Figure 9.4
Send-Home Science Backpack Supply List
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•	A magnet
•	Children’s gently used paperback science book
•	String, yarn
•	Box of Total cereal
•	Plastic bowls from frozen dinners
•	Hand lens
•	Toy cars, trucks
•	Flashlights
•	Aluminum foil
•	Unopened tomato soup cans
•	Rubber balls of different sizes
•	Pipe cleaners of different colors
•	Cellophane tape
•	Beans of different sizes and shapes (corn, bean—dried soup bean mixes)
•	Balloons of different shapes (mostly round ones)
•	Rice
•	Measuring cups
•	Straws
•	Hula hoops
•	Tuning forks
•	Mirrors made with Mylar 
•	Thermometers (Fo and Co)
•	Rain gauges
•	Prisms
•	Potting soil
•	Small plastic containers for planting seeds
•	Seeds of different types—flowers, bean, corn
•	Index cards
•	Pencils, pens, crayons
•	Rulers
•	Plastic wrap
•	Handheld microscopes
•	Plastic container of bubble solution 
•	Insect magnifying cases
•	Safety goggles
•	Glue
•	Assorted paper
•	Notepads for parents to provide feedback
•	Brief information sheet about what is to be done with materials included in the backpack