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Materials for Experiments

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), and even have broken down
the materials by experiment category so you can decide if those are ones
you want to do. NOTE: This material list is for the entire Experiment section
online.

Wave Demonstrations Properties of Sound
3’ & 10’ string or rope Empty glass bottle AND plastic
Weight that can be tied to the end water bottle
of the string Metal fork
A timer or stopwatch 2 sheets of stiff paper
Masking tape 3 feet of each: yarn, string, thread,
2 slinky toys (both are the same and/or fishing line
size) Disposable cup
Optional: Bathtub, water, ball Empty soup can
7-9” balloon
Noise Makers Flashlight or laser (if you have it)
3 popsicle sticks (tongue depressor Scissors, tape
size) Small mirror (from a compact or
2 index card (3×5”) makeup kit, or use a 1” mosaic
Scissors, tape, hot glue gun mirror from the craft store)
2 film canisters (or plastic snap-lid Sand (10-12 cups)
M&M containers) 5’ string
Straw Dish towel
Three 7-9” balloons
2 water balloons Optional Speaker Project:
3’ string Record player (turntable)
Rubber bands (four 3”x 1/8” and Margarine tub
four 3” x ¼” ) Tack
Disposable cup (plastic, foam, Old record that can be scratched
paper…)
Hexnut (1/4” or smaller)
Razor or drill to make hole in the
film canister
Optional: Violin rosin (it’s worth it
if you can find it!)

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