Laboratory equipment Task 1 Label the following pieces of laboratory equipment 1. ......................................... 2. ........................................ 3. ........................................ 4. ......................................... 5. ........................................ 6. ........................................ 7. ......................................... 8. ........................................ 9. ........................................ Draw diagrams below for an evaporating basin and a pestle and mortar. © www.teachitscience.co.uk 2012 19236 Page 1 of 3 Laboratory equipment Task 2 Which items of laboratory equipment would you use in the following situations? 1. Heating a small quantity of a solid chemical. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2. Heating a small quantity of a liquid chemical. ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3. Grinding lumps of rock salt into a powder. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4. Filtering dirty water. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5. Mixing two liquids by gently shaking. ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6. Heating a 250cm3 of a solution to boiling point. ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7. Obtaining salt from a salt solution by heating strongly. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8. Measuring the boiling point of water. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9. Dissolving salt in water by stirring. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10. Heating a small sheet of copper metal. ........................................................................................................................................................................ © www.teachitscience.co.uk 2012 19236 Page 2 of 3 Laboratory equipment Answers Task 1 1. Beaker 2. Conical flask 3. Bunsen burner 4. Thermometer 5. Tripod and gauze 6. Round bottomed flask 7. Filter funnel 8. Boiling tube 9. Test tube Draw diagrams below for an evaporating basin and a pestle and mortar. Task 2 1. NB Safety glasses are needed in all of the following situations. 2. Bunsen burner, test tube, test tube holder, safety mat 3. Bunsen burner, boiling tube, test tube holder, safety mat 4. Pestle and mortar 5. Filter funnel, filter paper, beaker or conical flask to collect liquid, clamp stand to support filter funnel 6. Conical flask 7. Round bottomed flask or beaker 8. Evaporating basin, Bunsen burner, tripod and gauze, safety mat 9. Thermometer 10. Beaker and stirring rod 11. Bunsen burner, tongs, safety mat © www.teachitscience.co.uk 2012 19236 Page 3 of 3
