SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY and ENGINEERING PROGRAM

LABORATORY APPARATUSES
Uses and Functions

Prepared by: ALFIE A. GARDOSE/Science Teacher

APPARATUS USES/FUNCTIONS APPARATUS USES/FUNCTIONS

Mortar and Pestle is use Graduated Cylinder is

to grind and crush use to measure
ingredients or liquids/fluids
substances

Erlenmeyer Flask is use Beaker is use to

to measure and /or store measure liquids; can
liquids be use for heating and
mixing

Petri Dish is use for Evaporating Dish is

culturing bacteria and /or use to evaporate
cells substances either
liquid or solid

Test Tube is use to Magnifying Lens is

contain small amounts of use to magnify small
liquid or solid objects
substances as sample

Crucible is use to Test Tube Holder is

measure, store, or heat use to hold test tubes
substances during heating or
cooling

Alcohol Lamp is use to Microscope is use to

heat small amounts of magnify minute things
substances hardly seen by the
naked eye

Test Tube Rack is use to Funnel is use to

hold test tubes that transfer liquids into
contain substances or container with small
samples mouths or brims
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Wire Gauze is use to Bunsen Burner is use

protect glass wares to heat substances;
during heating uses LPG or gas as
fuel

Meter Stick is use to Dropper is use to drop

measure lengths, areas, small amounts of
distances, etc. liquids into containers
or vials

Florence Flask is use to Glass Slide is use to

store and measure hold specimens for
liquids magnification

Weights are use for Test Tube Brush is

weighing using beam use to clean test tubes
balances

Triple Beam Balance is Safety Goggles is use

use for weighing things to protect the eyes
during experiments

Tripod is use to hold the Iron Stand is use to

glass wares like beaker hold apparatuses for
during heating heating or supporting

Stirring Rod is use for Vials are use for

stirring mixtures storage of small
things either liquid or
solid

Alcohol Thermometer is Double Beam Balance

use to measure is use to weigh things
temperature of things

Weighing Scale is use for Crucible Tongs is use

weighing objects to hold crucibles
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Cover slips/glass is use Spatula is use to pick

to cover specimens on small amounts of
the glass slides for substances
magnification

A calorimeter is an Colony Counters.

object used for Biological procedures
calorimetry, or the often rely on an
process of measuring accurate count of
the heat of chemical bacterial colonies and
reactions or physical cells.
changes as well as heat
capacity.

Laboratory Centrifuges. Galvanometer,

A centrifuge is a instrument for
laboratory device that is measuring a small
used for the separation electrical current or a
of fluids, gas or liquid, function of the current
based on density. by deflection of a
moving coil.

Pipettes are used to A pH meter is a

measure and deliver scientific instrument
accurate volumes of that measures the
liquid. hydrogen-ion activity
in water-based
solutions, indicating
its acidity or alkalinity
expressed as pH.

An oscilloscope is a The spectrophotomete
laboratory instrument r is an optical
commonly used to instrument for
display and analyze the measuring the
waveform of electronic intensity of light
signals. relative to wavelength.

Rotary Evaporator is
A voltmeter is an a piece of apparatus
instrument used for consisting of a motor
measuring electrical unit that rotates the
potential difference evaporation flask, a
between two points in an vacuum system, a
heated water bath and a
electric circuit.
condenser, which is
used to remove solvents
from samples under
reduced pressure.
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Drying ovens are devices Vernier Caliper a

used to remove water linear measuring
and other solvents from instrument consisting
the items placed inside of a scaled rule with a
them. projecting arm at one
end, to which is
attached a sliding
Vernier with a
projecting arm that
forms a jaw with the
other projecting arm.

Dissecting kits or A barometer is a

dissection kits are used scientific instrument
to dissect frogs, fetal that is used to
pigs, and many other measure air pressure
preserved animals. in a certain
Dissecting kits contains environment.
all necessary
tools/instruments to
perform complete
dissection.

The autoclave carries out A rain gauge is an

that exact function of instrument used by
sterilizing materials. It is meteorologists and
a machine that uses hydrologists to gather
pressure and steam to and measure the
reach and maintain a amount of liquid
temperature that is too precipitation over a
high for any set period of time
microorganisms or their
spores to live

Weather balloons are A micrometer,

used to carry weather sometimes known as a
instruments that micrometer screw
measure temperature, gauge, is a device
incorporating a
pressure, humidity, and
calibrated screw widely
winds in the atmosphere. used for accurate
measurement of
components in
mechanical engineering
and machining as well
as most mechanical
trades, along with other
metrological
instruments such as
dial, Vernier, and digital
calipers.