#23 Rocks and Minerals - Get Materials

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Key: (1st/2nd/3rd) denote needed quantities: (1st) enough for 1 student doing all activities; (2nd) enough for 30 students working in 10 lab groups all self-paced; (3rd) enough for 30 students working in 10 lab groups, all doing the same lesson. Starred* items may be purchased below.

10/300/300: sheets of lined notebook paper
1/15/15: rulers (straight edges)
0.1/1/1: quart of coarse brown sand with flecks of mica
1/8/10: pie tins
* 1/30/30: hand lenses
1/1/1: box of granulated sugar
* 1/10/10: microscope slides
* 1/10/10: a candle with drip catcher and matches (Bunsen burners)
2/20/20: pieces (each) of granite and basalt, about golf ball size
* 3/10/12: small glass jars or beakers (or baby food jars)
* 1/10/10: eyedroppers
1/1/1: package of table salt
1/15/30: pennies
*2/15/20: paper clips
1/10/10: common bricks
2/20/20: pieces of chalk
* 1/1/1: roll of masking tape
* 2/10/20: test tubes
1/10/10: dropper bottles with 5% hydrochloric acid
1/10/10: margarine lids (or panes of glass)
1/3/10: sea shells (egg shells)
1/2/5: needle-nose pliers
1/30/30: a large coffee can or equivalent
1/30/30: safety goggles (or twice this many plastic produce bags)
1/1/1: a natural place where students can search for rocks
1/1/1: a commercial collection of common rocks (optional)
1/5/10: scissors
1/30/30: egg cartons
* 0.5/2/5: cups of oil-based clay
* 1/10/10: gram balances
3/30/30: paper towels
* 1/10/10: 100 mL graduated cylinders
1/1/1: box of pepper
1/10/10: hand calculators
5/15/50: glass marbles
* 1/4/10: empty film canisters or equivalent with snap on lids
1/1/5: large wash tubs (or buckets)
1/1/1: a freezer (or freezing weather)
0.5/5/5: cups Epsom salt
1/3/10: stirring rods
1/2/10: dictionaries