Lab Equipment
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Picture
Equipment
Name
Use
Goggles
Used to protect
eyes during
experiments
Divide your paper into THREE columns. Cut out the 33 lab
equipment pictures. Place each one down in the “Picture”
column and then write the name in the next column. If you
know the use, write that as well. DO NOT GLUE anything
down too securely yet (Or just use a pencil!) We will go
through all of the equipment as a class to ensure that
everything is named correctly
Beaker – used
for conducting
experiments
Flask – used for
conducting
experiments.
Good for swirling
or stoppering
Graduated
Cylinder - Used
for measuring
liquids
Funnel –
Used for
filtering or
filling
containers
with small
openings
Dropper - used
for adding drops
of liquid
Pipet – used for adding
small amounts of liquid
Buret – used for
adding an
unknown amount
of liquid. Good for
titrations
Thermometer –
used for taking
temperatures
Utility Clamp – used
for clamping items to
the ring stand
Iron Ring – used to
hold items on the ring
stand
Ring Stand - used for
raising items off the table
Pipestem Triangle –
used to balance
items on the ring
stand
Wire Gauze - used to
hold items on the ring.
Specifically items being
heated.
Tongs – used for holding hot objects
Bunsen Burner –
used to heat things
with a flame
Crucible and
cover –
Used to heat
small amounts
Test Tube Holder – used
to hold test tubes
Evaporating Dish –
Used to evaporate liquids
over the bunsen burner
Mortar and Pestle –
used to crush
substances
Watch glass – a slightly
rounded piece of glass
used to hold items that
need to be observed
Well Plate- used for
conducting micro
scale experiments
Test Tube Rack used to hold test
tubes upright
Test tube – used for
conducting experiments
on a small scale
Forceps – used for
picking up small objects
Scoopula – used
for scooping up
small amounts
Corks – used to seal flasks
Spatula – used to
pick up even
smaller amounts
Wire Brush – used to
clean, good for test
tubes
Rubber Stoppers –
used to seal flasks,
some have holes in
them
Gas bottle –
used to hold
gasses
Distilled Water Bottle
– contains water that
does not have ions, so
it is PURE H2O
Safety Goggles –
used to protect
eyes