Students can name lab equipment while playing a game on the Sporcle website. Students have 12 minutes to name 30 different pieces of lab equipment with the definitions below. As a piece of equipment is named, if it is correct and its definition is on the list, the equipment name will post next to its definition. Purpose Games has a chemistry lab equipment game that displays 16 pictures of lab equipment, posts the name of one piece of equipment and students must select the proper picture to match the name.
The ScienceSpot website has several PDF files that can be printed with lab equipment quizzes, Internet resources and inventory description worksheets. The "Microscope Mania Quiz" provides 12 microscope part terms and a photo of a microscope for students to write the part terms in boxes next to the parts displayed. The activity also includes practice problems for ocular and objective lens and power of magnification problems. Another worksheet provided by ScienceSpot includes a photograph of a microscope with lines next to the parts for students to write the part names. The worksheet also has problems about objective power, powers of magnification and wet mount slides.
Quizlet has almost 200 flashcard sets for the topic of lab equipment. The flashcard sets each come with virtual flashcards and worksheets with audio components to help with pronunciation and customizable quizzes that can be taken online or printed with answer sheets. The quizzes can be customized for true or false, multiple choice, matching or written answers. Quia has an online game titled "Chemistry Scavenger Hunt" that prompts students to match lab equipment with their functions. Lab equipment and uses are displayed on virtual cards and students match the card pairs to win the game.
EduBakery's "Lab Equipment and Safety Bingo" teaches students about lab equipment while keeping them entertained. Terms such as "control sample," "ocular "and "hazardous waste" are terms used in this bingo game that can be printed for free. The Environmental Protection Agency has an interactive lab equipment game on its website that posts illustrations of several pieces of lab equipment and then asks a question about uses. Students choose the piece of equipment that matches the definition.