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 by first checking out the experiment videos. Note the activities that you already have the supplies for and start with those. When you are ready for more, make a note of the supplies from this list.


Shopping List for Unit 17: Click here for Shopping List for Unit 17.


  • Bread
  • Pie Tin
  • Tupperware or Petri Dish
  • Handful of grass
  • Water
  • Mason Jar
  • Paper towel
  • Plastic wrap
  • Yeast
  • Sugar
  • Ziploc bag (sandwich size)
  • Air purifier
  • Large plastic crate
  • Hobby knife
  • Regular knife
  • Tissue
  • Isopropyl alcohol
  • Keyhole saw or jigsaw
  • Drill
  • Agar
  • Plain Yogurt
  • Microscope with slides and coverslips
  • Clean Plastic Cup
  • Petrie Dishes with agar
  • Cotton Swabs
  • Tap water, bottled water, and water from an outside source
  • Toothbrush
  • Three types of toothpaste
  • Four small potted houseplants
  • Four light bulbs of different colors
  • Lettuce seeds
  • Gibberellic Acid
  • Two green bananas
  • Once very ripe banana
  • Two paper lunch bags
  • Two liter soda bottle
  • Razor with adult help
  • Gravel or sand
  • Spanish or Spaghnum moss
  • Potting soil
  • Seeds you wish to plant
  • Carnivorous plant seeds
  • Peat moss
  • Sand or silica