Name _____________________________
Period _______
WORKSHEET – Lab Equipment
A number of items you will be using in the laboratory are shown below. Study this page and decide what the items may be
used for, then, match the correct equipment pictured on this page to the tasks asked for on the bottom of the page.
Beaker
Safety Glasses
Test Rack
“Hot Hand” Protector
Erlenmeyer flask
Electronic Balance
Graduated cylinder
Test Tube Tongs
(Has a lip)
Transfer Pipet
Funnel
Micro tube
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Thermometer
Culture Tube
Test Tube
Slide with coverslip
Purpose
Used to pick up or hold test tubes when they are hot
Used to hold really small amounts of liquid (under 2 mL)
Used to mount samples on to look at them with a microscope
Protects the eyes from flying objects or chemical splashes
A wide-mouthed container used to transport, heat or store substances
A small glass cylinder used to view chemical reactions or to heat small amounts of a substance
A device to measure the mass or “mass out” and object or substance.
A disposable device used to dispense a small amount of a liquid (3 mL or less)
Used to measure volume precisely
Used to pour liquids into containers with small openings or to hold filter paper
A glass tube that is 10 mL, and should be used when cleaning might be an issue
A plastic hand protector that should be used to pick up hot glass containers so they don’t slip
A device that would be used to measure the temperature of a solution
A narrow-mouthed glass container used to transport heat or store substances, when a stopper is
required.