Material

Name, model,
manufacturer, photo
(preferably being
used)?

Function

Whats it used for?

Wher
e
used
?

Who
uses it?
How
many
can use
it?

When/H
ow
often?

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Lab

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 1
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
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Lab

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 4
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

Classroo
m/
lab?

Dropper

Used to
transfer
small
quantities of
liquids.

A tool
that
mag
nifie
s
obje
cts
or
mak
es
obje
cts
look
larg
er
than
they
are.

Hands lens

Balance

A
tool used to
measure the
mass of an
object.

Lab

Every day,
sometimes in
class/lab?

Best

Relevant to
the
curriculum,
usable for the
grade-level,
safety

Web
link to
manufa
cturer /
supplie
r site

Grade 3
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

Teacher/stud
ent age
range / IT
specialist

Goggles

Lab

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 1
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

Lab

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 4
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

Lab

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 2
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

Is a device
used for
measuring
wind speed,
and is a
common
weather
station
instrument.

Lab

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 8
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

A tool that
measure the
pull of gravity
on an object.

Lab

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 4
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

E
yewear that
protects the
eyes during
a science
experiment
or
investigatio
n from
hazardous
or
dangerous
materials.

t
magnifies
smaller
objects or
makes
smaller
objects
larger.

Microscope

t measures
volume or
the amount
that is being
held.

Measuring cups

Wind meter

Spring scale

Lab

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 3
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

Used to make Lab

objects larger
than they are.

Students
and
teachers

Sometime
s in lab

Grade 3
and above

http://ww
w.hometra
iningtools.
com

meter tool
that is used
to measure
distance and
the length of
objects.

Meter tape

Lenses