Common Lab Equipment Lab Equipment Used In 7

Common Lab Equipment

Lab Equipment Used In 7 th Grade Science (Click on the equipment list below and draw each piece of equipment and note its function) • • Beaker Erlenmeyer Flask Graduated Cylinder Test Tube Tweezers/Forceps Metric Ruler Test Tube Clamp Test Tube Rack/Holder • • Microscope Petri Dish Safety Goggles Triple-Beam Balance Spring Scale Eyedropper/Pipette Funnel

Beaker • Function - To measure and mix liquids (m. L). • Ex. 100 ml Beaker, 250 ml Beaker

Erlenmeyer Flask • Function - To measure liquids and mix liquids (m. L). • Come in different sizes.

Graduated Cylinder • Function – Used to accurately measure liquids and volume (m. L). • Graduated Cylinders come in various sizes. Ex. 10 ml Graduated Cylinder.

Test Tube • Test tubes have many functions including mixing liquids to observe reactions.

Test Tube Clamp • Used to hold and transfer test tubes

Funnel • Function – Used to transfer liquid from one receptacle to another.

Tweezers/Forceps • Function - To hold and move items you should not touch.

Spring Scale • Function – Used to measure weight by gravity in newton (N) or grams (g).

Test Tube Rack/Holder • Function – Holds test tubes

Eyedropper/Pipette • Function – Used to accurately measure very small amounts of liquid (m. L).

Metric Ruler • Function - To measure the length/distance of small objects in centimeters or millimeters.

Compound Light Microscope • Function - To magnify very small objects, and observe objects you cannot see with the naked eye.

Petri Dish • Function - Provides a surface for you to experiment on various material such as culturing bacteria.

Safety Goggles • Function - Keeps your eyes safe from dangerous liquids that may cause permanent eye damage.

Triple-Beam Balance • Function - To measure the mass of an object in grams.