Lab Equipment and Measurements White Plains High School
Lab Equipment and Measurements White Plains High School Science Dept.
Graduated Cylinder Measures volume of liquids n Unit: liter (m. L) n Procedure: Place cylinder on a flat surface, get at eye level with the liquid, and read the bottom of the miniscus, the curved part of the liquid. n
Correct Technique!
Meniscus
Practice
Beaker Can be used to measure large volumes, but not as accurate as a cylinder. n Mainly used for pouring and mixing. n Unit: ? n
Triple-Beam Balance Measures mass (amount of substance n Unit: gram (g) n Procedure: Place balance on a flat surface, adjust masses until the arm balances. Take the sum of the 3 masses. n
Practice!
Spring Scale Measures weight (the force of the pull of gravity on a substance) n Unit: Newton (N) n
Look more familiar?
Meterstick or Ruler Measures distance or length n Unit: meter (m) or cm (centimeter) n
Thermometer Measures temperature n Unit: Kelvin (K) or °Celcius (°C) n
Practice!
Stopwatch or Timer n n Measures: ? Unit: ?
Other Equipment n n Test tube Funnel Bunsen burner Test tube clamp
Other Equipment (cont. ) n n Ring stand Erlenmeyer flask
Dissection Equipment Forceps n Teasing needle n Probe and seeker n Scalpel n
IMPORTANT Prefixes Kathy Has Dirty Underwear, Don’t Check Mine! n kilo = 1000 n hecto = 100 n deca = 10 n Basic unit n deci = 1/10 = 0. 1 n centi = 1/100 = 0. 01 n milli = 1/1000 = 0. 001 n
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