Energy
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- Let's Explore Energy by Moving Beyond the Page
- Pass the Energy, Please! by Barbara Shaw McKinney
Lesson 6
Materials
Common Materials
- flashlights (kit)
- scissors
- calculator
- note cards (kit)
- tape
- white paper
- paper clips (kit)
- rubber bands (kit)
- clear glass cup
- motor (kit)
- colored pencils or markers
- small metal pot
- markers
- measuring spoons
- mirror (kit)
- pencil
- piece of cardboard (kit)
- alligator clips (kit)
- battery (kit)
- color wheel (kit)
- colored pencils
- thermometer (kit)
- graduated cylinder (kit)
- journal
- ruler with a groove in the middle (kit)
- string (kit)
- thick book
- bags or cans of food
- marbles (kit)
- masking tape
- meter stick or tape measure
- matches
- hammer
- coal (kit)
- tea candle (kit)
- poster board
- red, blue, and green cellophane (kit)
- red, blue, and yellow food coloring (kit)
- ruler
- piece of white paper (kit)
- piece of wood (kit)
- dark cloth (kit)
- clay (kit)
- clear cups (kit)
- a variety of objects
- 3 glasses or cups
- buzzer (kit)
- cardboard (kit)
- dark colored clothing
- hot glue gun or strong fast tack craft glue
- dowel rods (kit)
- gears (kit)
- lids (kit)
- light colored clothing
- magnifying glass (kit)
- solar panel (kit)
- straws (kit)
- steel wool (kit)
- uncooked spaghetti noodles
- vinegar
- plastic spoon
- small bowl
- small, colored marshmallows
- glass jar (kit)
- large marshmallows
- periodic table of elements (kit)
- citric acid (kit)
- baking soda
- aluminum foil
- 3" x 3" cardboard (kit)
- 12" dowel rods (kit)
- 2 soda cans (12 oz)
- digital scale (kit)
- nut (shelled raw peanut, pecan, or other nut)
- matches (kit)
- hot pad* (6.4 - optional)
- large marshmallow
- wooden coffee stirrers (kit)
- twist ties (kit)
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used