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!
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