Miss Sherry Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I am wondering if anyone purchased a lab kit for Apologia General Science that they didn't use ? I need one and still have not purchased one. If you have one for sale please pm me. I have debated whether I really need one or could find most items on my own, but I have decided it would be too time consuming not to go ahead and purchase one already put together. Did any of you just gather up every thing yourself and how did that go ? Were you able to find most of the items ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I did not purchase the kit, but all of the supplies have been easy to find. The trickiest so far is Alum and Plaster of Paris. Alum is supposed to be in the spice section, so that should be pretty easy. Plaster of Paris is not that difficult to find either. The rest have been purple cabbage, cardboard, paperclips, that sort of thing. Easy, peasy. I wouldn't purchase the kit unless you have trouble getting to the store occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 I did not purchase the kit, but all of the supplies have been easy to find. The trickiest so far is Alum and Plaster of Paris. Alum is supposed to be in the spice section, so that should be pretty easy. Plaster of Paris is not that difficult to find either. The rest have been purple cabbage, cardboard, paperclips, that sort of thing. Easy, peasy. I wouldn't purchase the kit unless you have trouble getting to the store occasionally. Thanks for the response. Sometimes I do have trouble getting to the store because we live in a small town. It is a long drive to the store unless what I need can be found at BiMart,Safeway, or RiteAid. It would be nice to have most items already available in a kit. Do you think you really saved any money by gathering up and purchasing all of the items yourself ? It seems you would have to purchase more than you need, for example, if you need a few straws you need to purchase a whole package or if you need a straight pen and don't have one, you have to purchase an entire container and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 The Plaster of Paris experiment didn't turn out, and that large tub of it is STILL in the closet. I want to say I got the alum at the drug store (could that be right, or is my memory bad??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 The Plaster of Paris experiment didn't turn out, and that large tub of it is STILL in the closet. I want to say I got the alum at the drug store (could that be right, or is my memory bad??) I have some Plaster of Paris in a bag from an old experiment set. I don't know how old it is - years I think - and I wonder if it even matters how old it is to still work. It is such a bummer to do science experiments and they don't work. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Plaster of Paris never goes bad. Alum is used in canning to keep pickles crisp for example. It is in the spice section in most grocery stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Plaster of Paris never goes bad. Alum is used in canning to keep pickles crisp for example. It is in the spice section in most grocery stores. Thanks. I didn't know what alum was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam B Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I did not purchase the kit, but all of the supplies have been easy to find. The trickiest so far is Alum and Plaster of Paris. Alum is supposed to be in the spice section, so that should be pretty easy. Plaster of Paris is not that difficult to find either. The rest have been purple cabbage, cardboard, paperclips, that sort of thing. Easy, peasy. I wouldn't purchase the kit unless you have trouble getting to the store occasionally. :iagree: The supply list for this set is VERY cheap if you buy the items yourself.... It's Biology that breaks the bank- You MUST buy SO much online, as it is not easy to find.... At least for me! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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