How many of these items do you already have? We’ve tried to keep it simple for you by making the majority of the items things most people have within reach (both physically and budget-wise).
You do not need to do ALL the experiments – just pick the ones you want to do! Look over the experiments and note which items are needed, and off you go!
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Materials
Materials
- Water
- Bathtub or sink
- Bowl
- Scrap of paper towel
- 2 clear cups
- 25 straws
- Small lump of clay
- 3 balloons
- 2 thumbtacks
- Plastic funnel
- Ping pong ball
- Plastic garbage bag
- Red and blue food coloring
- 20 sheets of 8 ½” x 11” paper
- Pencil
- Rubber band
- Popsicle stick
- 2 small paper clips
- 2 identical water glasses
- 10 index cards (large enough to cover the mouth of the water glass)
- 3 empty soda cans
- Empty glass jar
- Empty 2-liter soda bottle
- 2 empty water bottles
- 12” flexible tubing (or use a flexible straw)
- Matches with adult help
- Test tube
- 2-liter soda bottle
Tools
- Scissors
- Tongs
- Tape
- Duct tape
- Hair dryer
- Stove with adult help
Optional
The projects that require these items are either more expensive or harder to build and require adult help. Watch the videos before shopping for these items!
- Page from a phone book
- Scrap piece of cardboard (2’x3′)
- 1 wood pencil with eraser
- AA battery pack
- 3VDC motor
- 5 popsicle sticks
- 2 alligator clip leads
- AA batteries for your battery case (Cheap dollar-store “heavy duty” type are perfect. Do NOT use alkaline batteries like Duracell or Energizer!)
- 1 propeller (rip this off an old toy or hand-held fan or balsa wood airplane)
- Diaper Genie II Refill Pack