What do you need to start doing some microscale chemistry labs? There are a few pieces of basic equipment. Flinn Scientific’s micro chemistry section has loads of inspiration.
You can start with pipettes and a tranparency sheet. Try Pleasing Precipitates. You can adapt labs. Instead of reacting with milliliters of solutions, you use drops. Stir with toothpicks, craft sticks, or wooden coffee sticks.
I like to use dropper bottles, reaction plates, plastic paint palettes, craft sticks, and toothpicks for microscale labs.
Another lab example with microscale equipment is Petri Dish Electrolysis or Electrolysis on a Microscale. It uses a plastic, Petri dish, 9V battery, alligator clips, and pencil lead.
HST has the best price on individual reaction plates or drop plates. Plastic, paint palettes work well, too. Try the Dollar Tree! Below are sample equipment for you to gauge prices if you would like to make your own microscale lab kit.
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