These two lab kits are used in conjunction with the Chemistry Matters coursebook and include many of the materials necessary to completing the lab component of this course.
What's Included
Lab Kit 1 includes:
- Safety goggles
- Digital scale
- Rubber gloves
- Fuel burner
- Thermometer
- Metal bolt
- Aluminum cup
- Paper filter
- Glass beaker
- Rubber bulb
- Wire mesh burner stand
- Plastic cylinder
- Pipets and titrators
- Test tubes
- Test tube clamp holder
- ChemBag Chemical Kit:
- 1 Paper Filter Round 12.5 cm
- 1 Bromthymol Blue 4 mL 0.04%
- 1 Calcium Chloride 2.5 g
- 1 Sodium Carbonate 2 g
- 1 Phenolphthalein 0.5 mL 1%
- 1 Sodium Hydroxide 30 mL 0.5 M
- 2 Alka-Seltzer Tablets 0.25
- 1 Calcium Hydroxide 6 mL
- 1 Manganese Mn (4-6 pcs)
- 1 Zinc Mossy Zn (6-8 pcs)
Lab Kit 2 includes:
- Jumper cables
- Aluminum cups
- Plastic cup
- Paper filter
- Glass beakers
- Wire mesh burner stand
- Plastic cylinder
- Funnel
- Safety goggles
- Digital scale
- Titrator
- Pipet bag
- Microtiter Plate
- Gloves
- Dialysis tubing
- ChemBag Chemical Kit:
- 1 Copper (II) Sulfate 1M 50 mL
- 2 Copper Strips 2 in x 0.25 in
- 1 Potassium Chloride 1M 30 mL
- 2 Zinc Strips 2 in x 0.25 in
- 1 Zinc Sulfate 1M 5 mL
- 1 Tablet Antacid Tums
- 1 Hydrochloric Acid 30 mL 1M
- 1 Phenolphthalein 0.5 mL 1%
- 1 Sodium Hydroxide 1M 30 mL
- 1 Sodium Thiosulfate 15 mL 0.3M
- 1 Potassium Chromate 2 mL 1 M
- 1 Hydrochloric Acid 3 mL 6M
- 1 Sodium Hydroxide 3 mL 6 M
- 1 Test Strip pH Wide Range
Additional Materials Needed
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.
- alligator clips
- aluminum foil
- aluminum pie pans
- apron
- baking soda
- balloons
- bar soaps
- baster
- battery AA
- beads
- bleach
- bottle with a narrow neck
- bowl or plate nonmetal
- box cutter
- building materials such as clay plaster sand Play-Doh candies etc.
- camera
- candle
- car headlight
- cardboard or stock paper
- CD or DVD
- clear cups glass or plastic
- clear film canister with a plastic cap
- colored Styrofoam balls or other objects
- colored and colorless transparent plastic (such as storage lids)
- colored pencils
- construction paper
- corn syrup
- cornstarch
- cream
- cutting board
- dice
- diet soda 2-liter bottle
- dimes
- dish soap
- distilled white vinegar
- drinking straw
- dropper or small spoon
- dry yeast
- duct tape or electrical tape
- eggs
- ethanol
- fabric stretchy
- felt
- flashlight
- flour
- fluorescent light
- food coloring
- fork plastic and metal
- fortified cereal (such as Total)
- FriXion pen
- galvanized nail or paper clip
- glass bowl
- glass jars or cups
- glue
- gumdrops or similar candies
- hot glue gun
- hydrogen peroxide (12% solution labeled 40-volume)
- incandescent light
- index cards
- key
- knife
- lamp oil
- light bulb small
- light corn syrup (Karo or similar brand)
- magnet strong
- maple syrup
- markers
- marshmallow jumbo-size
- masking tape
- matches or lighter
- measuring spoons and cups
- Mentos
- metal spoon
- metal tongs
- microwave or teakettle
- milk
- mirror small pocket or tabletop
- needle and thread
- oven mitt
- paper towels
- pennies tarnished
- penny or copper wire
- Ping-Pong ball
- plastic knife
- plastic soda bottle 1 liter
- plastic soda bottle with cap 2 liter
- plastic syringe with cap
- popcorn kernel
- powdered ice tea mix (or powdered lemonade mix)
- prism
- quarters
- rain gauge or clean containers of various sizes
- red cabbage
- red licorice
- rock salt
- rubber bands
- rubbing alcohol
- ruler
- scientific calculator
- scissors
- single strand wire
- soda bottle cap
- soda cans
- sodium silicate
- stopwatch or timer
- straight pins
- styrofoam cup
- taco sauce
- tape
- tissue
- toothpicks
- tortilla chip
- vegetable oil
- vinegar
- walnut (or other nut if allergic to handling)
- wire stripper
- wooden splint or stir bar
- ziplock bags
