{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/chem-lab-equipment",
 "id": "chem-lab-equipment",
 "title": "Lab Equipment",
 "category": "science",
 "subject": "Chemistry",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "Common science lab tools and what they are used for.",
 "tags": [
  "lab equipment",
  "tools"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Tool",
 "backLabel": "Use",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Beaker",
   "Holds, mixes and heats liquids; rough measuring only"
  ],
  [
   "Erlenmeyer flask",
   "Cone-shaped flask for mixing and swirling liquids"
  ],
  [
   "Florence flask",
   "Round flask with a long neck for heating liquids"
  ],
  [
   "Graduated cylinder",
   "Measures the volume of a liquid accurately"
  ],
  [
   "Test tube",
   "Holds small amounts of material for tests"
  ],
  [
   "Test tube rack",
   "Holds test tubes upright"
  ],
  [
   "Test tube holder",
   "Grips a hot test tube"
  ],
  [
   "Test tube brush",
   "Cleans the inside of test tubes"
  ],
  [
   "Bunsen burner",
   "Gas burner used for heating"
  ],
  [
   "Hot plate",
   "Electric surface for heating"
  ],
  [
   "Tongs",
   "Pick up hot objects"
  ],
  [
   "Crucible tongs",
   "Hold crucibles that are very hot"
  ],
  [
   "Crucible",
   "Small cup for heating substances to very high temperatures"
  ],
  [
   "Ring stand",
   "Metal stand that supports other lab equipment"
  ],
  [
   "Ring clamp",
   "Attaches to a ring stand to hold a flask or funnel"
  ],
  [
   "Wire gauze",
   "Spreads heat evenly under a beaker"
  ],
  [
   "Tripod",
   "Three-legged stand to hold items over a flame"
  ],
  [
   "Funnel",
   "Directs liquids into small openings"
  ],
  [
   "Filter paper",
   "Traps solids when pouring a mixture through a funnel"
  ],
  [
   "Pipette",
   "Moves small amounts of liquid, drop by drop"
  ],
  [
   "Dropper",
   "Adds liquid in small drops"
  ],
  [
   "Buret",
   "Long tube with a valve to deliver exact amounts of liquid"
  ],
  [
   "Volumetric flask",
   "Makes solutions of an exact volume"
  ],
  [
   "Watch glass",
   "Curved glass dish for holding or covering small samples"
  ],
  [
   "Petri dish",
   "Shallow dish for growing cultures or holding samples"
  ],
  [
   "Evaporating dish",
   "Used to evaporate liquid and leave the solid"
  ],
  [
   "Mortar and pestle",
   "Grinds solids into powder"
  ],
  [
   "Spatula",
   "Scoops and transfers solid chemicals"
  ],
  [
   "Stirring rod",
   "Glass rod used to mix liquids"
  ],
  [
   "Forceps",
   "Small tweezers for picking up tiny items"
  ],
  [
   "Balance (scale)",
   "Measures mass"
  ],
  [
   "Triple beam balance",
   "Measures mass by sliding weights on three beams"
  ],
  [
   "Thermometer",
   "Measures temperature"
  ],
  [
   "Stopwatch",
   "Measures time"
  ],
  [
   "Microscope",
   "Magnifies tiny objects"
  ],
  [
   "Slide",
   "Thin glass that holds a sample under a microscope"
  ],
  [
   "Cover slip",
   "Thin square of glass or plastic placed over a sample on a slide"
  ],
  [
   "Magnifying glass",
   "A lens that makes small things look larger"
  ],
  [
   "Meter stick",
   "Measures length in centimeters and millimeters"
  ],
  [
   "Ruler",
   "Measures short lengths"
  ],
  [
   "Safety goggles",
   "Protect the eyes"
  ],
  [
   "pH paper",
   "Paper that changes color to show if something is an acid or base"
  ],
  [
   "Litmus paper",
   "Paper that turns red in acid and blue in base"
  ],
  [
   "Wash bottle",
   "Squeeze bottle that holds water for rinsing"
  ],
  [
   "Dissecting pan",
   "Tray used to hold specimens for dissection"
  ],
  [
   "Scalpel",
   "Small sharp blade for dissection, used only by trained users"
  ],
  [
   "Dissecting probe",
   "Pointer used to move parts of a specimen"
  ],
  [
   "Centrifuge",
   "Spins samples quickly to separate parts by density"
  ],
  [
   "Desiccator",
   "Sealed container that keeps things dry"
  ],
  [
   "Fume hood",
   "Ventilated enclosure that removes harmful fumes"
  ],
  [
   "Spring scale",
   "Measures force or weight"
  ],
  [
   "Barometer",
   "Measures air pressure"
  ],
  [
   "Hydrometer",
   "Measures the density of a liquid"
  ],
  [
   "Calorimeter",
   "Measures heat given off or taken in by a reaction"
  ],
  [
   "Spectroscope",
   "Splits light into a spectrum"
  ],
  [
   "Telescope",
   "Makes distant objects like stars look closer"
  ],
  [
   "Compass",
   "Shows direction by pointing toward magnetic north"
  ],
  [
   "Anemometer",
   "Measures wind speed"
  ],
  [
   "Rain gauge",
   "Measures how much rain falls"
  ]
 ]
}