This lab kit provides specialized materials needed to complete the experiments in the 8th Grade Physical Science Lab Manual (part of the Oak Meadow 8th Grade Physical Science course). Additional materials needed to perform the labs are those commonly available (all required lab materials are listed below as well as in the lab manual appendix).
Please note: This lab kit is not included in the 8th grade package.
What's Included
The following materials are included in the 8th Grade Lab Kit:
- balloons
- candles
- cork
- eyedropper
- food coloring (blue green and red)
- magnets
- magnetic compass
- magnifying glass
- measuring tape metric
- mirrors
- wooden skewers
- paper clips metal
- protractor
- rope
- metric ruler
- safety goggles
- steel nail
- string cotton
- string kite
- thermometer
- wire copper
Additional Materials Required
The following materials are also needed for this course and are NOT included in the lab kit. In most cases these are common household items. Please plan in advance so you have these materials on hand when they are needed.
- clay
- bucket
- long-neck glass bottle with a small opening
- glass jars
- matches or lighter
- toothpick
- butter knife
- clock watch or stopwatch
- spoon
- vinegar
- rubbing alcohol
- solid (powdered) laundry soap
- liquid soap (hand dish or laundry soap)
- flour
- chalk
- dirt
- cooking oil
- granulated sugar
- measuring spoons and cups
- 2 cans of seltzer water
- clear plastic bottle with tight-fitting cap
- 2 metal baking pans
- 2 ceramic plates
- paper towels
- cooking pot
- small can (such as a soup can)
- large can (such as a large juice can)
- can opener
- hammer
- graph paper
- broom
- metal knitting needle
- large darning needle
- baking sheet
- aluminum foil
- sturdy rubber bands
- cardboard
- scissors
- pushpins
- bulletin board
- tape
- 2 eggs 1 hard-boiled and 1 raw (both in their shells)
- 21 coins of the same type
- wooden block
- paper
- aluminum pie plate
- empty toilet paper tube (or other short cardboard tube)
- 3 tennis balls
- windup or motorized toy car
- sand
- 2 one-gallon jugs full of liquid (such as water juice or milk)
- bathroom scale
- clear plastic cups
- black construction paper
- 2 large glass bowls dishes or jars
- marking pen
- piece of wood approximately 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
- metal baking sheet
- metal muffin baking pan
- pillow
- table
- 6 colored markers: red orange yellow green blue and purple
- Phillips-head screwdriver
- 2 small mirrors
- sunglasses
- plastic comb
- sweater sock or scarf made of wool or nylon
- newspaper shredded into strips
- 6-volt battery (rectangular with two terminals on the top)
- 1.5-volt D cell battery
- flashlight bulb (such as a #502 bulb)
- pocket knife or wire-strippers
- volt-ohm meter
- hammer
- potassium iodide
- low voltage bell transformer (available at hardware stores)
- glue
- duct tape
- wooden dowel
- manual pencil sharpener (or other hand-crank device)
- twine
- hair dryer with a cylindrical nozzle
- 1 or more Styrofoam balls or Ping-Pong balls
