Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SCAVENGER HUNT
Instructions:
Read the descriptions in the table below and then search the classroom for the piece of equipment
described. Label the equipment with the matching number and place the equipment in your bin.
Using a pencil, write down the name of the equipment in the What am I? column. We will check to
see which pairs have the most correct matches/names at the end of the activity.
Description
What am I?
Scoopula
1) I am used to remove dry chemicals from the
container.
beaker
2) I usually hold liquids. I come in different sizes
and have rough volume markings.
Hot plate
3) I convert electrical energy to heat energy for
use in the lab.
Wire brush
4) I am used to clean certain types of glassware.
Graduated cylinder
5) I am used to accurately measure volume of
liquids. I come in a variety of sizes and have
fine volume markings.
Cooling rack
6) This metal pad is used when heating liquids.
Glassware can sit carefully on my surface.
Test tube rack
7) I am made of wood, but can also be made of
plastic or metal. I am used to hold a certain
type of common glassware.
Mortar and pestle
8) I am used to grind dry chemicals into a fine
powder.
9) If a large piece of glassware might be hot, I can
be used to hold it safely.
Hot mitt, heat glove
tongs
goggles
10) Eye am a piece of safety equipment.
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Description
11) If you need to add a chemical solution a little at
a time, then you need me . .
What am I?
Dropper
pipette
Test tube holder
12) If a test tube is too hot or might become too
hot, I can be used to hold it safely.
Glass stirring rod
13) Use me if you want to stir a solution safely. But
be careful not to let me roll off the table- I’m
made of glass!
flask
14) I usually hold liquids. I come in different sizes
and have rough volume markings. My narrow
neck can be sealed with a rubber stopper.
Microscope slide
15) If you want to look at something under the
microscope, I would be useful.
16) I am a very common piece of lab glassware. I
come in different sizes and have no volume
markings. Chemicals are often mixed in me but
I cannot hold myself up!
Test tube
Electronic balance
17) In the digital world, finding mass is SO much
easier when you use me.
Metric ruler
18) When things don’t seem to measure up, use
my centimeters to go the distance.
19) The nurse might use me to tell if you are sick,
but in science I tell you temperatures in
Fahrenheit or Celsius.
thermometer
funnel
20) You might use me in an auto shop or kitchen,
but I am also used here help pour liquids
without making a mess.
forceps
21) I can be used to grasp small objects, but I am
not the same as what you may find in your
bathroom to pull out a splinter!
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