SUPPLIES USED:

GENERAL LAB MATERIALS SUCH AS: BEAKERS (VARIOUS SIZES), TEST TUBES OF VARIOUS SIZES, ERLENMEYER FLASKS, GRADUATED CYLINDERS (10 ML AND 100 ML), STOPPERS, FUNNEL, FUNNEL STAND, THERMOMETER, BALANCE (ELECTRONIC IF POSSIBLE, BUT NOT REQUIRED), RING STAND, BUNSEN BURNER, WIRE GAUZE, STRIKER, TEST TUBE HOLDER, BEAKER TONGS, CRUCIBLE TONGS AND HOT PLATE.

LAB MATERIALS CAN BE ORDERED FROM YOUR CHOICE OF LAB SUPPLY COMPANIES SUCH AS BOREAL, NORTHWEST OR FISHER.

IN ADDITION TO GENERAL LAB MATERIALS, THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT ARE USED IN THE EXPERIMENTS SUGGESTED WITHIN THIS SITE. THOSE EXPERIMENTS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL IF THE RESOURCES AT THIS SITE ARE USED.

WATER QUALITY UNIT  
LESSON TITLE CHEMICALS OR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
LESSON 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER POTTING SOIL, SEEDS TO PLANT (BEANS)
*LESSON 7: THE PH OF WATER PH PAPER, LITMUS PAPER AND/OR SPECIAL ACID BASE INDICATORS, OR RED CABBAGE
*LESSON 9: HARD AND SOFT WATER SOLUTIONS NEED TO BE PREPARED. TO MAKE THE SOLUTIONS, THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES WILL BE NEEDED: DISTILLED WATER, SODIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM NITRATE, MAGNESIUM NITRATE, CALCIUM NITRATE, SODIUM SULFATE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE AND LIQUID DISHWASHING SOAP
*LESSON 12: TYPES OF MIXTURES CORNSTARCH (1 BOX), DISTILLED WATER, GREEN FOOD COLORING, SOIL, COOKING OIL, TABLE SUGAR, TABLE SALT, FLOUR, LIQUID LAUNDRY STARCH, VINEGAR
*LESSON 13: CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLUTIONS SALT, SUGAR, BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER, VINEGAR, VANILLA EXTRACT, VEGETABLE OIL, DISHWASHING LIQUID, VASELINE, HAND LOTION
*LESSON 14: SOLUTION CONCENTRATION SALT, DISTILLED WATER
*LESSON 15: SOLUBILITY OF SOLIDS IN WATER DISTILLED WATER, SALT, AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, THERMOMETER
*LESSON 16: SOLUBILITY OF GASES IN WATER CARBONATED BEVERAGE, FRIDGE, MICROWAVE OVEN, THERMOMETER
*LESSON 17: FILTRATION DISTILLED WATER, SOIL, COPPER (II) SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE, LIQUID LAUNDRY STARCH, FILTER PAPER, FUNNEL
*LESSON 18: DISTILLATION DISTILLED WATER, SOIL, COPPER (II) SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE, BUNSEN BURNER, RINGSTAND, ERLENMEYER FLASK, DISTILLATION APPARATUS (CONDENSING TUBE OR ELSE BENT GLASS TUBING INSERTED INTO A STOPPER AS SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM)

CHEMICAL CHANGE UNIT

LESSON TITLE SPECIAL SUPPLIES
*LESSON 1: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGE VINEGAR, CREAM OF TARTAR, BAKING SODA
*LESSON 2: WORD EQUATIONS PLASTIC POP BOTTLE, FREEZER, BUTANE LIGHTER, BAKING SODA, VINEGAR
*LESSON 9: LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS SOLUTIONS OF: LEAD (II) NITRATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, COPPER(II) SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, BARIUM CHLORIDE, AND SODIUM SULFATE. SMALL TEST TUBE THAT FITS INSIDE AN ERLENMEYER FLASK. STOPPER THAT FITS ON THE FLASK.
*LESSON 10: LAW OF CONSTANT COMPOSITION ZINC PIECES, HYDROCHLORIC ACID SOLUTION, ALCOHOL, RING STAND, BUNSEN BURNER, EVAPORATING DISH
FOOD ADDITIVES UNIT
LESSON TITLE SPECIAL SUPPLIES
*LESSON 4: EXPERIMENTS WITH FOOD ADDITIVES LEMON JUICE, APPLE, VEGETABLE OIL, EGG YOLK
*LESSON 10: CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD BUTTER, FATTY MEAT, SUET, EGG WHITE, GLUCOSE, CORN SYRUP, SOLUBLE STARCH, PLAIN PAPER, HAMBURGER, PEANUTS, POTATO, APPLE, RICE, APPLE JUICE, BUNSEN BURNERS, HOT PLATE, WATER BATH, BIURET REAGENT, BENEDICT'S SOLUTION, IODINE SOLUTION.
*LESSON 13: CALORIC CONTENT OF FOOD NUTS SUCH AS PEANUTS OR ALMONDS, A CORK, LIGHTER, WATER, CALCULATOR, EVAPORATING DISH, BUNSEN BURNER, RING STAND, THERMOMETER, WATER
SCIENCE CHALLENGE UNIT  
TOPICS USED WILL VARY  
THE MATERIALS NEEDED IN THIS UNIT WILL VARY BASED UPON THE PROJECT TOPIC THE STUDENT SELECTS. THE TOPIC IS THE STUDENT'S CHOICE.

NOTE: THE EXPERIMENTS MARKED WITH A * ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL IF USING THESE LESSONS TO MEET THE REQUIRED OBJECTIVES.

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