Lab Equipment Uses

instrument used to measure temperature or temperature change

• beaker

• glass stirring rod

• thermometer

instrument used to transfer liquids or fine-grained materials into containers with small openings. Also used for filtration

• pipette

• funnel

• beaker

What is the purpose of this lab equipment?

• to transfer small amounts of liquid

• to measure solids

• to clean a test tube

• to squirt liquid at other people

Which piece of lab equipment would be most useful for the following task: Hold 4 different test tubes needed for an experiment?

• Watch glass

• Thermometer

• Test tube rack

• Eye dropper

Which piece of lab equipment would be most useful for the following task: Transfer 3 drops of indicator into a solution?

• Watch glass

• Thermometer

• Beaker

• Eye dropper

Which piece of lab equipment would be most useful for the following task: Find the temperature of an unidentified substance?

• Watch glass

• Thermometer

• Beaker

• Eye dropper

Which piece of lab equipment would be most useful for the following task: Keep contents in a beaker from splattering when boiling chemicals?

• Watch glass

• Graduated cylinder

• Beaker

• Scoopula

Which piece of lab equipment would be most useful for the following task: Measure exactly 42.5 mL of water.?

• Hot plate

• Graduated cylinder

• Beaker

• Mortar and pestle

Which piece of lab equipment would be most useful for the following task: Heat a beaker of water when a gas line is not available to power any equipment?

• Hot plate

• Electronic balance

• Beaker

• Mortar and pestle

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which piece of lab equipment would be most useful for the following task: Crush a chunk of chemical into a powder?

• Watch glass

• Thermometer

• Beaker

• Mortar and pestle