Science Lab and Greenhouse Wish List

Science Lab Wish List

• Consumables: baking soda, vinegar, dish detergent, baby powder, flour, plaster of Paris, Iodine, sugar, salt, cooking oil, bubbles, Elmer’s glue, candles, alum, modeling clay,
• corn starch, toothpicks, paper plates
• Electrical demo with open/closed circuits- helps build student interest in how electricity works – maybe something with bells, lights, etc. 
• Sets of pulleys for students to work with and simple machine demos
• Large guinea pig cage
• Microwave
• Refrigerator

Science Lab needs from Summit Learning website -  http://www.summitlearning.com/science/

• Cool Lite Tester - $14.67                       
• Prepared Slides - $22.50
• Lenses for convex/concave studies - $30.00         
• Centrifuge Tubes - $50.00
• Elementary Microscope Slide Sets - $115.25
• Summit’s Classroom Incubator Kit - $157.00

 Greenhouse Wish List

• Gardening Tools: Shovels, Rakes, Hoes, (5 or so of each) Adult sizes and smaller sets for younger students
• Bags of soil
• Large containers that roll for easy movement of soil, compost, mulch.
• Flat Rock/Stone to line the dry stream bed which allows overflow from bog/bulk mulch
• Heavy duty bird feeders/seed/bird blind
• Pond liner/submersible pump (various sizes HP)
• Untreated lumber for raised beds/tomato cages/climbing trellises
• Grow lights to add lighting in the winter months
• Replacement bulbs/warming mats – goes under seedling flats
• Plastic Trays (no sections)
• Weather Station: thermometer, wind vane – anemometer, barometer, etc.
• Large heavy duty shelving
• Large locked cabinet for storage
• Fan motor for the greenhouse fan
• Expert advice and assistance replacing the poly for the greenhouse top (We have ordered the poly this week, but will need volunteers to help install)
  

*Updated 1/13/2011