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Fluids Module Equipment List and Setup

Fluids Equipment List and Setup April 18, 2023, 2:27 p.m.

Table of contents

    What

    Qty

    Activities

    Plastic dishpan (about 50×30 cm and 10 cm deep)

    1

    2, 7, 9, 10

    Towels

    1

    2, 7, 9, 10

    Equilibrium Tube with stand, Ginsberg Scientific 7-502-4.

    1

    2

    50cc syringe

    1

    2

    2 liter empty pop bottle with cap

    1

    7

    Plastic Beaker

    1

    7

    Medicine dropper

    1

    7

    Toothpicks

    A few

    7

    Watering can

    1

    2, 9, 10

    Masking tape

    About 30 cm, but see below

    9, 10

    Plastic boat

    1

    9

    200 g mass (disc)

    2

    9

    Water tank (about 30×20 cm and 12 cm deep)

    1

    9

    Water container with a mark near the top and small holes at ¼ , ½, and ¾ of the distance from the bottom to the mark

    1

    10

    ruler

    1

    2, 9

    Flexible plastic hose, about 1.5 m long 1 11

     

    Setup Notes

    The medicine dropper for Activity 7 must float in water; some droppers with large squeeze bulbs sink. A Life brand medicine dropper from Shopper’s Drug Mart works well. The beaker must be somewhat taller than the length of the medicine dropper.

    The boat of Activity 9 should be only a bit smaller than the tank. The weight should be such that the boat just floats when the weight is in it.

    Although the students will only need a small quantity of masking tape, it is easier to just give them a roll.

     

     

    last modified: April 18, 2023, 2:27 p.m.