Science Lab Equipment Study Sheet Apparatus Description Use Name Glass As a container, cup Common Sizes: Stirring, Mixing, Pouring, BEAKER 100, 250, 400, & 1000 mL Heating
Glass Usually marked with a To measure volume milliliter (mL) scale GRADUATED CYLINDER
Glass A Common Sizes: 125, 250, May be heated a. ERLENMEYER FLASK B 500 ml b. ROUND BOTTOM FLASK
Glass Many uses: Can be heated Several Sizes Mixing/Watching reactions TEST TUBE & TEST TUBE BRUSH
Wood, metal, plastic To hold test tubes upright TEST TUBE RACK
Metal Used to hold a test tube Clamp with a spring handle TEST TUBE HOLDER
Metal Clamp with screws, nut, To hold test tubes securely on & curved clamp the ring stand TEST TUBE CLAMP Metal To pick up and hold a crucible CRUCIBLE TONGS
Glass Used to collect/add specific volumes of liquids PIPETTE
Used for suction to pull liquids PUMP into the apparatus
Glass Used to hold liquids for titration Marked in milliliter scale a. BURET Fitted with a stopcock, pinch clamp, or glass bead b. BURET CLAMP Metal Clamp To hold burets when titrating
With flexible clips 10 cm ______To measure length Used to measure length METRIC RULER Divided into cm and mm divisions Triangular wire frame with To support the crucible clay material coverings CLAY TRIANGLE
Small porcelain dish with To heat small amounts of solid cover material at high temperature CRUCIBLE AND COVER
Wire screen with ceramic To spread the heat of a flame fibered center Rests on the ring for the ring WIRE GAUZE stand Metal heating device To heat chemicals in beakers or connected to gas outlet with test tubes BUNSEN BURNER rubber tubing
Metal rod upright, heavy base A support with many uses RING STAND and RING
Glass Used in the preparation of Marked off to liter capacity, solutions VOLUMETRIC FLASK with a glass stopper
Plastic Used to hold liquids in micro Many different wells experiment CHEM PLATE SPOT PLATE
Heavy porcelain To grind chemicals to a powder Dish with grinder MORTAR & PESTLE
Metal/Porcelain To transfer chemicals in weighing CHEMICAL SCOOP
Squeezable plastic bottle with To dispense distilled water angular tip WASH BOTTLE
Porcelain dish As a container for small amounts of liquid being EVAPORATING DISH evaporated Curved glass May be used as a beaker cover or for evaporating small WATCH GLASS amounts of liquid
Plastic Used in micro experiments to transfer small amounts of liquid MICROPIPETTE
3 metal bars with riders for Used to find the mass in grams 100s, 10s, and 1s of an object TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE measurement
Digital scale, precise to the Used to find the mass in grams thousandths of a gram of an object ELECTRONIC BALANCE
Usually metal or plastic with a Finds the force in (N) hook and a metal spring SPRING SCALE
Electric device often with a Used to heat substances in heat and stirring controls glass or metal containers HOT PLATE
Plastic, disposable Tray or paper used to hold find the mass of a chemical WEIGH BOAT
Glass or plastic with lid Used to collect specimen or hold agar for growing specimen PETRI DISH
Other items to know: first aid kit, fire extinguisher, apron, goggles, stopwatch, glass rod, forceps/tweezers, droppers, rubber tubing, metal file, funnel, and pH/Litmus paper (B.R.A. & R.B.B.)