MATERIALS LISTS FOR STUDENT INVESTIGATIONS

6. ENERGY FLOW (EF)
EF, chapter 3, page 27, Observing convection currents and plumes

• 1 Pyrex» beaker or clear custard cup
• 1 votive candle
• 1 bottle of red food coloring
• 250 ml (1 cup) of water
• 250 ml (1 cup) of mineral oil
• 1 ring stand or two short glasses

EF, chapter 6, page 48, Experimenting with equilibrium

• 2-liter soda bottle (or any clear plastic container)

EF, chapter 6, page 50, Heat Trappers

• 2 shoe boxes of same color and thickness
• 2 thermometers (Celsius)
• 1 roll of tape
• 1 scissors and/or utility knife
• 1 clear plastic transparency
• 1 sheet of plastic sandwich wrap
• 1 copy of the data sheet and a pencil
• Odds and ends (dirt, rocks, colored paper, cardboard, foam insulation, etc.)

EF, chapter 7, page 62, Pencil model of sunlight beams

• three pencils
• Globe