This list includes the supply needs for High School Physics parts 1, 2, and 3.
Part One
HomeScienceTools.com or other Supply House
Clear spray adhesive (Amazon)
Estes 1491 Taser Rocket Launch Set (Amazon)
United Model B6-4 Engine Pack (Amazon)
Flexible plastic tubing, 12-24” long (HST, Item# CE-TUBEPLS)
Linear polarizing film (HST, Item# OP-POLARIZ, Amazon)
Protractor (HST, Item# ME-PROTRSM)
Spring Scales, 2000g/20 Newton, 3 (HST, Item# BS-SCT2000)
Transparent spherical glass beads, 150 to 250 microns (Amazon)
Supplies needed to build your own kite (a Diamond, a Delta and a Sled) or purchase one (Amazon).
Hardware Store or Hobby Store
An empty paint can (Home Depot)
Fine sandpaper
Hobby or Exacto knife
Spray paint (optional)
Tube type plastic cement
White or yellow glue (Carpenter’s glue)
Grocery Store
1.5V AA alkaline batteries, 4
Black spray paint
Drinking straw
Around the House
Copy of net force data tables
Copy of polar grid paper
Cardboard, about one-foot square
Cardstock, 4 sheets
Chair
Drinking glass, clear, straight-sided, 2 identical
Flashlight (the light from a smartphone works best for this experiment)
Flashlight (with an incandescent bulb, not an LED)
Lamp with incandescent bulb or flashlight (not LED or fluorescent)
Strong light, such as a spotlight (optional)
LCD computer screen turned on
Markers: 1 red, 1 blue, one black permanent marker
Masking tape
Metal washers or other weight that can be tied to a string, 2
Milk, powdered milk, or powdered soap, ¼ – ½ teaspoon
Notecard or playing card that is large enough to completely cover the mouth of a drinking glass
Paper towel
Paper, such as copy paper, 8.5 x 11, 1 sheet
Pencil (or drinking straw)
Plastic wrap
Pushpin
Ring (such as a keyring or washer)
Rope, approximately 4 feet long
Ruler
Scissors
Scotch tape
Scotch tape dispenser
Sink or bowl (or you can do this outside)
String, 4-inch Piece
Water
Cranberry juice (optional)
Part Two
Please note — If you cannot afford to get all of the supplies for this guide, skip either the magnet experiments or the electronics experiment. The latter, in particular, is rather expensive if you do not already own some of the supplies.
HomeScienceTools.com or other Supply House
Petri dish (HST Item# BE-PETRI1)
Pipet (HST Item# CE-PIPET)
Glass friction rods, 2 (HST Item# S-RODGLAS, Amazon)
Piece of silk; your own clean, dry hair; or a fur friction pad (HST Item# GS-PADFUR)
Rubber friction rods, 2 (HST Item# GS-RODRUB, Amazon)
Metal slinky (Amazon)
Percussion hammer (optional, HST Item# MC-PERCHAM)
Safety glasses (HST Item# CE-GOGGLE1)
Neodymium magnets, 2 (HST Item# MG-NEODISC or Amazon)
Ring magnets with a hole that a pencil will fit through, 6 (HST Item# MG-RINGSM; Amazon. These ring magnets, Amazon, are cheaper, but a pencil will not fit through them. Instead, you will have to use a wooden skewer or a slim paintbrush.)
Sound Measurement Kit (HST Item# MC-SOUNKIT) OR
Ring stand (HST Item# CE-STAND2) *Included in Sound Measurement Kit
Burette clamp (HST Item# CE-CLAMP) *Included in Sound Measurement KitSmall bucket, such as a beach sand pail (metal or plastic, Amazon)
Optical tachometer (See Lesson 24, option 2, Amazon)
Magnetic Ferrofluid (See Lesson 21, option A OR make your own, see ThoughtCo.com, Amazon or Amazon or HST Item #CH-FERROFL)
Make your own liquid magnet (See Lesson 21, option B, see ThoughtCo.)
