Materials List

Printed materials. Textbooks, Engineer’s Notebooks and Teacher Guides for this course are available
from Key Curriculum Press. We recommend that you purchase one textbook and one set of all four
Engineer’s Notebooks for each student. Students are expected to write in their Engineer’s Notebooks,
so new ones need to be purchased yearly. Textbooks may be used again in subsequent years.
However, in any given year each student should have a textbook so that he or she can take their
textbooks home. In subsequent years only the Engineer’s Notebooks will need to be replaced. You
can find current prices and ordering information at www.keypress.com/etf.

Supplies and equipment. The cost of supplies and equipment—which need to be purchased in
addition to the books—is a little more difficult to calculate; it depends on what is already available
and the cost of local materials. Initially you will need to purchase one set of durable equipment,
which can be used for any number of classes, provided they are not taught at the same time.
Additional consumable materials will need to be purchased for additional classes. In subsequent
years, only consumable materials need to be replaced, as well as any durable items that may have
been lost or damaged.

Kits. Information on where kits can be purchased will also be available via the web at
www.keypress.com/etf.

If you are assembling your own kits, you’ll find that suggested items and vendors are listed,
but many of the items may be in your storage room, or found at lower costs from other sources.
The only case in which there is a single source is the electricity Snap Circuits™ kits from Elenco
Electronics Inc.

Many items come in bulk or may be purchased at a lower price in bulk. Be sure to ask vendors if
they give educational discounts. For some projects, the students may want to bring in their own
materials as part of their design research. Optional items are indicated in the “Amount” column.
If the item is not marked “optional,” the student needs to do the activities in the Engineer’s
Notebook.

The lists are organized by project. When a piece of equipment is used in several tasks, it appears
just once, for the first instance in which it is needed. A sufficient quantity will be listed so that
there will be enough for later tasks.

This list is still in development, so items may be changed/improved/removed. All suggestions are
welcome! Send suggestions to [email protected].

Check the following web site for updates: www.keypress.com/etf.

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 Tools and General Supplies
In some schools students have access to a prototype lab or wood shop with a variety of hand
tools and power tools, along with safety instruction and supervision provided by an experienced
teacher. However, if facilities and expertise are not available, students can still have an excellent
experience building scale models and prototypes using the materials listed below.

Most of the work in this course will be done in groups of four students. A convenient method is to
assemble a tool box for each group, and place 1/4" plywood on the tables for cutting and gluing.
The plywood sheets are especially important in science labs or other classrooms that are not
normally used for construction projects. Following is a set of recommended tools and supplies.

Toolbox for Every Group of 3–5 Students—Durable Equipment

Amount Durable Equipment Source
1 plastic tool box hardware store
1 hammer hardware store
1 set of screwdrivers hardware store
1 pair of pliers hardware store
1 pair of leather gloves hardware store
2 squeeze clamps hardware store
4 retractable utility knives office supply
1 stapler office supply
1 glue gun office supply
4 rulers office supply
2 pairs of scissors office supply
optional: 1 steel measuring tape office supply
optional: 1 spring scale that measures in ounces and grams office supply
optional: 1 T-square, right triangle office supply
Amount Consumable Supplies Source
1 package assorted sandpaper hardware store
1 package assorted nails hardware store
1 package assorted screws hardware store
1 package glue sticks (glue gun) office supply
1 roll transparent tape office supply
1 roll masking tape office supply
4 pencils office supply
1 package assorted elastic bands office supply

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 General Supplies for the Classroom

Amount Durable Equipment Source

32 safety goggles or glasses science supply

8 meter sticks or yard sticks hardware store

sheets of 1/4" 3 2' 3 2' plywood or wallboard as

16 hardware store
cutting surface for each student station

1 electric hand drill, variable speed, and set of drill bits hardware store

1 saw for straight cuts hardware store

1 coping saw or jig saw hardware store

2 vise grips hardware store

16 simple calculators office supply

Amount Consumable Supplies Source
1 large newsprint pad or roll of butcher paper office supply

8 sets of colored felt markers office supply

32 sets of colored pencils office supply

paper towels or rags grocery store

extra materials to occasionally stock the tool boxes office supply

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 Project 1.0: Design the Best Organizer in the World
In Task 1.2 all students will make a cell phone holder from manila folders and masking tape. In Task
1.3 they will learn to make drawings using both quad-ruled and isometric graph paper. In Task
1.8 your students will make scale models of their organizers. These can be made from corrugated
cardboard using recycled boxes or purchased from an art supply store. Alternatively, the students
can use foam core. While foam core is a little more expensive than cardboard, it can be cleanly cut,
bent, and assembled into a very attractive scale model.

