Lab Equipment Proper use of lab equipment 1

Lab Equipment Proper use of lab equipment

1. Graduated Cylinder

Proper Use • To make accurate volume measurements of liquids

2. Balance (triple-beam)

Proper Use • To measure mass of an object.

3. Safety Goggles • To protect your eyes when heating or mixing chemicals

4. Beakers

Proper Use • Is used to hold almost anything in the lab.

5. Hand lens Used to view small objects.

6. Test tube holder

Proper Use 6. To hold/grasp a test tube

7. Flask

Proper Use • Used for storing and/or mixing liquids or solutions.

8. Test Tube Rack

Proper Use • To hold many test tubes during an experiment or for drying.

9. Bunsen Burner • To heat objects in a laboratory experiment

10. Test Tube

Proper Use • Used to heat, mix, collect, store, etc. materials. • Used for experimentation.

11. Petri Dish

Proper Use • Used to culture (“grow”) microscopic specimens.

12. Beaker Tongs

12. Tongs

Proper Use 12. To hold/grasp a beaker

13. Metric ruler

14. Thermometer • To measure temperature

15. Droppers

Proper Use • Exact volume measurement of and transfer of liquids

16. Dissecting pan

17. Dissecting needles

18. Forceps

Proper Use • For grasping small objects. • Used mainly in dissection.

19. Scalpels

20. Dissecting Pin

21. Scissors

22. Microscope

Proper Use • To see microscopic specimens

23. Microscope slide

Proper Use • To hold microscopic specimens

24. Cover slip

Proper Use • To cover microscopic specimens

Timer, stopwatch

Proper Use • To keep time during laboratory experiments.

Spring Scale

Proper Use • To measure weight of an object.

14. Thermometer • To measure temperature

Dropper Bottle • Very useful for storing and dispensing a wide range of liquids.

Hot Plate

Proper Use • Used to heat flasks and beakers.

Funnel

Proper Use • Aides in pouring materials into small openings.

Stethoscope

Proper Use • Aides in listening to the heart and lungs.

Blood Pressure Cuff

Proper Use • Used to measure the force ( pressure) of the blood as it moves through blood vessels.

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