Biochemistry

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• none

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• measuring spoons
• calculator

Lesson 1

• wire clothes hanger (kit)
• small nail (kit)
• permanent marker
• ruler
• 6 small Styrofoam balls (kit)
• blank paper
• 12 medium Styrofoam balls (kit)
• cardboard (kit)
• colored pencils or markers
• craft glue
• fishing line (kit)
• floral wire (kit)

Lesson 2

• cucumber
• eye dropper (kit)
• cotton swabs (kit)
• brown paper bag (kit)
• butter
• ruler or measuring tape
• potato
• potato chip
• ripe banana
• liquid hand soap (kit)
• peanut butter
• sugar
• tincture of iodine (kit)
• small cups (kit)
• vegetable oil

Lesson 4

• salt
• celery
• 3 cups

Lesson 6

• gummy bears, mini marshmallows, or clay
• pipe cleaner or string (kit)
• toothpicks (kit)

Lesson 8

• tape or glue

Final Project

• highlighters or colored pencils

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used