Name:
Date:
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SCAVENGER HUNT
Instructions:
Period:
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?
1) A variety of equipment can
be attached to me, so your
hands can be free.
Ring Stand
2) I usually hold liquids. I
come in different sizes and
have rough volume
markings.
Beaker
3) I convert electrical energy
to heat energy for use in
the lab.
Hot Plate
4) I am used to clean certain
types of glassware.
Test tube brush
5) I am used to accurately
measure volume of liquids.
I come in a variety of sizes
and have fine volume
markings.
6) This metal pad is used
when heating liquids.
Glassware can sit carefully
on my surface.
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.
8) I am used to grind dry
chemicals into a fine
powder.
Graduated
Cylinder
Wire Gauze
Test tube Rack
Mortar & Pestel
Drawing
9) If a large piece of
glassware might be hot, I
can be used to hold it
safely.
Crucible tongs
10) Eye am a piece of safety
equipment.
Goggles
11) If you need to add a
chemical solution a little at
a time, then you need me.
Pipette/dropper
12) If a test tube is too hot or
might become too hot, I
can be used to hold it
safely.
Test tube Holder
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!
14) I usually hold liquids. I
come in different sizes and
have rough volume
markings. My narrow neck
can be sealed with a
15) Irubber
can bestopper.
used to measure
the mass of a substance.
You need to adjust the
three rider beams, starting
with the largest scale, and
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different sizes and have no
volume markings.
Chemicals are often mixed
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when you use me.
18) If you need the contents of
a test tube to stay put
during an experiment, stick
me on top and I’ll make
sure they stay.
Stirring rod
Erlenmeyer Flask
Tripped beam
balance
Test tube
Digital Scale
Rubber Stopper
19) The nurse might use me to
tell if you are sick, but in
science I tell you
temperatures in
Fahrenheit or Celsius.
20) You might use me in an
auto shop or kitchen, but I
am also used here help
pour liquids without
making a mess.
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!
Thermometer
Funnel
Forceps
22) I can heat up a beaker
using a flame.
Bunsen burner
23) I can be used hold a
crucible over a Bunsen
burner.
Clay Triangle
24) I can be used to holding
clay triangles or wire gauze
on a ring stand.
25) I am used to observe the
evaporation of liquids from
solids, decomposition
reactions
26) I am used for heating
solids at high
temperatures.
27) I am used to holding
various types of
equipment to a ring stand.
28) I am curved metal, used to
transfer solid chemicals.
29) I am for washing solids
from glassware
30) I am used for the
evaporation of solids,
holding or weighing
chemicals
Ring Clamp
Watch Glass
Crucible
Utility clamp
Scoopula
Wash bottle
Evaporating dish
Word Bank:
1. Forceps
2. Test Tube
3. Thermometer
4. Goggle
5. Graduated cylinder
6. Erlenmeyer flask
7. Bunsen burner
8. Pipet/dropper
9. Beaker
10. Funnel
11. Triple beam balance
12. Digital balance
13. Hot plate
14. Ring stand
15. Test tube holder
16. Rubber stopper
17. Ring clamp
18. Crucible
19. Clay triangle
20. Scoopula
21. Watch glass
22. Wash bottle
23. Wire gauze
24. Utility clamp
25. Test tube rack
26. Stirring rods
27. Crucible tongs
28. Evaporating dish
29. Mortar and pestel
30. Test tube brush