Lab equipment names and pictures 1. goggles: protects eyes from chemical splashes 2. Bunsen burner: used to heat substances 3. graduated cylinder: accurately measures liquid volumes 4. spot plate: a flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes 5. pipet bulb: used to pull liquid up into a pipet 6. stirring rod: used for stirring 7. evaporating dish: liquids are heated over a flame so that they evaporate, leaving a solid residue 8. watch glass: to hold solids while being weighed, or as a cover for a beaker 1/5 9. beaker: used to hold liquids 10. thermometer: measures temperature (science uses degrees in Celsius) 11. test tube holder: clamp used to hold hot test-tube 12. balance: an instrument for determining weight 13. funnel: for pouring liquid or other substance through a small opening 14. utility clamp: used to hold laboratory glassware 15. mortar and pestle: used to grind up materials 2/5 16. striker: used to light bunsen burner 17. rubber stopper: used to cover ends of test tubes and flasks 18. spatula: small scoop used to transfer powder and crystal chemicals 19. wire gauze: used to support a container (such as a beaker or flask) during heating 20. test tube rack: holds 5-6 test-tubes in a row 21. wash bottle: used to rinse various pieces of laboratory glassware 22. ring stand: holds funnels, wire gauze above table 3/5 23. Erlenmeyer flask: used to hold liquids, has narrow neck to prevent splashes 24. ring clamp: used with ring stand to hold a glass container 25. clay triangle: used to hold a crucible while the crucible is heated 26. test tube: open tube used to hold liquids 27. weighing paper: used for weighing and transferring powers and crystals 28. filter paper: special paper used to separate solids from liquids 4/5 29. fume hood: used to prevent a person from exposure to hazardous fumes from chemicals 30. hot plate / stir plate: used to heat and stir substances 5/5