4. Materials

Materials and Equipment 

To do this experiment you will need the following materials and equipment:

• White glue (1 small bottle), such as Elmer's
• Bamboo skewers (12)
  • Science Buddies Kit: The kit contains 24 skewers, enough to do the experiment twice.
• Chemicals; 12 grams (g) each of:
  • Copper sulfate
  • Strontium chloride
  • Boric acid
  • Sodium chloride
  • Cupric Sulfate
  • Lithium Chloride
  • Sodium Carbonate
• Masking tape
• Pen or marker
• Small vials or ziplock bags for the chemicals (4)
  • Science Buddies Kit: Each chemical in the kit has its own jar just large enough for the chemical plus a skewer tip. No additional vials or ziplock bags are needed.
  • Vials should be fairly narrow and short; just large enough to hold the chemicals and 1 inch of the tip of a bamboo skewer.
  • Ziplock bags should be small; 2" x 2" or 2" x 3" would be ideal.
• Chemical goggles
• Disposable latex or nitrile gloves
• Paper towel (4 sheets)
• Matches (1 box); the strike on box kind work best but any type will do
• Solid fuel tablet (1); Esbit 14 g tablets 
  • Science Buddies Kit: The kit contains 2 tablets, enough to do the experiment twice.
• Aluminum foil
• Hard nonflammable outdoor surface like a sidewalk, driveway, or brick/concrete patio
• Container of water
• Heat resistant bowl (1); a soup or cereal bowl would work well
• Lab notebook
• Optional: video camera or digital camera and tripod
• Optional: flashlight

Bibliography :

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