This list includes the supply needs for High School Chemistry parts 1, 2, and 3.
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Sabbath Mood High School Chemistry Part 1
Sabbath Mood High School Chemistry Part 2
Part One
HomeScienceTools.com or other Supply House
Alcohol lamp and stand (HST, Item# CE-LAMPKIT)
Denatured alcohol fuel (HST, Item# UN-ALCFUEL)
Watch glass, 100 mm diameter (HST, Item# CE-WATCHLG)
Test tube kit (HST, CE-TTUBEKT)
Wax pencil (HST, Item# BE-WAXPENC)
Beaker, 250 ml (HST, Item# CE-BEI0250)
Calcium chloride, granular (HST, Item# CH-CACL100 OR Road Salt from a hardware store, but read the label to make sure it is pure calcium chloride; sometimes other chemicals are added to help melt snow.)
Calcium hydroxide (HST, Item# CH-CA(OH)2)
Eyedropper (HST, Item# CE-DROPPER)
Forceps (HST, Item# DE-FORCEP)
pH paper (HST, Item# CH-PHSTRIP)
Alligator clip leads, 2 (HST, Item# EL-ALCLIP2)
Safety glasses (HST, Item# CE-GOGGLE1)
Steel Marbles, 2 (HST, Item# MC-BALLMIX)
Glass Marbles, 2 (HST, ITEM #GS-MARBLSM)
Hardware Store
Aluminum hobby wire, 3 feet (18 gauge)
Copper hobby wire, 3 feet (18 gauge)
Iron or steel hobby wire, 3 feet (18 gauge)
Bricks, 6 OR 3 small cement blocks OR 3 equally heavy objects (approx. 8-10 lbs.)
Iron nails, 4 (masonry nails)
Piece of wood, 2×4 (approx. 5 feet) OR a sturdy broomstick (must be able to hold 30 lbs.)
Grocery Store
9-Volt battery
Baking soda
Bar of paraffin wax (look for this in the cooking aisle of your grocery store)
Bobby pins
Candle (long taper or birthday candle)
Clear plastic disposable cups, 8 + 2
Chlorine bleach
Clorox bleach pen (or Cascade Dishwasher Detergent with Bleach and an empty glue bottle)
Coffee filter
cream of tartar or Sprite
Deionized water (or distilled water)
Distilled water
Duct tape
Food coloring (not yellow)
Fresh red cabbage
Infrared thermometer (This can be purchased for about $15 at Walmart.)
Matches
Lighter
Milk of magnesia, washing soda, or floor cleaner
Paper towel
Pen or permanent marker
Piece of chalk
Plastic spoon
Powdered toilet cleaner
Rubber bands
Rubber gloves, multiple sets, or a reusable pair
Ruler
Hand soap
Sodium chloride (Table salt)
Cooking oil (e.g. olive or vegetable oil)
Dishwasher soap (liquid or powder), ammonia, drain cleaner, or bleach
Sticks of graphite, 2 (art supply store) or a pencil broken in 2, then sharpened on all 4 ends
Masking tape
Straw
Vinegar
Lemon juice
Wax paper, paper bag, or several layers of paper towel
Wooden barbecue skewer
Around the house
2-Quart glass jar with lid
2-Quart plastic or glass food storage container (approximately 6” long x 4” wide x 4” deep)
At least 5 samples of water from various sources
Blender
Chairs, 2 OR another system to secure the wood horizontally at a height of approx. 4 feet.
Clean jars or bottles, 2
Conductivity meter (optional, only if you happen to have one available)
Drinking glass
Tap water, hot and regular
100% cotton shirt or piece of cloth, use something you are willing to ruin
Variety of materials, all approximately the size of your hand, including wood, metal, styrofoam, glass, cardboard, and plastic.
Part Two
Items marked with an asterisk (*) were used in part one.
