Equipment Gallery Walk

• Beaker

  • Used for stirring, mixing, or heating liquids.

• Erlenmeyer Flask

  • Used to mix, heat, and store liquids. These flasks are not used to accurately measure volumes of liquids.

• Pipette

  • Come in various sizes and are used to transport accurate volumes of liquids.

• Pipette Bulb

  • Pipet bulbs are used to draw liquids into the pipet.

• Burette

  • Is used to dispense accurate volumes of liquids.

• Graduated Cylinder

  • Used to measure volumes. To accurately read the volume of a liquid, read the bottom of the meniscus.

• Test Tube

  • Used to hold, mix or heat very small amounts of solids or liquids.

• Test Tube Rack

  • Test tube racks hold and help organize test tubes during experiments.

• Test Tube Holder (Tongs)

  • Is used to hold a test tube when it’s hot or when it’s not safe to use the hands.

• Ring Stand

  • Provides a safe base to hold and clamp glassware and pieces of lab equipment.

• Wire Gauze

  • Placed over the ring clamp to support beakers and flasks over a flame

• Clay Triangle

  • Used to support a funnel or crucible with an iron ring

• Crucible Tongs

  • Hold Crucibles only. They have long handles and the tips are serrated to give better grip.

• Crucible and Cover

  • Small porcelain container used to heat substances to very high temperatures.

• Evaporating Dish

  • This is used to get the water out of a solution, evaporate out the water. The watch glass is placed on top to prevent spilling.

• Watch Glass

  • Used as a surface to evaporate liquids, to hold solids that are being weighed, or to cover beakers.

• Wash Bottle

  • Used in the clean up phase of an experiment.

• Volumetric Pipette

  • To transfer that volume of liquid for use in creating a solution or dilution.

• Volumetric (Florence) Flask

  • Used as a surface to evaporate liquids, to hold solids that are being weighed, or to cover beakers.

• Temperature and Pressure Probes

  • Measure the stagnation pressure, the static pressure, and the flow angle within a fluid stream.

• Barometer

  • To measure atmospheric pressure

• Funnel

  • Used to channel liquids into containers that have small openings.

• Test Tube brush

  • Used to clean test tubes and graduated cylinders.

• Glass Stirring Rod

  • Used to stir and decant solutions.

• Bunsen burner

  • Used to heat solutions and other chemicals in the lab.

• Forceps

  • Used to pick up small items.

• Ring Clamp

  • Attached to the ring stand to support and hold glassware such as crucibles beakers

• Mortar and Pestle

  • A bowl made of ceramic to crush and grind soils.

• Spatula

  • Transport and distribute dry chemical compounds

• Scoopula

  • Utensil used in chemistry to
    transfer solids.

• Rubber Stoppers

  • These come in all different shapes and sizes and they are used to seal off a container.

• Tripod

  • Lab a piece of equipment that supports other equipment like the clay triangle or wire mesh that can be used of the ring stand.

• Beaker Tongs

  • These are used to carry hot beakers after heating.