Energy and Matter

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• What Is Energy? by Lance Bledsoe

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• tape
• thermometers (kit)
• watch or timer
• measuring spoons
• ruler
• stove or hot plate
• colored pencils
• rubber bands (kit)
• sand or dirt
• small bucket with handle (kit)

Lesson 1

• vinegar
• paper
• 3 glass bottles that have small openings (drink bottle, old milk bottle, baby bottle; if glass is not available, plastic bottles can be used)
• baking soda
• eye dropper (kit)
• modeling clay (kit)
• multi-colored miniature marshmallows
• periodic table of elements (kit)

Lesson 2

• oven mitts
• pan
• aluminum pie pan or wide flat pan
• liquid hand soap (kit)
• matches (kit)
• dye or food coloring* (2.2 - optional)
• copper wire (kit)
• 3 quarters
• 250-ml beaker (kit)
• plastic spoon (kit)
• metal spoon
• small corks (kit)
• wire cutters
• wooden spoon (kit)
• tea light candle (kit)

Lesson 3

• steel wool (kit)
• several squares of toilet paper
• 9-volt battery (kit)
• bowl of water or water hose
• ceramic or glass bowl
• leather gloves* (3.1 - optional)

Lesson 4

• light colored sand (kit)
• incandescent light bulb (kit)
• pie pans (kit)
• dark potting soil (kit)
• shoe box or other small, hollow box
• reflector lamp
• timer
• unsharpened pencils (kit)

Lesson 5

• utility knife or scissors
• straws (kit)
• toy wheels (kit)
• wooden dowel (kit)
• paper clip* (5.1 - optional)
• small bowl or container
• ruler or measuring tape
• safety goggles (kit)
• small cup hooks (kit)
• clothes that can get messy
• cardboard (kit)
• 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke
• index cards (kit)
• knife
• hot glue gun* (5.1 - optional)
• Mentos candy

Lesson 6

• plastic bottle (kit)
• electrical tape (kit)
• foil cups (kit)
• spoon
• ruler (kit)

Lesson 7

• rope, twine, or yarn
• stool or cardboard box
• sturdy tape* (7.1 - optional)
• tree branch, broom, or other horizontal bar
• plastic cup or bowl

Final Project

• 18" dowel (kit)
• 2-liter bottle
• string (kit)
• variety of small household objects
• portable fan

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used