| A | B |
| eye dropper | has two parts, used in making solutions |
| pipette | used in adding small liquid amounts |
| anemometer | measures wind speed |
| weather station | measures different weather values |
| safety glasses | a must have for science safety |
| meter tape | measuring metric length on "bendy" objects |
| graduated cylinder (G.C.) | used for measuring small volumes of liquid |
| meter stick | can easily measure a millimeter or 10,000 times that much |
| hand lens (aka magnifying lens) | used to look at things closely, highly portable. |
| microscope | depending on its quality, it can look at very, very tiny things |
| spring scale | used to measure force in Newtons or mass in grams |
| triple beam balance | ours can handle objects weighing 600 grams and is very accurate |
| pan balance | not as accurate as a triple beam, but still dependably measures mass in grams |
| kitchen scale | not commonly used- a scale, not a balance |
| thermometer | gives readings in Fahrenheit or Celsius/Centigrade |
| stopwatch | in an investigation it keeps track of elapsed time |
| ruler | measures in metrics or standards English units for length, 12 inches long |