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Magnifying

Glass or

Hand Lens or

SimpleMicroscope

Uses one

lens to

make thingslook larger.

Hot Plate

An

electricaldevice used

to heat

things up.

Graduated

Cylinders

(glass or

plastic)

Used to

measure

liquidvolume. A

very

accurate

tool.

Graduated

in mL.

Beaker

(glass or

Used to

stir, heat

(if glass),

and

measure

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plastic) liquid

volume in

mL (rough

estimate).

Beaker

Tongs

Used to

handle hot

beakers.

Florence

Flask

Glassware

used to

heat andstore

substances.

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Test Tube

Rack

Used to

hold test

tubes.

Test Tube

Holder

Used to

hold a hot

test tube.

Test TubeBrush

Used toclean test

tubes.

Funnel

Aids in

pouring

liquids into

small

openings

without

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spilling

them.

Petri Dish

Used to

hold

specimens

for

observation

and to grow

cultures.

Meter Stick

Used to

measure

length in

the Metric

System.

One meter

= 10 dm or100 cm or

1000 mm.

Eye Dropper

Used to

measure

and

transfersmall

amounts of

liquids.

Used to

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Triple Beam

Balance

measure

mass in

grams.

Thermometer

Used to

measure

temperature

in degreesCelsius or

Fahrenheit.

Safety

Goggles

To be worn

when toldto do so to

protect

your eyes.

Ring Clamp

Used to

clamp onto

a ring stand

to sit a

beaker or

flask.

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Test Tube

Clamp

Used to

clamp onto

ring stand

to hold test

tube.

Ring Stand

A stand

used to

support aring clamp

or test

tube clamp.

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