals during experiments (investigations)

11. test tube holder
To hold test tubes over heat or away from your body

12. medicine dropper (eyedropper)
To drop small amount of liquids

13. forceps
To pick up small items that you should not touch

14. microscope
To view specimens that are too small to see with the naked eye
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15. slide
To hold a specimen (sample) for viewing through a microscope

16. cover slip
To cover a specimen (or sample) on a slide

17. Erlenmeyer flask
To hold liquids
NOT used to measure accurately

18. Florence flask
Used to hold liquids
NOT used to measure accurately

19. beaker To hold, pour, or estimate liquids
NOT used to measure substances accurately

20. Funnel
To pour liquids from one container to another without spilling anything

21. stirring rod
To mix chemicals and hot liquids together (like a spoon)

22. tongs
To pick up large objects that you should not touch (e.g., hot containers, flasks of acids, etc.)

23. safety goggles
To protect eyes against burns or cuts

24. litmus paper
To determine whether a liquid is an acid or a base

25. Petri dish
To grow bacteria and other tiny living things

26. test tube brush
To clean the insides of test tubes after investigations

27. test tube rack
To hold test tubes during an investigation. (After cleaning, test tubes can be placed upside down to dry.)

28. Lab Equipment-Review Uses.ppt
Congratulations!
Now that you’ve learned the names and uses of these pieces of lab equipment, you are almost ready to work in the laboratory!