Equipment

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Equipment is the name for any tools we can use for an experiment.

Noun: Equipment

There are lots of different pieces of equipment. You should know these pieces of equipment:

Ruler	Stopwatch	Magnifying Glass

A ruler is a piece of equipment used to measure length.	A scientist came equip with a stopwatch.	A magnifying glass is a useful piece of equipment for looking at very small things.

Equipment is the name for any tools we can use for an experiment.

Noun: Equipment

There are lots of different pieces of equipment. You should know these pieces of equipment:

Thermometer	Data Logger	Magnet

A thermometer is a piece of equipment used to measure temperature.	A data logger is a piece of equipment that can be used to measure the temperature, light or sound level.	A scientist came equip with a magnet to find out if different metals were magnetic.
Measuring Cylinder	Pipette	Scale

A measuring cylinder is used to measure the volume of a liquid.	A pipette is used measure and drop small amounts of a liquid.	A measuring scale is used to measure the mass of an object.
Beaker	Funnel	Bottle and Dropper

A beaker is used to hold water.	A funnel is used to pour water so you don't spill it.	A Bottle and Dropper is used to hold a liquid and put small drops on something. The dropper is a type of pipette.

Electrical Components and Equipment
Electrical Cell	Wires	Filament Bulb

A cell makes the electricity flow in a circuit.	Wires are the path for electricity to flow.	A filament bulb lights up when electricity flows through it.
Switch	Buzzer	Motor

A switch can complete or break a circuit to turn it on and off.	A buzzer makes a sound when electricity flows through it.	A motor spins when electricity flows through it.

Equipment is the name given to tools used for experiments.

There are several types of equipment that are used in experiments:

Equipment is the name given to tools used for experiments.

There are several types of equipment that are used in experiments:

Measuring Instruments	Observational Equipment	Reaction Vessels	Containers	Other equipment
Ammeter Burette Datalogger Geiger Counter Joulemeter Luxmeter Measuring Cylinder Measuring Scale Electronic Balance Weighing Scale Newton Meter Oscilloscope pHmeter Pipette Protractor Ruler Syringe Thermometer Infra-red Thermometer Stopwatch Voltmeter	Growth Medium Magnifying Glass Microscope Petri Dish Pitfall Trap Pondnet Pooter Quadrat Specimen Jar Sweepnet Telescope	Beaker Boiling Tube Conical Flask Crucible Evaporating Dish Test Tube	Beaker Bottle and Dropper Bottle Conical Flask Petri Dish Specimen Jar	Buffer Solution Bung Bunsen Burner Condensing Tube Delivery Tube Filter Paper Funnel Gauze Glass Rod Heatproof Mat Immersion Heater Incubator Indicator Inoculation Loop Mortar and Pestle Oscillator Spatula Spotting Tile Test Tube Holder Tongs Tripod Tweezers U-Shaped Tube Water Bath