Each group needs:

• Student Worksheet (1 per student)
• Engineering Design Challenge Worksheet (1 per student)
• 2 200 mL beakers
• 2 cups of vegetable oil
• 1 hot plate
• 1 pair of oven mitts
• eye protection for each student
• 2 cups of water
• 1 timer or stopwatch (students can also use their phone timers)
• 1 thermometer

For the class to share:

Suggestions for construction materials to make available for the engineering design challenge:

• aluminum and steel cans or small metal pots
• insulation materials (e.g., cotton, foam, aluminum foil, cardboard)
• materials for creating lids or custom pot designs (e.g., plastic wrap, foil, modeling clay)