You will need to plan ahead for Task 1.9, in which your students will build prototypes of their
organizers. Most teachers have students make these from wood, using inexpensive pine boards
and plywood. However, a few teachers have encouraged their students to use a wide variety
of materials, such as fabric or plastic. Choose materials that can be cut and assembled in your
workspace with the available tools. Be prepared to tell your students what materials they will have
to work with by the time they start designing, in Task 1.4.

Durable Equipment for Several Classes

Amount Equipment and Supplies Source
50 simple blocks for drawing toy store
optional: 1 set density cubes Science Kit**
optional: 1 set equal mass cube set Science Kit**

Consumable Supplies for a Class of 32 Students

Amount Equipment and Supplies Source
32 manila file folders office supply store
100 sheets isometric graph paper art supply or online*
100 sheets quad-ruled graph paper art supply or online*
20 – 16" 3 20"
foam core or recycled cardboard art supply store
sheets
other building materials as needed:
8 – 1" 3 6" 3 8' pine or fir, clear, for building
optional organizers lumber yard
8 – 1/4" 3 2' 3 2' plywood for building
organizers

* Graph paper can be purchased from some art supply stores or graphic supply stores. However,
you may be able to download a template from a number of web sites and then copy the template
for your students.

** Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories—www.sciencekit.com.

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 Project 2.0: Design a Building of the Future

Durable Equipment for Several Classes

Amount Equipment and Supplies Source
1 analog bathroom scale department store
8 set of weights or 2-liter soda bottle Science Kit or grocery
1 – 5" 3 7" sheet aluminum for crusher hardware store
3 – 2" 3 4" 3 8' pine or clear fir board for crusher lumber yard
2 – 9" long steel angle for crusher hardware store
as needed nuts, bolts, and washers for crusher hardware store
8 light bulbs and sockets hardware store
temperature-sensitive, liquid crystal, sheet
1 sheet Science Kit
(cut into 8 pieces)

Consumable Supplies for a Class of 32 Students

Amount Equipment and Supplies Source
4 boxes of 250 straight drinking straws grocery store
20 – 16" 3 20" sheets foam core or corrugated cardboard art supply store
5 boxes of 100 paper clips office supply store
500 sheets (1 ream) notebook paper or copy paper office supply store
1 roll kite string sports store
16 cardboard rolls from paper towels home
8 sheets of construction paper art supply store
8 plastic produce bags grocery store
1 8 lbs. of Portland cement hardware store
1 8 lbs. of fine to medium sand hardware store
1 8 lbs. of aggregate (gravel) hardware store
2 – 6 ft. tubes 1/2" diam. pipe insulation (cut to 3") hardware store
32 plastic cups for mixing cement grocery store
32 plastic spoons for stirring concrete grocery store
8 cardboard boxes grocery store
16 overhead transparencies (windows) office supply store
8 variety of insulating materials hardware store
optional: 1–8 measuring cups or 500 ml graduated cylinders chem. supply

For the final project, Task 2.9, in which students build a scale model of a building of the future, use
materials left over from the previous projects: cardboard or foam core, overhead transparencies for
windows, etc.

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 Project 3.0: Improve a Patented Boat Design

Durable Equipment for Several Classes

Amount Equipment and Supplies Source

1–4 commercial putt-putt boats Buzzboats*
boat test channels (wallpaper tray or circular planter
4 hardware store
saucer)
10cc syringes (small syringe with labeled
16 McMaster**
measurements)
50cc syringes (large syringe with labeled
16 McMaster**
measurements)
32 female quick-turn (luer) syringe caps McMaster**
32 female quick-turn (luer) 3 1/8" twist lock fittings McMaster**
12 ft. 1/4" I.D. tubing McMaster**
16 1/8" 3 1/8" 3 1/8" Barbed Tees, clear polycarbonate Ark-Plas***
1/8" 3 1/8" barbed checks (one-way) valve, silicone/
32 Ark-Plas***
polycarbonate
1 1" 3 6" 3 8' pine wood for hull press hardware store
1 bottle nail polish remover (acetone) drug store
2 500 ml Pyrex™ beakers or other glass containers chem. supply
1 clothes pin or squeeze clamp grocery store
1 immersion heating coil or hot plate chem. supply
4 drinking birds Science Kit****
1 water rocket toy store
* Buzzboats—www.buzzboats.com/poppop.htm.