6x AA battery connector (Jameco, Amazon)
Prototyping board, Stripboard, 1 (Amazon)
Rectifier Diode, 1N4001-4007, 1 (Jameco, Amazon)
Resistor, 330 Ω, 1 (Jameco, Amazon)
Resistor, 51 kΩ, 2 (Jameco)
Resistor, 75 kΩ, 2 (Jameco)
Light-Emitting Diode, Standard Output, 1 (Jameco)
USB Socket, Type A, 1 (Jameco)
Voltage Regulator, LM7805 (Jameco)
Solder wire (Jameco, Amazon)
Soldering iron (Amazon)
Soldering stand (Amazon)
Wirecutter (Amazon)
Hardware Store or Hobby Store
Insulated copper wire, 2 meters (See Lesson 24, option 1)
Drywall screw (See Lesson 24, option 2)
Ferric iron oxide powder (See Lesson 24, option C and option activity, found at art supply stores, hardware stores in the cement or paint section, Amazon)
Modeling clay, about 4 pea-size pieces
Plain copper wire, either 6 inches or 12 inches and 2 meters (See Lesson 24, option 1 & 2, and lesson 28)
Grocery Store
AA batteries, 6
Large plastic or hard rubber comb
Motor oil (See Lesson 21, option C)
Rubber gloves
Thin rubber balloons, such as the ones used to make balloon animals
Sponge
Around the House
1-1.5 V battery (See Lesson 24, option 2)
1.5-volt AA battery OR a 1.5-volt D battery (See Lesson 24, option 1)
2 equal size blocks of wood or plastic containers about 1/2 inch thick
A few metal objects that are magnetically attracted to the neodymium magnet, such as a drill bit, nail, large screw with attached washer, or another tool. It may be hard to clean these objects thoroughly when you are done, so do not select items that could be ruined.
A piece of foam board, approximately 4” x 6”, or a flip-flop, or use a cardboard pizza or shoe box
Block of wood, approximately 4” x 2” x 0.5” (See Lesson 24, option 1)
Copy paper, torn into dime and penny size pieces
Crayon or piece of tape
Cutting tool, such as a kitchen knife or Exacto knife
Empty soda bottle, (approximately 1-liter, plastic or glass bottle)
Metal object, such as a spoon
Newspaper to cover and protect your surfaces
Paper clips, 2 (See Lesson 24, option 1)
Paper towels and an all-purpose cleaner
Pencil
Quarter
Ruler
Ruler or tape measure
String, approximately 1-3 feet long (See Lesson 17 to determine how long your string will need to be.)
Thumbtacks, 2 (See Lesson 24, option 1)
Water
Part Three
HomeScienceTools.com or other Supply House
A large hula hoop
Enough 4-way stretch fabric to cover the hula hoop and still have enough to hang over the edge by about 6-inches. (Amazon)
Approximately 16 extra-large binder clips (Amazon).
A heavy central weight that is circular, such as a 1-2 pound weighted ball, a weight from your exercise set, or a large ball bearing. (Amazon)
Several marbles (Amazon)
A large marble ball (included in the marble set linked above)
OPTIONAL — Instead of the above-listed supplies, purchase the kit Gravity Well Item # P4-1385 from Arbor Scientific, which includes everything you need to do this activity ($199.00)
Wood, Steel and Aluminum Balls with Hole, 3/4″ (HST Item# MC-BALLMIX)
12-inch piece of string, such as embroidery floss
OPTIONAL — The above-listed supplies were selected because they are easy to acquire and the balls already have a hole drilled through them. However, you could drill a hole in a tennis ball and a racquetball and connect them with a piece of clothesline. This would probably be a safer way to do it if you have a group of children or don’t have a wide-open space to throw the balls. (Supplies need in this case: 3 tennis balls, 1 racquetball, 2 pieces of clothesline each about 18-inches long.)