What's the difference between materials and equipment in science?

Question

I have to do an experiment for an assignment in school and it is asking me to provide the materials and the equipment that i use. But arnt they the exact same thing so can some one please tell me what the differences are so i can finish my assignment?

Answer 1

No, they aren't.

I don't know what materials and supplies you will be using so I will use the building of a house as an example.

House building equipment includes hammers, drills, ladders, saws, etc.

House building materials are wood, sheetrock, nails, etc.

Hope that's clear enough.

Answer 2

I'm not sure of the proper definition of either but I can offer you examples of each to assist you. If the experiment required 50litres of a liquid to do the experiment that would be considered a material as well as such items as cotton swabs, beckers etc. a Bunsen burner would be an example of equipment same as a digital scale would be.

Answer 3

Same difference as "ingredients" and "utensils" in cooking.

Materials are the things you're going to use in your experiment, like ingredients ( acids, minerals, etc.), and equipment is the things you're going to need to do the experiment, like a bunson burner, gloves, etc.

Answer 4

Materials would be the Mung Beans,soil,water,sunlight.The equiptment would be the cupboard,and window sill,and container for Beans.

Answer 5

i assume they put Materials and Equipment Used under one heading. if that's the case, you can just put everything you used under this heading. if they actually have separate headings..i'd use the disposable goods under materials (chemicals, whatever) and the other goods under equipment (flasks, scales, etc).