Name:________________________________________________________________ Pd:_____ Date:__________________
Lab Equipment Identification Worksheet
Part I: Description of Lab Equipment
You will need to know the purpose for the different lab equipment, we may use throughout the school year. Read the name, and function for
each piece of equipment, then draw, the picture of that piece of lab equipment in the box. You may use your learning device to look up
images of the ones you do not know.
Name
Bunsen burner
Evaporating dish
Beaker
Ring stand
Function
Lab equipment which
produces a single
open gas flame, which
is used for heating,
sterilization, and
combustion
Device used to
evaporate solids and
supersaturated
liquids
Probably the most
common vessel for
holding liquids in the
lab. Is used as a
reaction chamber.
THIS IS NOT A
DEVICE FOR
MEASURING
LIQUIDS.
Used in many lab
activities as the
support for another
apparatus.
Picture
Name
Function
Pipestem “Clay”
triangle
Can be placed on an
iron ring to provide a
stage for a crucible
Test tubes
Used for many
activities which
requires multiple
reagents or solutions
Utility clamp
May be attached to a
ring stand and be
made to hold a test
tube or thermometer
Iron ring
Often attached to
ring stand to use as
support for a beaker
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Picture
Funnel
May be placed in an
iron ring. Used for
filtration or the
delivery of liquids.
Wire gauze
Often placed over
the iron ring, to
provide a “stage” for
a beaker
Watch glass
Used in chemistry as
a surface to
evaporate a liquid, or
as a cover for a
beaker
Erlenmeyer flask
May be used to hold
liquids instead of
beakers, when a
smaller opening is
preferred.
Rubber stoppers &
Corks
Used to contain
liquids in test tubes
and flasks
Tongs
Used to handle hot
beakers and other
glassware
Glass stirring rode
To mix or stir
substances. Made of
glass to resist heat,
stains, and corrosion.
Graduated cylinder
Used for measuring
and pouring liquids;
NOT for heating or
mixing substances.
Mortar & pestle
tool used to crush,
grind, and mix solid
substances
Safety goggles
MUST be worn for
ALL lab activities to
protect the eyes,
when glass, heat, and
chemicals are used.
Pipets, Micropipets &
Droppers
Wash bottle
A pipette (also called
a pipet, pipettor or
chemical dropper) is
a laboratory
instrument used to
transport a liquid, of
one type to the
reaction chamber.
A squeeze bottle
with a nozzle, used to
rinse various pieces
of laboratory
glassware, such as
test tubes and round
bottom flasks.
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Test Tube Brush
(wire brush)
This is a small brush
used to clean the
inside of test tubes.
Remember not to
ever force anything
inside a test tube.
Well plate
is a flat plate with
multiple "wells" used
as small test tubes
Spatula & Scoopula
A spatula is used to
take and handle small
quantities of solid
chemicals. It serves
as a spoon.
Crucible & cover
Container which can
withstand high
temperature and is
used for metal, glass,
and pigment
production
Striker
Used for creating a
spark, in order, to
light a Bunsen
burner.
Test-tube rack
Used to hold test
tubes. Can be used
while waiting on
reactions to take
place.
Part II: Identify which piece or pieces of lab equipment you need for the following. You may use more than one piece of lab
equipment.
1)
Holding 50 mL of boiling water: ______
___________________________________
2)
Crushing large chunks of sodium chloride:___________________________________________
3)
Must be worn, ALWAYS, to protect your eyes from heat, glass, and chemicals:________________________
4)
Measuring exactly 43 mL of water: _______________________________________
5)
Holding a test tube over a flame:__________________________________
6)
Adding 10 drops of iodine to a solution:____________________________________
7)
Suspending glassware over a Bunsen burner:________________________________
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8)
Cleaning the products of a chemical reaction out of test tube:__________________________
9)
Keeping the contents of a boiling beaker from splattering:_____________________
10)
Transferring a hot beaker from a hot plate to cool:___________________________
11)
Used to produce a flame during a chemistry lab:_______________________________
12)
Mixing many different solutions to compare pH:____________________________.
13-17) Diagram A shows a typical setup for boiling a liquid. In the boxes provided, name the five items used.
Diagram A: Boiling a Liquid
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