Lab Equipment

1. Beakers

Proper Use Used for many purposes Can be heated Not used for accurate measuring

2. Erlenmeyer Flask

Proper Use Used for storing and/or mixing liquids or solutions Can be heated Not used for accurate measuring

3. Pipette

Proper Use Exact volume measurement with some types of pipettes Transferring liquids

4. Test Tube

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

5. Graduated Cylinder

Proper Use To make more accurate volume measurements

6. Spring Scale

Proper Use To measure mass of an object To measure applied force

7. Balance Scale (triple-beam)

Proper Use To measure mass of an object

8. Microscope

Proper Use To observe extremely small specimens

10. Test tube holder/clamp 9. Beaker Tongs

Proper Use 9. To hold/grasp a test tube 10. To hold/grasp a beaker

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

12. Bunsen Burner To heat objects in a laboratory experiment

13. Test Tube Rack

Proper Use To hold test tubes during an experiment

To measure temperature 14. Thermometer

15. Hot Plate

Proper Use Used to heat flasks and beakers

16. Wire Gauze 17. Ring Clamp 18. Ring Stand

Proper Use 16. Wire Gauze -Rests on a ring clamp to hold glassware above a burner

Proper Use 17. Ring Clamp – Used to hold items like beakers, flasks and crucibles over a Bunsen burner on a ring stand 18. Ring Stand – Used to place objects over a Bunsen burner for heating

19. Funnel

Proper Use Aides in pouring materials into small openings Used for filtering with filter paper

20. Mortar and Pestle

Proper Use Used to grind or crush materials

21. Petri Dish

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