Lab Equipment

Introduction

Laboratory equipment refers to the various tools and equipment used by scientists working in a laboratory. These include tools such as Bunsen burners, and microscopes as well as special equipment such as operant conditioning chambers, spectrophotometers and calorimeters. Another important type of laboratory equipment is laboratory glassware such as the beaker or reagent bottle.

Laboratory equipment is generally used to either perform an experiment or to take measurements and gather data. Larger or more sophisticated equipment is generally called a scientific instrument.

Task

Next year you will receive medical students that will be working with you. They need to know the laboratory equipment they may use one day, they need to know their characteristics and use/function. 

Write the descriptions of the different tools that are part of the lab. These descriptions are going to be part of a manual the medical students will receive once they visit the hospital.

Resources

Below are some sites that will help you accomplish the task.

Websites

• Lab equipment http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/chemistry/analyticalchemistry/labequipment/labequipment.htm
• Equipment list
  http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/teachers/resources/basiclab/
• Laboratory equipment http://visual.merriam-webster.com/science/chemistry/laboratory-equipment_3.php
• Describing things in English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IZNifa-nrM     www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/partsofspeech/adjectives/

Process

1. Visit and study all the notes in the websites.
2. Review the exercises done in class (Size-Weight-Shape-Color-Material) and the descriptions you wrote.
3. Open this link http://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/vocabulary/objects.htm, copy it to Word and do the exercise.
4. Download the file named Laboratory Equipment and write the descriptions of the different tools, add an image to each description.

Evaluation

Task completion

 

3	addresses the writing task effectively
2	some parts of the writing task are not addressed
1	addresses only slight parts of the task

Use of the language

4	displays consistent facility in the use of appropriate language for the task
3	displays facility in the use of language with slight inconsistencies in appropriacy but communication not impaired
2	inconsistent facility with syntax, usage and appropriacy, impairing communication or comprehension
1	serious problems and frequent errors in sentence structure  or usage, obscuring meaning

Form (Organisation)

3	Material well organized
2	Some lack of organization
1	Lack of organisation so severe

Conclusion

Upon completion of this project you will have learned how to describe things.