Proper use of lab equipment

1.Graduated Cylinder

Proper Use To make accurate volume measurements of liquids

2. Balance (triple-beam)

Proper Use To measure mass of an object.

3. Safety Goggles To protect your eyes when heating or mixing chemicals

4. Beakers

Proper Use Is used to hold almost anything in the lab.

5. Hand lens Used to view small objects.

6. Test tube holder

Proper Use 6. To hold/grasp a test tube

7. Flask

Proper Use Used for storing and/or mixing liquids or solutions.

8. Test Tube Rack

Proper Use To hold many test tubes during an experiment or for drying.

9. Bunsen Burner To heat objects in a laboratory experiment

10. Test Tube

Proper Use Used to heat, mix, collect, store, etc. materials. Used for experimentation.

11. Petri Dish

Proper Use Used to culture (“grow”) microscopic specimens.

12.Beaker Tongs

12. Tongs

Proper Use 12. To hold/grasp a beaker

13. Metric ruler

14. Thermometer To measure temperature

15. Droppers

Proper Use Exact volume measurement of and transfer of liquids

16. Dissecting pan

17. Dissecting needles

18.Forceps

Proper Use For grasping small objects. Used mainly in dissection.

19. Scalpels

20. Dissecting Pin

21. Scissors

22. Microscope

Proper Use To see microscopic specimens

23. Microscope slide

Proper Use To hold microscopic specimens

24. Cover slip

Proper Use To cover microscopic specimens

Timer, stopwatch

Proper Use To keep time during laboratory experiments.

Spring Scale

Proper Use To measure weight of an object.

14. Thermometer To measure temperature

Dropper Bottle Very useful for storing and dispensing a wide range of liquids.

Hot Plate

Proper Use Used to heat flasks and beakers.

Funnel

Proper Use Aides in pouring materials into small openings.

Stethoscope

Proper Use Aides in listening to the heart and lungs.

Blood Pressure Cuff

Proper Use Used to measure the force ( pressure) of the blood as it moves through blood vessels.

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