This document provides information about various pieces of laboratory equipment and their purposes. It lists 16 items of equipment along with their names and intended uses. Students are asked to match each equipment to its correct use based on the descriptions provided. The goal is to help students learn to properly identify and apply different pieces of laboratory equipment.

1. Lab Equipment Practice Name: _________________________
A number of items you will be using in the laboratory are shown below. Study this page and decide what the items may be used
for, then, match the correct equipment pictured on this page to the tasks asked for on the bottom of the page.
Rubber Stoppers
Tongs Erlenmeyer flask Electronic Balance
Transfer Pipette Graduated cylinder Test Tube Clamp/Holder
Funnel Thermometer Dribble Cup Test Tube
Fire Extinguisher Streak Plate Triple Beam Balance
Object Name Purpose
1. Used to pick up or hold test tubes when they are hot
2. Used to hold really small amounts of liquid (under 2 mL)
3. Small ceramic tiles used to find the streak or powder color of a mineral
4. Protects the eyes from flying objects or chemical splashes
5. A wide-mouthed container used to transport, heat or store substances
6. A small glass cylinder used to view chemical reactions or to heat small amounts of a substance
7. A device to measure the mass of an object or substance.
8. Used with an Erlenmeyer flask to contain a substance
9. Used to measure volume precisely
10. Used to pour liquids into containers with small openings or to hold filter paper
11. Safety device used to put out fires
12. A plastic covered device used to lift hot beakers
13. A device that would be used to measure the temperature of a solution
14. A narrow-mouthed glass container used to transport heat or store substances, when a
stopper is required.
15. Used to measure mass by moving weights along a beam
16. Used measure the volume of larger objects with irregular shapes.