Beauty and Charm Kit


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Instructional Materials Kit:

16 Clear plastic rule, metric & english markings on each edge 15 cm

8 Slide paramecium caudatum, wm, 1.3" slide

1 Package of lens paper 4x6's

1 Sand, clean, 4 oz.

9 "Mystery Box", 7x10x3.5" 2 part white cardboard box with friction fit top. To contain mystery items.

8 Rubber stopper, black solid number 6

1 Steel wool 8 oz. commercial grade-8 pads

8 Wood ball, cedar aromatic

8 Ramp and wood block,

8 Compass, magnetic with metal case and directional scale

8 Magnet, circular, 1 25/64" dia. x 3/16 thick, ferrite

8 Steel ball, 1" dia.

8 Steel ball, 3/4" dia.

8 Steel ball, 1/2" dia.

8 Steel ball, 3/8" dia.

8 Steel BBs

1 Pulley cord 33 meter

8 Wood block, hardwood smooth, 1" cube

1 Pin, stick with round head

2 Wash bottle, polypropylene with squirt tip, for alcohol 250ml

1 Carrying "tote box" heavy weight cardboard with friction lid and cut carrying handles 24x12x10"..

30 mustard seeds

1 Videotape, "Particle Detective" Friends of Fermilab

25 QuarkQuest Newspapers

1 Teacher Assistance package including

1 set Student Activity Sheets
1 set of Magnification of Lens paper
starting at 175x, increasing 20%
each time.
1 sheet grid paper from mystery box
10 sheets carbon paper
1 Beauty & Charm Newspaper
1 Time-size Banner
1 sheet graph paper
1 Master sheet section 4
1 set Bubble Chamber pictures
1 Bubble Chamber overhead
1 Materials Inventory List

Additional materials required for Beauty and Charm
(These are not part of the Beauty and Charm kit but are necessary or helpful for instruction)

· 8 Magnifier, 75mm
· 8 Microscopes
· 16 Slides, Microscope plain
· 1 Platform Balance/Scale
preferable metric

· 1 Masking Tape

· 1 Alcohol, isopropyl, 500ml

· 8 Light Source, Clip Type
for cloud chamber

* 8 paper dish or tray for dry ice


Audiovisual materials available on loan from Fermilab Education Office:

· Video, "Powers of 10"

· Filmstrip, "Fermilab"

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Last Update: Janaury 12, 1996