MAKING
SCIENTIFIC
DRAWINGS
Drawing Apparatus
When you perform an investigation and then, afterwards, write
down what happened; you may need to draw how the
apparatus was arranged.
Test tube
Beaker
Clamp & stand
Conical flask
Funnel
Measuring cylinder
To save time in science, there are special ways to draw the
apparatus. Can you predict what the diagrams will look like for
the apparatus below?
Drawing Apparatus 1
Beaker
Drawing Apparatus 2
Bunsen burner
(Heat)
Drawing Apparatus 3
Tripod & gauze
tripo
d
gauze
Drawing Apparatus 4
Conical flask
Drawing Apparatus 5
Funnel & filter paper
Funnel
Filter paper
Drawing Apparatus 6
Measuring cylinder
Drawing Apparatus 7
Crucible with lid
Drawing Apparatus 8
Watch glass
Drawing Apparatus 9
Test tube
Drawing Apparatus 10
Clamp & stand
stand
clamp
7.____________________ 8._____________________ 9._________
Usingthedrawings abovedraw:
1. Abeaker,½filledwith water,onatripod,beingheated byabunsenburner. Y
twootherpieces ofapparatus notshownabove.
2. Anirregularobjectinaeureka (displacement) can,withabeakeratthespout
water.
3. Aconicalflask,½filledwithwater,beingsupportedonaclampstand, withath
insidetomeasurethetemperature. Youwillneedtwootherpieces ofapparat
above.
7.____________________ 8._____________________ 9.___________________
Usingthedrawings abovedraw:
1. Abeaker,½filledwith water,onatripod,beingheated byabunsenburner. Youwillneed
twootherpieces ofapparatus notshownabove.
2. Anirregularobjectinaeureka (displacement) can,withabeakeratthespouttocollectthe

Scientificdrawings (lab equipment)