UNIT 7 THE LAB

1. PICTURES
Alcohol burner: To heat a substance
Beaker: A wide-mouthed container used to measure volume, transport or to
heat/store substances.
Beaker tongs: Instrument used to pick up and hold a beaker.
Coverslip: Used to cover an object on a microscope slide.
Scalpel: Instrument used to cut through a tissue.
Dissecting probe: Used to point objects out or hold back organs.
Erlenyemyer flas: A narrow-mouthed container used to measure volume, transport
and heat/store substances.
Funnel: Instrument used for pouring liquid or other substances through a small
opening and to hold a filter paper.
Graduated cylinder: It measures the volume of liquid (ml).
Hot Plate: A machine used to heat substances.
Medicine dropper: Instrument employed to transfer small amounts (drops) of
liquid.
Metric ruler: Device used to measure length.
Microscope: Device used to view too small to be seen with the naked eye.
Microscopic slide: It holds material being viewed under a microscope.
Crucible and cover: Device employed to hold small amounts of chemicals during
heating at high temperatures.
Specimen dish: Used to view specimens.
Test Tube: Instrument used for heating or holding small quantities of a substance.
Test tube brush: Instrument used to clean a test tube.
Test tube clamp: Device used to hold a single test tube.
Test tube rack: Instrument used to hold test tubes in an upright position.
Thermometer: Device used to measure temperature of a substance.
Triple Beam balance: It measures the mass of an object (g).
Goggles: Device used to protect the eyes from chemical substances.
Bunsen Burner: Instrument used to heat substances.
Spot plate: A flat plate with multiple “wells” used as small test tubes.
Pipet bulb: It is used to pull liquid up into a pipet.
Stirring rod: Instrument used for stirring.
Evaporating dish: Liquids are heated over a flame so that they evaporate leaving a
solid residue.
Crucible tongs: Instrument used to hold hot crucibles.
Forceps: Tool used to pick up or hold small items.
Watch glass: To hold solids while being weighed, or as a cover for a beaker.
Utility clamp: Device used to hold laboratory glassware.
Mortar and pestle: Used to grind up materials.
Volumetric pipet: Instrument that measures small amounts of liquids accurately.
Striker: Tool used to light Bunsen burner.
Lab Coat/Lab Apron: Piece of clothing that protects the scientist and his/her
clothes.
Tongs: Tool used to pick up and hold apparatus.
Balance: An instrument for determining weight.
Dropper pipet or disposable pipet: Instrument used for drawing in a liquid and
expelling it in drops.
Volumetric flask: Glassware for making up solutions to a known volume.
Rubber stopper: Used to cover the ends of test tube and flasks.
Spatula: Small scoop used to transfer powder and crystal chemicals.
Wire gauze: Material used to support a container (such as beaker or flask( during
heating.
Laboratory burner: Instrument used to heat chemicals in beakers or test tubes.
Weighing paper: Material used for weighing and transferring powers and crystals.
Filter paper: Special paper used to separate solids from liquids.
Fume hood: Machine used to prevent a person from exposure to hazardous fumes
from chemicals.
Hot plate/Stir plate: Machine used to heat and stir substances.
Dissecting tray: Device where an organism is placed to be dissected.
Rubber connector: Used to connect the parts of and apparatus.