Description

The 6th Grade Elementary Lab Kit 2nd Edition aims to simplify the task of teaching science. Each kit includes most of the essential materials and equipment, along with an instruction manual, to facilitate a hands-on learning experience for students in private or home school settings.

The laboratory exercises are crafted with two main goals in mind: to simplify the learning process for students and to streamline the teaching experience for instructors.

Each experiment is crafted to clearly convey a scientific principle, encompassing a variety of topics that are typically part of a standard sixth grade curriculum. The selected equipment ensures the kit is economical, compact, and robust. These kits are specifically for the lab component of the course, while the remainder of the curriculum should be taught using a standard textbook.

Materials and Equipment included with the kit

0.1M HCl (hydrochloric acid)

7 unknown elements

24-well reaction plate

Alligator clip wires (6)

Balloon

Beakers, 15-mL, 50-mL, and 150-mL

Brine shrimp eggs

Bromothymol blue

Calcium chloride pellets (driveway salt)

Candle

Cardstock hole punches

Clothespins (2)

Coffee filters

Colored pencils

Conductivity tester with 9-volt battery

Copper wire, thin (2)

Copper and zinc metal strips (5 each)

Cup, small foam

Cups (9) clear plastic, 9-oz. (reusable)

Cups, small sauce cups (2-oz.) (4)

Diffraction gradient

Drawing compass

Drinking straw

Fishing line (5 m) and (1 m)

Food coloring (red and green) (Labs 2, 8, and 11)

Funnel, small

Glass plate

Graduated cylinder, 10-mL

Irregularly shaped object (small rock)

Labels (20, small)

LED lights (2)

Magnet (Labs 3B and 4)

Magnifying glass

Marble, 10 mm

Mineral samples: pyrite, quartz, calcite, fluorite, 2 mystery samples

Nitinol memory wire

Pencil

Permanent marker

Play-Doh®, 2-3 colors

Protractor

Pulleys, single and tandem

Push pins (2)

Rubber bands

Ruler, metric

Safety goggles

Sand in container with lid

Scoop, 1-mL

Solar plane

Spiral cut-out with string

String (30 cm)

Spring scale, 100 g

Steel nail

Steel wool, fine

Styrofoam balls (2 halves)

Support board

Tape measure, metric (Labs 6 and 7)

Tea bags, red (2)

Thermometer

Tile

Toothpicks (20)

Toy car

Transparent plastic sheet

Unknown metal bar

UV reacting beads

Washers (5)

Wood sticks

Yeast

Yo-yo

Zip top bag, quart size

Zip top bag, sandwich size (2)

Materials and Equipment not Included with the kit 

Lab 1 Hammer, scissors

Lab 2 Distilled water, salt, tape, rubbing alcohol (optional)

Lab 3 Paper (colored), salt (table)

Lab 4 Baking soda, 1 teaspoon (5 mL), vinegar, water

Lab 5 Baking soda, lemons (5), light source, vinegar, hot water, sharp knife, digital

multimeter (optional)

Lab 6 Books (similar thickness) to elevate ramp, ramp (3-ft.), small box or building block

Lab 7 Books as weights

Lab 8 Hot and cold tap water, ice, light bulb, plastic container - shoe box size, tape

Lab 9 Several tablespoons of cinnamon or ground pepper

Lab 10 Aluminum foil, crayon sharpener (an adult could use a cheese grater), crayons

(3 different colors), matches, aluminum pie pan, water, *wooden board (2 small

lengths), *hammer, (*could use two heavy books and sit on them.)

Lab 11 Glass jar (large), plastic wrap or aluminum foil

Lab 12 Paper

Lab 13 Calculator, white paper

Lab 14 Black and white fabric, clear glass (or glass plate), light sources (Sun,

incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp, black light, LED, colored light), sunscreen

(2 different SPF )

Lab 15 Geocache plastic box with toys, GPS device (or smartphone), blank white paper,

plastic container, rock, tape, water

Lab 16 Cardboard (or box), plain paper, transparent tape

Lab 17 Calculator (optional)

Lab 18 Masking tape, scissors, twist tie

Lab 19 Candy (licorice, nerds, gum drops), colored marshmallows, glue

Lab 21 Non-iodized salt, plastic spoon, scissors, spring water, squares of paper (or 4

paper napkins)

Lab 22 Elodea plants, approximately 10 cm (3), guppies (2), fish food, sand, scissors,

2-liter soda bottles (2), spring water, water snails (2)