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| graduated cylinder | a tall, narrow container with a volume scale used to accurately measure the volume of a liquid |
| beaker | a deep, widemouthed, thin-walled container used for holding and pouring liquids |
| flask | a container that has a broad base and a narrow opening. It measures larger volumes than a test tube. |
| test tube | made of thin glass and used to hold small amounts of substances |
| microscope slide | a flat, thin piece of glass on which objects are mounted for viewing under a compound microscope |
| pipette | a small piece of lab equipment which usually consists of a narrow tube into which fluid is drawn. Commonly called "medicine dropper" or "eye dropper" |
| Petri dish | a small, shallow dish of thin glass or plastic used especially for growing cultures of bacteria |
| balance | used to measure the mass of an object. Sometimes called a balance beam. |
| stopwatch | a watch with a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped at will. |
| magnifying glass | a hand lens used to enlarge objects so they can be seen by the human eye |
| compound microscope | used to see very small objects that cannot be easily seen with the eye |
| electron microscope | an optical instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce an enlarged image of a very small object |
