Grade 8 Materials List for Allergy Concerns
In our efforts to engage students in hands-on science lessons that are safe for all, please review the following materials. These materials are used during the unit to explore concepts. I can provide any additional information or material safety sheets if you have specific concerns.
Please contact me if you have any allergy concerns. I would love to work with you to determine how to modify the lesson / materials to make sure your child is safe. Please note, although we may use food items to model concepts, no materials are consumed unless designated so.
For soils - we have Espoma Soil available to use if needed.
Kit Nielsen - Science Instructional Coach K-8 nielsenk@bethel.k12.ct.us
Index card, 3x5", red
Index card, 3x5", green
Impact goggles
CD case
Tape, transparent
Meter stick
Marble
Tennis ball
Golf ball
Rice noodle, wide
Brick
Tape, painter's
Dynamics cart
Washer, large
Aluminum bar track
Clay, no-dry modeling
Soda cracker
Sticky putty
Cooking spray
Wax paper
Oven, electric, gas, or toaster
Paper towel
Hot mitts or gloves
Storage bag, gallon
Cooling rack
Silicone soap mold, 6-cavity
Cookie sheet
Arcor crystal mints
Rock, small
Box
Rolling cart
Cup, plastic
Laser pointer
Test tube clamp (burette clamp)
Clothespin
Ring stand
Glass
Mirror sheet, sticky back
Sponge
Box cutter
Coffee stirrer, wood
Push-pull spring scale-10N
Digital scale
Ruler
Duct tape
Styrofoam sheet
Paper, scrap
S hook
Sticky note, 3x3
Sticky back Velcro tape (hook and loop)
Marker, ultra-fine tip
Push-pull spring scale-5N
Pencils, colored
Twist ties
Paper, blank, 8.5x11"
Timer
Calculator
Rubber bands
Eraser, large, pink
Thermometer, infrared
Fan, handheld
Takeout food container, Styrofoam
Books, hardbound
Cardboard, corrugated
Balsa wood slices, 4x4" panel
Rigid ramp material
Cotton ball, large
Terry cloth towel
Bubble wrap, small (1/4" thick)
Bubble wrap, large (1/2" thick)
Electrical wall plate, blank
Earplug, foam
File folder, plastic
Mini index tab flag
Slingshot
Water balloon
Recyclable materials
Discarded items
Eggs
Plastic storage bags, small
Building materials
Chart paper
Markers, colored
Air pump w/ball needle
Alligator cord (alligator clip wires)
Audio cable
Balloon (deflated)
Bowl, glass or metal
Burette clamp
C clamp or spring clamp
Cardboard piece, large, flat
Cell phone, charged
Chart paper
Clothespin
Coffee stirrer, wood
Computer with Logger Lite software installed or Graphical Analysis
Digital scale
Drum w/drumstick
Fish tank, 10 gallon
Golf balls or rocks
Guitar or violin
Index cards or card-sized sticky notes
Laser pen
Marbles, glass
Marker, dark
Marker, smooth, cylindrical
Meter stick
Mini digital audio power amplifier, 12V 2-channel
Mirrored sheet, flexible, adhesive
Motion detector with Logger Lite software
Music box, transparent
Pencil
Pens or pencils, colored
Pine trim, 3.5' piece, ¼x1⅜"
Pine trim, 4.5' piece, ¼x1⅜"
Plastic container w/tight lid
Plastic wrap, clear
Power adaptor, 12V
Rock, large
Rock, small
Rubber band
Ruler
Safety goggles
Salt
Speaker
Sticky dots
Sticky notes, 3x3"
Support (ring) stand
Syringe, glass
Tape, duct
Timer
Tuning fork
Volleyball or basketball
Wooden block
Xylophone w/mallet
Alligator wire, 16"-24"
Aluminum bar track
Aluminum foil, 1 square inch piece
Amplifier with power cord
Audio aux cable, male-to-male, 3.5 mm
Battery, D-cell
Binder clip, 2"
Box cutter
Brick
Calculator
Cardboard, thick, 3x5 piece
Chart paper
Clamshell container, plastic, clear
Compass, tiny
Cup, 9 oz, plastic
Digital scale
Doorbell with cover removed
Dynamics cart
Incandescent "grain of wheat" lightbulb, 1.5 V 100 mA
Index card, 3x5"
Iron filings
LED, 2-pin, bi-color
Magnet wire, 18-gauge copper
Magnet wire. 28-gauge copper, enamel coated
Magnet, bar, 3-6" length
Magnet, large disk, 1.5" diameter
Magnet, medium disk, 1"-1.2" diameter
Magnet, small disk, 3/4" diameter
Magnets, extra small disk, .5" diameter
Marker, black or dark
Marker, colored
Meter stick
Mineral oil, 1 L
Mono audio plug to alligator clips, 3.5mm
Nail, iron
Paper clip, jumbo
Paper, white copy
Pencil, colored
Penny
Plastic bag, sealable, quart
Quarter
Ruler
Sandpaper, all-purpose, 2"x2" piece
Scissors
Scrap paper
Screwdriver
Soda bottle, 1 L, clear, empty (optional)
Speaker, 4 ohm, 3 W
Speaker, 4 ohm, 60 W
Speaker, 4-inch
Sticky arrow
Sticky dot, color #1
Sticky dot, color #2
Sticky dot, color #3
Sticky note, 3x3"
Sticky tack
Tape, painter's
Tape, transparent
Audio player/device
Battery, AA
Battery, AAA
Bin, acrylic, clear, rectangular
Block or book, 1-2" thick
Bowl, shallow, clear (5-6")
Box, cardboard, rectangular with lid
Bulb socket
Cardboard, 7.5x11" piece
Chart paper
Clamp, plastic
Coffee stirrer, plastic
Cup, cylindrical, clear (tumbler)
Cup, paper, small (3 oz.)
