Lab Apparatus

Used to pour liquids into containers with small openings or to hold filter paper

• funnel

• pipette

• test tube

• erlenmeyer flask

To hold liquid, it also has a “beak” to aid pouring

• beaker glass

• graduated cylinders

• erlenmeyer flask

• test tube

Uphold wire gauze and glassware over the Bunsen burner

• tripod

• petri dish

• clamps/ tongs

• 1. erlenmeyer flask

To hold and mix liquid as it can be swirled around without spillage

• beaker glass

• graduated cylinders

• erlenmeyer flask

• test tube

Used as a place for cells or microorganisms to grow

• tripod

• petri dish

• clamps/ tongs

• 1. erlenmeyer flask

Transfer small quantities of liquid, in volumes of milliliters (mL), microliters (μL)

• pippete

• spatula

• 1. clamps/ tongs

• 1.  mortar and pestle

Hold, mix, or heat small quantities of solid or liquid chemicals

• beaker glass

• graduated cylinders

• erlenmeyer flask

• test tube

Transport a hot beaker or test tube

• pippete

• spatula

• 1. clamps/ tongs

• 1.  mortar and pestle

Diffuse the heat from the Bunsen burner, helping to protect the glassware

• gauze wire

• tripod

• spatula

• funnel

Used to grind substances into powder

• mortar and pestle

• clamps/ tongs

•  petri dish

• spatula