Laboratory Equipment
Notes
Test tube or bottle brush
Beaker
Graduated Cylinder
Triple beam balance
Hand Lens
Metric Ruler
To find out how tall you are
in inches, multiply by .3937
inches per centimeter.
Test Tubes and tongs
Test tube Rack
Safety Goggles
Dissecting tray
Forceps (tweezers)
Scissors
Probes
 Bent probe
 Needle probe
Scalpels
Petri dish
Beaker
Funnel
Flask
Graduated cylinders
Thermometer
Cover slip
Microscope slides
Eyedropper
Depression slide
Beaker
 Cup-like container
with graduated
markings (known
scientific
measurements)…
Flask
 Modified container that
can be used for mixing
chemicals. Can also be
used for the temporary
storage of chemicals.
Test tube:
 Cylindrical glass tube
used for conducting
experiments.
Test tube rack:
 Holds test tubes securely
before, during, and after
experiments.
Microscope Slide:
 Thin rectangular piece of
glass for a specimen to
rest upon while viewing
with a microscope.
Cover slip:
 Protective cover placed
upon a microscope slide
to keep the viewed
material stationary.
Depression slide:
 Specialized microscope
slide that has a small
depression for viewing
material too large for
traditional slides. Also used
for viewing live specimens.
Graduated cylinder:
 Provides accurate
measurements of liquids
used in the lab in
increments as small as 1
milliliter (ml).
Test Tube Brush:
Used to clean test tubes
before and after each
lab.
Safety Glasses (Goggles):
Worn to protect the eyes
from flying debris and
sprayed fluids during
labs.
Eye dropper:
 Allows a
controlled
dispensing
of liquids
during
experiments.
Stirring Rod:
Thin piece of glass
used in labs for
stirring liquids and
solids together.
Dissecting Tray:
 Metal tray with a wax
bottom upon which a
specimen is explored and
experimented during labs
involving dissection.
Probe:
Blunt thin tool used
during dissection that
allows for separation
of tissues… without
causing excessive
damage.
Dissecting
Needle:
Fine-tipped probe
used to maneuver
parts of a dissection
specimen during labs.
Forceps:
Also known as
tweezers, used for
grasping parts of a
specimen during
dissection.
Petri Dish:
 A two part dish
commonly used with
agar for growing microorganism cultures for
study.
18. Microscope:
Lab equipment that
uses lenses, mirrors,
and light to magnify
items not seen with
the naked eye.
Compound Light
Microscope:
 The kind we
use in class.
Ours can
magnify up to
400 times
(400X).
Scanning Electron
Microscope
 Can magnify up
to 100,000 times
(100,000 X)!
 Produces a 3-D
image of the
surface of the
object.
Scanning Electron
Microscope
 Bounces
electrons off
the surface of
the specimen.
Scans a 3-D image of the
outside of the specimen:
 Black Widow Spider
claw (500X)
Transmission Electron
Microscope
 Can magnify up
to 200,000 times
(200,000 X) !!
 Electrons pass
through the
specimen.
 A flat image is
produced that
shows the
specimen’s
insides.
Transmission Electron
Microscope
Heart muscle cells seen with
a transmission electron
microscope at 20,000 X.
19. Thermometer:
Measures
temperature using
the Celcius (ºC)
scale.
20. Triple Beam Balance:
Measures mass of an
object, item, or specimen
using counter balances
(known masses). Mass
is measured in grams (g).