Scientific hardware
School laboratory facilities may vary. For practicality and financial reasons, the categories of equipment by per class, per student.
Glassware
| Item |
Size |
Quantity |
Order for |
| beaker |
1000 ml |
1 |
per class |
| conical flask |
1000 ml |
1 |
per class |
| graduated cylinder |
500 ml |
1 |
per class |
| graduated cylinder |
1000 ml |
1 |
per class |
| pipette |
1.0 ml |
1 |
per pair of students |
| pipette |
2.0 ml |
1 |
per pair of students |
| pipette |
10 ml |
1 |
per pair of students |
| pipette |
25 ml |
1 |
per pair of students |
| alcohol thermometer |
0-100°C |
1 |
per student |
| basin |
2000 ml |
1 |
per student |
| beaker |
50 ml |
5 |
per student |
| beaker |
100 ml |
5 |
per student |
| beaker |
250 ml |
5 |
per student |
| beaker |
500 ml |
1 |
per student |
| boiling tube |
|
5 |
per student |
| conical flask |
50 ml |
1 |
per student |
| conical flask |
100 ml |
1 |
per student |
| conical flask |
250 ml |
1 |
per student |
| conical flask |
500 ml |
1 |
per student |
| glass rods |
30 cm |
4 |
per student |
| graduated cylinder |
10 ml |
1 |
per student |
| graduated cylinder |
25 ml |
1 |
per student |
| graduated cylinder |
50 ml |
1 |
per student |
| graduated cylinder |
100 ml |
1 |
per student |
| graduated cylinder |
250 ml |
1 |
per student |
| petri dish |
|
2 |
per student |
| test tube |
|
10 |
per student |
| watch glass |
10 cm diam. |
1 |
per student |
Safety
| Item |
Size |
Quantity |
Order for |
| latex gloves |
small to large |
1 |
box per class |
| broken glass container |
|
1 |
per class |
| brush and pan |
|
1 |
per class |
| eye wash station |
|
2 |
per class |
| fire blanket |
|
1 |
per class |
| fire extinguisher |
|
1 |
per class |
| first aid kit |
|
1 |
per class |
| heat glove |
|
1 |
per class |
| lab coat |
various |
1 |
per student |
| lab coat or apron |
|
1 |
per student |
| safety goggles |
|
1 |
per student |
Standard Lab hardware
| Item |
Quantity |
Order for |
| autoclave / pressure cooker |
1 |
per class |
| boiling tube rack |
2 |
per pair of students |
| boss & clamp |
3 |
per pair of students |
| bunsen burner |
1 |
per pair of students |
| calorimetry cans |
1 |
per pair of students |
| clay triangle |
1 |
per pair of students |
| flat white tile |
1 |
per pair of students |
| retort stand |
1 |
per pair of students |
| spotting tile |
1 |
per pair of students |
| tripod |
1 |
per pair of students |
| test tube rack |
2 |
per pair of students |
| wire gauze |
1 |
per pair of students |
| working tray |
1 |
per pair of students |
| beaker tongs |
1 |
per student |
| chemical spatula |
1 |
per student |
| forceps / tweezers |
1 |
per student |
| scapel / safety razor blades |
1 |
per student |
| test tube holder |
1 |
per student |
Biological models
| Item |
Quantity |
Order for |
| animal cell |
1 |
per class |
| brain |
1 |
per class |
| DNA double helix |
1 |
per class |
| ear |
1 |
per class |
| eye |
1 |
per class |
| female reproductive |
1 |
per class |
| flower |
1 |
per class |
| heart |
1 |
per class |
| human torso |
1 |
per class |
| intestine |
1 |
per class |
| kidney |
1 |
per class |
| leaf |
1 |
per class |
| liver |
1 |
per class |
| male reproductive |
1 |
per class |
| meiosis |
1 |
per class |
| mitosis |
1 |
per class |
| nerve |
1 |
per class |
| plant cell |
1 |
per class |
| pregancy series |
1 |
per class |
| prokaryotic cell |
1 |
per class |
| reflex arc |
1 |
per class |
| root tip |
1 |
per class |
| skeleton |
1 |
per class |
| stem |
1 |
per class |
| molecule kit |
1 |
per student |
Microscope prepared slides
A box of 100 plain microscope slides along with 5 boxes of 50 cover slips per class of students should be good to get started. Cover slips need to be replaced frequently as they break easily, don't wash easily.
| Item |
Quantity |
Order for |
| artery & vein |
1 |
per pair of students |
| bacterial cell types |
1 |
per pair of students |
| blood smear for cell types |
1 |
per pair of students |
| cartilage |
1 |
per pair of students |
| chromosome squash |
1 |
per pair of students |
| compact bone |
1 |
per pair of students |
| dicot non woody stem xs |
1 |
per pair of students |
| dicot root xs |
1 |
per pair of students |
| eye transverse section |
1 |
per pair of students |
| intestine transverse section |
1 |
per pair of students |
| kidney tissue |
1 |
per pair of students |
| leaf transverse section |
1 |
per pair of students |
| liver tissue |
1 |
per pair of students |
| lung |
1 |
per pair of students |
| mitosis in animal |
1 |
per pair of students |
| mitosis in plant |
1 |
per pair of students |
| nerve tissue |
1 |
per pair of students |
| ovary |
1 |
per pair of students |
| pancreas |
1 |
per pair of students |
| skin |
1 |
per pair of students |
| striated muscle tissue |
1 |
per pair of students |
| testes |
1 |
per pair of students |
Electronic equipment
| Item |
Size |
Quantity |
Order for |
| precision balance |
± 0.001 g |
1 |
per school |
| drying oven |
50°C - 200°C |
1 |
per school |
| hair dryer |
|
1 |
per class |
| spectrophotometer |
|
1 |
per class |
| thermostat water bath |
7 l |
2 |
per class |
| balance |
± 0.01 g |
1 |
per pair of students |
| magnetic stirrer |
|
1 |
per pair of students |
| stopwatch |
|
1 |
per pair of students |
| microscope |
600x |
1 |
per student |
ICT
The IB requires that students use a data logger at least once in the two year program, so the minimum investment would be one data logger interface and one low cost probe but this would not really be satisfactory. The cost of the data loggers can certainly be spread across the other sciences, maths, geography, as well as with pre IB classes. The sooner students learn how to use this type of equipment, the better students will be able to use them for their IB work.
| Item |
Type |
Order for |
| colorimeter |
3 |
per class |
| gas pressure sensor |
3 |
per pair of students |
| pH probe |
1 |
per pair of students |
| temperature probe |
3 |
per pair of students |
| data logger interface |
1 |
per student
|
There are many other probes available from the suppliers of data logging equipment so you really need to decide what you want, how much can you spend and get as much as you can!
