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5th Grade Science
Tools
Question | Answer |
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Thermometer | A device that measures how hot or cold something is, temperature in degrees Celcius |
Graduated Cylinder | Laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid. |
Beaker | A wide mouthed container used to pour chemicals |
Triple Beam Balance | Laboratory equipment used to measure mass |
Meter Stick | A device used to measure length in millimeters, centimeters, or meters |
Magnifying Glass or Hand Lens | A convex lens used to produce an enlarged image of an object. |
Spring Scale | A device used to measure either mass or force |
Pipette | A slender tube attached to a bulb, for transferring or measuring out small quantities of liquid. |
Test Tube | A thin glass tube closed at one end, used to hold small amounts of material for laboratory testing or experiments. |
Petri Dish | A shallow, circular, transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of microorganisms. |
Microscope | An instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells. |
Telescope | An instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses,by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified. |
Tongs | An instrument with two movable arms that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things. |
Hot Plate | A device used to heat materials in the laboratory |
Pan Balance | A device used to compare an object with an unknown mass to objects with known masses |