Lab Technician: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Through history
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Long ago
People have mixed, measured, and tested things in labs for hundreds of years. Careful notes from those early days still help today's helpers.
Tools of the trade
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Test Tube
A thin glass tube that holds small amounts of liquid. Lab technicians use it to mix and watch samples carefully.
A day in the job
- 9:00 AMThe lab technician arrives, cleans the tools, and gets everything ready. Then they check the labels on today's samples.
Words to know
- Sample
- A small bit of something, like a drop of water, that scientists study to learn about the whole thing.
Quiz time
Lab technicians never need to write anything down.
Lab technicians can help doctors find out what is making someone sick.
Lab technicians use microscopes to look at very tiny things.