← 1.3 Laboratory apparatus and instruments
The Bunsen burner and the spirit lamp
Integrated Science · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes
Parts of a Bunsen burner, yellow and blue flames, and the spirit lamp used in many Kenyan schools.
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- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Why basic science skills matter
- Practising the seven science skills
- Families of laboratory apparatus
- Beakers, flasks and test tubes
- Measuring volume
- The Bunsen burner and the spirit lamp
- Tripod, gauze, stand and holders
- Using a laboratory thermometer
- Measuring mass and weight
- Measuring length and time
- Funnels, droppers, spatulas and mortars
- The light microscope
- SI units for basic quantities
- Derived quantities and their units
- Care, storage and hazards of misuse
- Packaging labels and consumer protection