Each group needs:

• 1 large bowl, ~2" – 3" deep
• water in a pourable cup
• 6 Popsicle sticks
• aluminum foil, 12" x 12" piece
• scissors
• masking tape
• white glue
• kite string or similar type of string
• 2 sheets notebook paper
• small handful of at least one of the following materials; best to use the densest material(s) from the previous activity: small metal nuts (1/4 inch works well), paper clips, fish weights (without lead), dry beans, marbles
• Student Guide Worksheet, one per group