Lab Equipment
Lab Equipment
• Used to heat
materials in lab.
Gas Lighter or Sparker
• Used to examine
objects that cannot
be seen with the
naked eye.
Hot Plate
• Often attached to
retort stand to use as
support for a beaker.
Wire Gauze
• Used to hold
thermometer in
place.
Test Tube Clamp
• May be attached to a
retort stand to hold a
test tube or burette.
Beaker Tongs
• May be placed in
ring clamp. Used
for filtration or the
delivery of liquids.
Weighing Boat
• Used to transfer
chemicals from one
vessel to another.
Goggles
• Used to ground
crystals into fine
powder.
Petri Dish
• Used to create
cultures for
microbiology
studies.
Test Tube Rack
• Used to project
either single or
multiple beams of
light.
Beaker
• A curved reflective
surface, which may
be either convex or
concave.
Glass Stirring Rod
• Used to evaporate
off the liquid part of
a solution.
Acrylic Block/Semicircular Dish
• An optical device
which transmits and
refracts light,
converging or
diverging the beam.
Spot Plate
• Used to test
substances by using
smaller amounts.