Unit 1 Equipment List     The Ins and Outs of Science

·        Beaker

o       Measures liquid volumes but not very accurate

o       Mix, stir, heat

·        Erlenmeyer Flask

o       Used to heat substances

o       Mix, stir, heat

·        Boiling (Florence) Flask

o       Used for boiling/heating

o       Fits in ring

o       Mix, stir, heat

·        Graduated Cylinder

o       Make accurate liquid volume measurements

o       Smaller = More accurate

·        Test Tube

o       Used for very small quantities

·        Test Tube clamp

o       Holds the test tubes on ring stand

·        Rubber Stopper

o       Keep things where they belong

o       Used with test tubes

·        Ring Stand

o       Holds material when heating

o       Used with Bunsen burner

·        Wire mesh

o       Gives platform on wire stand

o       Protects glassware from fire

·        Bunsen Burner

o       Used to heat material

o       Can adjust flame

·        Stryker

o       Creates sparks to light Bunsen burner

·        Safety Goggles

o       Used when working with chemicals and fire

o       Protects eyes

·        Tongs

o       Used to grab hot things

·        Forceps

o       Pick up small things

·        Dropper pipette

o       Moving very small liquid amounts

·        Scale

o       Measures weight, or pull of gravity

·        Balance

o       “double pan balances”