Lab Equipment and Use

Lab Equipment and Use

Test Tube • Used for combining, heating and storing liquids • Not measuring

Beaker • Used to store, semi-accurately measure and heat liquids

Erlenmeyer Flask • Used to heat and store liquids • What are the advantages of using this instead of a beaker?

Small top prevents liquid from spilling during mixing • Small top, large bottom, allows for heating with minimum evaporation

Funnel • Used to pour liquids without spilling

Mortar and a Pestle • Used to crush, mix and grind solids • Mortar is bowl • Pestle is heavy stick

Test Tube Holder • Used to hold test tubes • Often used for heating

Volumetric Flask • Used for precision measuring and mixing

Watch Glass • Can be used as a beaker cover • Or to put a small amount of chemicals on for heating

Graduated Cylinder • Used to accurately measure volumes of liquids

Evaporating Dish • Used to heat and evaporate liquids • Can withstand high temperatures

Bunsen Burner • Used to heat chemicals

Ring Stand • To hold glassware that is being heated

Wire Gauze • Used to support a container during heating and spread out the flame evenly

Triple Beam Balance • Used to measure mass

Let’s Learn About Safety Music by Rhythm, Rhyme, Results YouTube - AGHS Lab Safety Rap

Listen for the missing wordsYouTube - Lab Safety Rap, Fill In The Words

Fill in the safety rules you hear