Extension cord with power strip
Flashlight
Flashlight, colored, set of 3 (red, green, blue)
Headphones (optional)
Highlighter
Jar, glass, hexagonal with screw-top lid
Light bulb, 60w or 800 lumens
Light meter
Marker, permanent, black
Measuring scoop, ¼ tsp (1.25cc)
Milk, powdered
Mirror, small
Paper, graph, 8.5x11" (1 cm squares)
Paper, scrap
Pencils, colored, set
Pipe cleaner, colored, 12"
Plate, paper, 10"
Prism, triangular
Protractor
Push pin, round top
Push pin, wide top
Rubber band, thick
Ruler
Safety goggles
Scissors
Skewer, wood
Sticky dot
Sticky note, 3x3"
Styrofoam sphere, 1"
Styrofoam sphere, 4"
Tape measure, flexible, 60"
Tape, painter's
Tape, transparent
Twist tie
Wire, 12 gauge aluminum
Apple, fresh
Apron, non-latex
Beaker, 50 mL, plastic or glass
Beaker, 100 mL, plastic or glass
Beaker, 250 mL, plastic or glass
Chart paper
Cheesecloth, 4x4 inches
Cup for hot liquid, 8-10 oz
Dish soap
Electric kettle
Flower, fresh
Glove, disposable
Glue stick
Graduated cylinder, 50 mL
Ice
Isopropyl alcohol (91-100%) or ethanol (95%)
Lesson 1 Cards: Cattle
Lesson 1 Cards: Tulips
Lesson 2 Prints: Muscles Gallery Walk
Lesson 5 Prints: Cattle Pedigree Cards
Lesson 6 Prints: Chromosomes and Proteins Data Cards
Lesson 8 Prints: Cattle Siblings Data Cards
Lesson 11 Cards: Apples
Lesson 11 Cards: Arms
Lesson 11 Cards: Flamingo
Lesson 11 Cards: Planaria
Lesson 11 Cards: Strawberries
Lesson 11 Cards: Wheat Kernels
Lesson 15 Prints: Planaria Gallery Walk
Lima bean, dry
Marker, dark color
Marker, permanent black
Measuring tape
Meat tenderizer
Paper towel
Paper, copy, white
Pea pod, fresh
Plastic bag, sealable, quart-sized, freezer quality
Poker chip
Protein powder, unflavored or vanilla
Red or green pepper, fresh
Rubber band, non-latex
Safety goggles
Salt
Scissors
Skewer or coffee stirrer, wooden
Spoon
Sticky dot, colored
Sticky note, 3x3"
Sticky note, 8x6"
Strawberry, fresh
Strawberry, frozen
Tape, masking
Tape, transparent
Tweezers or small forceps
Binder clip, small
Chart paper
Coffee cup sleeve, paper
Earth squish ball with countries labeled
Earth squish ball, no labels
Index card, 3x5", white
Index cards 5x8", assorted colors: blue, violet, green, cherry, canary; 100-pack
Lesson 1 Data Cards for Modern Penguins and Pedro
Lesson 2 Data Strips: External Structures in Modern Penguins and Pedro
Lesson 2 Data Strips: Internal and External Structures in Modern Peguins and Pedro
Lesson 2 Key for External Structures/Behaviors
Lesson 2 Key for Internal Structures
Lesson 2 Penguin Stickers
Lesson 3 Data Cards for Ancient Penguins
Lesson 3 Maps of Earth's Surface Over the Last 50 Million Years
Lesson 3 Timeline
Lesson 5 Day 1 Horse Data Cards
Lesson 5 Day 1 Horseshoe Crab Data Cards
Lesson 5 Day 1 Whale Data Cards
Lesson 5 Day 2 Horse Data Cards
Lesson 5 Day 2 Horseshoe Crab Data Cards
Lesson 5 Day 2 Whale Data Cards
Lesson 5 Maps of Earth's Surface 150 and 100 Million Years Ago
Lesson 5: Horse Stickers
Lesson 5: Horseshoecrab Stickers
Lesson 5: Whale Stickers
Lesson 7 Cliff Swallow Overview
Lesson 7 Finches Overview
Lesson 7 Mustard Plant Overview
Lesson 7 Peppered Moth Overview
Lesson 7 Stickleback Overview
Marker, dark color
Meter stick
Paper clip
Paper, 8.5x11", pastel assortment: pink, yellow, blue, purple, green
Paper, 8.5x11", white
Paper, easel, roll 48" wide
Pencils, colored (set)
Rubber band
Sticky dot
Sticky note, 3x3", assorted colors: blue, violet, green, cherry, canary
Sticky note, 3x5"
Sticky note, 5x8"
Sticky tack, 2 oz-pack
Tape, transparent
Timer