** McMaster-Carr—http://www.mcmaster.com.

*** Ark-Plas—http://www.ark-plas.com.

**** Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories—http://www.sciencekit.com.

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 Consumable Supplies for a Class of 32 Students

Amount Equipment and Supplies Source

4 packages matches/lighters grocery store
4 packages birthday candles grocery store
12 – 48 tea lights grocery store
empty soda cans cut into 2" 3 8" strips
recycling or
32 (or 1 coil 0.005" thick aluminum shim stock 6" 3 100"
McMaster**
[cut into 50 strips 2" 3 6"])
empty 1/2 gallon juice cartons recycling or office
32
(or 1 box of 24 poly file folders [makes 48 boat hulls]) supply
8 packages 5-minute epoxy—Loctite hardware store
8 tubes GE 100% Silicone II Adhesive/Sealant hardware store
2 pkg. of 100 clear flexible straws (~1/4" dia.) grocery store
1 box disposable polyvinyl (or nitrile) gloves (not latex) hardware store
1 box toothpicks grocery store
1 package thumbtacks office supply
1 pkg. 24 9" balloons (1 bag) grocery store
aluminum sheets (pie pans) for hull
grocery store or
(or qty 1 0.010" formable aluminum sheet 6" 3 24"
McMaster**
[makes 4 hulls per sheet])
1 16 oz. bottle liquid soap with visible particles in suspension drug store
1 pkg. of 100 stirrer straws (~1/8" dia.) grocery store
Leftover materials from previous activities

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 Project 4.0: Electricity and Communication Systems
In Project 4.0 students use a customized kit of Snap Circuits™ available from Science Kit and
Boreal Laboratories, http://www.sciencekit.com organized as follows:
1) Student Kits include all of the materials needed for every four students.
2) A Teacher Kit includes the materials in a Student Kit, plus extra parts to replace lost or
damaged components, as well as additional durable materials.

Student Kits (for every four students)

Each student kit will be broken down into three smaller boxes. Two of the boxes will be for teams
of two students each. For Task 4.1 and many of the other activities the students will be using just
these materials. The third box includes a number of other parts for tasks that involve groups of
four students. Following is a list of parts included in each of the three boxes.
Boxes 1 and 2 will each contain the following parts for pairs of students:

Durable Kit Parts for Groups of Two Students

Durable Components Elenco # Number in Student Kit

battery holder 6SCB1 2
slide switch S1 6SCS1 2
single snap conductor 6SC01 7
conductor with 2 snaps 6SC02 6
conductor with 3 snaps 6SC03 6
conductor with 4 snaps 6SC04 1
conductor with 5 snaps 6SC05 1
conductor with 7 snaps 6SC07 1
light bulb 2.5V/0.3A 6SCL1B 3
2.5V lamp socket 6SCL1 3
jumper red 6SCJ2 1
jumper black 6SCJ1 1
resistor 10 ohms 1
resistor 100ohms 6SCR1 2
photosensitive resistor 6SCRP 1
7-segment LED display 6SCD7 1
adjustable resistor 6SCRV 2
capacitor 470uF 6SCC5 1
red LED 6SCD1 1
green LED 6SCD2 1
analog meter 6SCM2 1

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 motor 6SCM1 1
fan blade 6SCM1F 1
power amplifier IC 6SCU4 1
base grid 6SCBG 1
alligator clip, red 1
alligator clip, red 1

Box 3 in the Student Kit will contain the following parts for groups of four students:

Durable Components Elenco # Number in Student Kit

FM module 6SCFM 1
speaker 6SCSP 1
microphone 6SCX1 1
solar cell B2 6SCB2 1
two-spring socket 6SC?1 1
electromagnet 6SCM3 1
magnet 1
hand-crank generator 1
multimeter 9M105 1

Teacher Kit
The Teacher Kit will include one four-student kit, plus the following durable equipment and
supplies.

Amount Durable Equipment and Supplies Source

1 Hula Hoop toy store
16 copper nails hardware store
16 galvanized (zinc coated) nails hardware store
8 magnifier (10x or greater) school supply
1 TV remote-control device home
2–5 various designs of flashlights home or hardware store
optional: 1– 16 ping pong balls toy store
optional: 1– 16
blue LEDs, red LEDS and green LEDs hardware store
of each

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 Consumable Supplies for a Class of 32 Students

Amount Consumable Equipment and Supplies Source

40 batteries AA (4 for each student kit + extra) hardware store
8 lemons grocery store
1 ball of steel wool hardware store
8 oz. salt grocery store

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