HomeScienceTools.com or other Supply House
*Alcohol lamp and stand (HST, Item# CE-LAMPKIT)
*Denatured alcohol fuel (HST, Item# UN-ALCFUEL)
*pH paper (HST, Item# CH-PHSTRIP)
*Forceps (HST, Item# DE-FORCEP) or tongs
*Safety glasses (HST, Item# CE-GOGGLE1)
3 Beakers, 250 ml (HST, Item# CE-BEI0250) or small jars. One was purchased in part 1.
Stirring rod (HST, Item# CE-STIRROD)
Citric acid (HST, Item# CH-CITRICA)
Copper II (Cupric) Sulfate (HST, Item# CH-CUSO4FN, or use Borax – sodium borate)
Potassium Chloride (HST, Item# CH-KCL, or use water softener salt)
Sodium Carbonate (HST, Item# CH-NA2CO3)
Lithium chloride (HST, Item# CH-LICL)
Inoculating needle, looped end (HST, Item# BE-INOCUL, or use cotton swabs)
Chewing Gum Kit (HST, Item # KT-GUMKIT, Amazon)
Gum base (GleeGum – no longer available)
Multifiber test fabric strips (HST, Item #GS-TESTF10 ; FlinnScientific Item #: AP6135)
Sun Art paper (Amazon, SunPrints.org)
Untreated clover seeds (Carolina Biological Supply Company, Amazon a package that is far more than you need, or from a garden store.)
Rhizobium inoculant (Carolina Biological Supply Company, Amazon, True Leaf Market or from a local garden store.) Note—The package should be kept in a cool place and out of direct sunlight
N-P-K Soil Test Kit (Carolina Biological Supply Company, Amazon, Walmart, or from a local garden store.)
Hardware Store
Acetone (Find in the paint section of any hardware store.)
Clear acrylic sheet (comes with the paper) or a pane of glass from a frame
Flower pots or yogurt cups with holes in the bottom, 20 small
Saucers to put under the flower pots or a baking dish to set them all in
Seed-starting mix (Choose one with a low amount of nitrogen compounds.)
Nitrogen fertilizer
Grow light (optional)
Grocery Store
*Baking soda
*Food coloring (any color, optional)
*Lighter or matches
*Paper towel
*Rubber gloves, multiple sets, or a reusable pair
Permanent marker
Aluminum foil
Black construction paper
Borax
Box cutter or scissors
Chocolate bar
Clear packing tape
Clear plastic or glass plate or pie plate
Cornstarch
Glycerin
Graham crackers
Grease splatter screens for frying, 2. See image on Lesson 21
Large tub (approximately 1-gallon size)
Large, shallow container, such as a disposable aluminum roasting pan
Laundry detergent
Lemon Juice
Light corn syrup
Liquid starch
Marshmallows
Masking tape
Measuring spoons and cups (1 cup, ½ cup, 1 tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, ½ teaspoon)
Newspapers
Oven mitts
Parchment paper
Plastic wrap
Powdered Sugar
Red food coloring
Sponge
Strawberry flavoring
Strawberry kool-aid, 3 packages (or cherry, must include Red dye #40)
Thermometer
Toothpicks or tweezers
Vinegar
White glue
Ziplock bag, large freezer
Ziplock bags, small
Other
Cardboard pizza box
Around the house
*Blender
*Tap water, hot and regular
*Lighter or matches
Clothes iron (optional)
Digital kitchen scale
Dry dish towel
Dried flower petals and leaves, finely chopped (optional)
Hairdryer (optional)
Interesting objects to print, such as a fern frond, leaves, flowers, or feathers.
Piece of cardboard
Plastic or metal spoon or a popsicle stick
Ruler, or a wooden spoon
Scissors or paper cutter
Scrap paper, 6-8 pieces
Sink with running water
Small bowls, 5
Part Three
Students will have completed 20 chemistry experiments in parts 1 and 2, and therefore, will be offered a choice of a single project to work on for the length of part 3. Therefore, the supplies needed will vary.
LINKS and OPTIONS:
Learn to Make All-Natural Soap For Face and Body
Scintillating Scents: The Science of Making Perfume
Search for other Science Buddies projects
Are Enzymes in Laundry Detergents Effective Stain Removers?,
Chemical Reactions Involved in Baking a Cake
Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry
Early forensics and crime-solving chemists (7:50 min)
Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments (See PDF).
Crime Scene Science Kit (HST ITEM# KT-CRIMSCI)
Forensic Science Laboratory Kits