1. Activity 1: Lab Equipment Card Sort
Use a PENCIL.
2. Work as a Table Team, identify the names of all the lab equipment in your Lab Equipment Card set.

2. 8 7 5 2 9 14

3. 13 1 3 6 10 11

4. 12 15 4 17 16

5. Equipment - Liquids 1. Graduated Cylinder Measures the volume
of liquids
Units = liters & milliliters
2. Beaker
Measures liquids
Used for mixing solutions
Can heat glass beakers

6. Equipment - Liquids 3. Pipette Precise dropper Small amounts
Units = ml
4. Dropper
Add small amounts of liquid

7. Equipment - Liquid 5. Flask Holds liquids for mixing, measures liquids
may be used to heat under certain circumstances

8. Safety Equipment 6. Funnel Helps in pouring without spilling
7. Safety goggles
Protects your eyes

9. Equipment - Measurement
8. Triple beam balance
Measures mass
units = grams
9. Spring scale
Measures weight
units = Newtons
What’s the difference?

10. Equipment - Measurement
10. Meter Stick/ ruler
Measures length
Units = meters, cm, mm
11. Thermometer
Measures temperature
Units = degrees Celsius

11. Equipment - Measurement
12. Stopwatch
Measure time
Units = hours,
minutes, seconds

12. Equipment - Containers
13. Test tube
Used to heat
Make Dilutions
14. Petri dishes
Grow cultures, like bacteria in it
Hold specimens

13. Equipment – Visual Observation
15. Magnifying glass/hand lens
Makes objects appear larger to see details

14. Equipment – Visual Observation
16. Cover Slip & Slide
Holds objects for viewing
under a microscope
17. Microscope
Allows you to view
microscopic organisms

15. Activity 2: What should I use?
Read the science task I need to do. I need your help. Working as a Table Team:
1. Identify the capital resources needed in the Equipment Column.
2. Draw pictures of the equipment the last column.