1. Lab Tools and Functions

2. graduated cylinder
Function: to measure liquid volume; units are in milliliters (mL)

3. balance
Function: to measure mass; unit is grams (g)

4. goggles
Function: to protect the eyes

5. beaker
Function: to measure liquid volume (mL); beakers are also used to transfer liquids to other containers

6. hand lens
Function: to magnify objects, or to make them appear larger in order to see details

7. test tube holder
Function: to hold test tubes, especially when the test tube is very hot or cold or is being transferred to a place that is dangerous to exposed hands

8. flask
Function: to hold larger volumes than test tubes; units in milliliters (mL)

9. test tube rack
Function: to hold multiple test tubes

10. Bunsen burner
Function: to create intense heat and an open flame; exercise caution when using

11. test tube
Function: to hold, mix, or heat small quantities of solid or liquid

12. petri dish
Function: a shallow dish used to view samples and to culture cells

13. tongs
Function: to grip and lift objects

14. metric ruler
Function: to measure objects with centimeters (cm) or millimeters (mm)

15. thermometer Function: to measure temperature in Celsius
Boiling point: 100
Freezing point: 0

16. medicine dropper
Function: to transfer small quantities of a liquid

17. dissecting pan
Function: to hold plants or animals that are going to be dissected; spongy bottom allows for pins to be inserted through the specimen

18. dissecting needles
Function: to probe a specimen that is being examined or dissecting; often used to hold open flaps of skin or tissue

19. forceps
Function: to grasp and hold objects

20. scalpel
Function: to cut during a dissection; VERY SHARP!!!

21. dissecting pin
Function: to hold open or to hold down parts of a specimen during a dissection; can be pushed through the specimen and into the pan

22. scissors
Function: to cut

23. microscope
Function: to examine small objects in greater detail

24. microscope slide
Function: to hold small, flat specimens that are viewed under the microscope

25. cover slip
Function: to keep solid specimens pressed flat, and liquid samples shaped into a flat layer of even thickness