Materials List: Engineering a Gatorade Gravity Machine

Each group needs:

  • 1 pair of scissors
  • 1 ruler
  • 1 tray (about 10 inches by 12 inches, to minimize messes and spills)
  • 1 push pin (to poke small holes)
  • Gatorade Gravity Machine Worksheet (1 per student)

For the entire class to share:

  • small disposable paper cups
  • straws
  • duct tape
  • unsharpened pencils
  • string
  • toothpicks
  • Popsicle sticks
  • plastic spoons
  • cardboard
  • 2 flavors of Gatorade powder
  • water
  • paper towels (for mopping up spills)
  • tablespoon
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