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Lab Equipment. Test Tube. Used for storing, heating, mixing substances. Test Tube Clamp. Clamps to test tube so it can be heated. Test Tube Rack. Holds test tubes. Petri Dish. For growing cultures and to hold small things. Beaker. Measuring cup of the lab. Microscope Slide.
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Test Tube • Used for storing, heating, mixing substances
Test Tube Clamp • Clamps to test tube so it can be heated
Test Tube Rack • Holds test tubes
Petri Dish • For growing cultures and to hold small things
Beaker • Measuring cup of the lab
Microscope Slide • Holds the specimen that you will be looking at through the microscope
Cover Slip • Protects the specimen you are looking at. Goes on top of the microscope slide.
Test Tube Brush • Cleans the inside of test tubes
Erlenmeyer Flask • Holds and measures liquids
Graduated Cylinder • Measures accurately to the nearest mL
Meniscus: Curved shape of a liquid stored in a cylinderCaused by adhesion between the liquid and its container. *cohesion is between particles of the liquid
Meter Stick • Linear metric measurement
Triple Beam Balance • Measures the mass of an object in grams
Thermometer • Measures temperature or the amount of heat in metric units (°C)
Funnel • Allows liquid or dry substances to pass through a small opening
Mortar and Pestle • To grind or crush
Dropper or Pipette • Measures one drop at a time
Forceps • To pick up small things
Beaker Tongs • To pick up hot beakers or to hold and move things
Hand Lens or Magnifying Glass • To enlarge or magnify an object
Goggles • Protects your eyes
Spring Scale • To determine mass in grams or force in Newton's
Vial • A small glass or bottle used to store liquids or powders
Syringe • A tube and a plunger that can take in or release liquids and gases at the tube’s open end.