Lab Tools

Hand Lensused for

observing small objects – magnifies

Stereoscopeused for

observing objects in 3D

Microscopeused for

observing extremely small objects

Beakerused for

holding and measuring liquids

Petri dishused for

growing cultures of microorganisms(has lid)

Microscope slideused for

displaying small items to use on a microscope

Graduated Cylinderused for

measuring volume (usually with liquids) -comes in different sizes

Test tubeused for

containing items for experimental purposes

Meter stickused for

Measuring straight distances in centimeters and meters

Metric Rulerused for

Measuring length of small objects in centimeters or millimeters

Metric TapeMeasureused for

Measuring the length of objects that may not be in a straight line

Timing deviceused for

measuring time in seconds, minutes, hours

Hot plateused for

Heating substances

Balanceused for

Measuring mass usually in grams or kilograms

Thermometerused for

Measuring temperature

Calculatorused for

Calculating numbers to analyze data

Water TestKitused for

analyzing water quality

Computerused for

research, organizing and analyzing data

Temperatureand pH probes

used for

measuring the movement of molecules (temp.)analyzing the acidity of a substance (pH)

Collecting netused for

Capturing specimens to study

Insect trapused for

capturing insect specimens for study

Globeused for

locating parts of the world

Journalused for

recording data, reflections, and information

Digital cameraused for

recording picture observations for study