Beaker

a flat-bottomed cylindrical container, usually with a

pouring lip, especially one used in a laboratory

Graduated cylinder

a narrow, cylindrical container marked with

horizontal lines to represent units of measurement and

used to precisely measure the volume of liquids.

Metric ruler

a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a

straight edge and marked off in centimeters, used for

drawing lines, measuring, etc.

Triple beam balance

A triple beam balance is an inexpensive tool used in all sorts

of environments, including classrooms, scientific laboratories,

outer space, food stores and anywhere else where the mass of

something must be measured

Test tube

a hollow cylinder of thin glass with one end closed,

used in chemical and biological experimentation

and analysis.

flask

a bottle, usually of glass, having a rounded body and a narrow neck, used especially in laboratory experimentation

Prism

a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting

rays of light

Thermometer

an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as

mercury, that expands and contracts, or rises and falls, with temperature

changes, the temperature being read where the top of the column

coincides with a calibrated scale marked on the tube or its frame

Hand lens

a magnifying glass designed to be held in

the hand

Pan balance

Used to measure the mass of an object. The object is

usually placed in one pan while gram weights are used

to balance the mass.

Hot plate

a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by

a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated

chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance

Terrarium

a glass container, chiefly or wholly

enclosed, for growing and displaying plants

Microscope

an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a

combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail

by the unaided eye

Balance

an instrument for determining weight, typically by the

equilibrium of a bar with a fulcrum at the center, from each

end of which is suspended a scale or pan, one holding an object of

known weight, and the other holding the object to be weighed

Stop watch

a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started

at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races

Aquarium

a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or

other living aquatic animals or plants are kept

Compass

an instrument for determining directions, as by

means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that

indicates magnetic north

Celsius Thermometer

Celsius (Centigrade) is the standard temperature scale for

most of the world, though Fahrenheit is the standard used in the United States. A thermometer

is a glass tube with a bulb-like shape at one end with

measurements inscribed on the tubing

Spring scale

a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring,

the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale

Magnet

a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that

possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron

Collecting net

Come in three basic forms: Aerial, sweeping, and aquatic. The first is designed especially for collecting butterflies and other flying insects.. The sweeping net is similar to the aerial net but is stronger and has a more durable bag to withstand being dragged through dense vegetation. Aquatic nets are used for gathering insects from water and are usually made of metal screening or heavy scrim with a canvas band affixed to a metal rim.