1. Laboratory Equipment
Review

2. Microscope
Used to look at microscopic specimens
1

3. Microscope Slide
• Used to prepare specimen for
microscopic
investigation
2

4. Reagent
Bottle
Used for holding
acids or caustic
chemicals
3

5. Florence Flask
Used to hold and heat liquids
4

6. Funnel
Used when
pouring liquid
into a small
container
5

7. Graduated
Cylinder
Used to measure liquids
6

8. Test Tube
Used to hold and test small amounts of
chemicals
7

9. Test Tube Rack
Holds test tubes
8

10. Petri Dish
Used for culturing microorganisms and holding
specimens
9

11. Thermometer
Measures Temperature
10

12. Beaker
Used for rough measuring and pouring
of liquids
11

13. Erlenmeyer Flask
Used for
holding,
mixing and
heating
liquids,
reduces
evaporation
of liquids and
can be
corked.
.
12

14. Ring Stand
Apparatus used to hold
a container above a
Bunsen burner
13

15. Wire Gauze
Used to support a container on a ring stand
14

16. Mortar and Pestle
Used for grinding chemicals
15

17. Dribble Cup/Overflow Can
Used to find the volume of a solid
by displacement of water
16

18. Bunsen Burner
Used for heating
17

19. Test Tube Holder
(also called test tube tongs)
Used to hold test tubes
18

20. Dropper
Used for
adding
small
amounts
of liquid
19

21. Crucible Tongs
Used for holding a crucible
20

22. Dissecting Scissors
Cuts tissue during dissection
21

23. Test Tube Brush
Cleans test tubes
22

24. Beaker Tongs
Used to handle beakers
23

25. Forceps
Used to
grasp
small
items
24

26. • Pipette
Used to add small amounts of liquid
25

27. Safety Goggles
Used for eye protection
26

28. Digital Balance
Used to find mass
27

29. Scalpel
Used to cut
during dissection
28

30. Teasing Needle
Used as a probe in dissection
29

31. Balance
(Triple Beam Balance)
Used to find mass
30

32. Here are a few more that
weren’t included in the lab. You
don’t need to know them…. Just
interesting to see.

33. Crucible
Used when melting
materials at very
high temperatures

34. Triangle
Holds a crucible on a ring stand

35. Wood Splints
Used for igniting flammables

36. Evaporating Dish
Used when evaporating a solution

37. Cover Slip
Covers specimen on microscope slide

38. Hot Plate
Used to heat materials

39. Well Done!