Waste Disposal: Computers and the Environment – Kit Contents

Materials in Waste Disposal equipment kit:

• 160 filter paper circles
• 80 copper-coated circuit boards
• 80 aluminum washers
• 80 iron washers
• 80 zinc washers
• 16 droppers
• 16 SEPUP funnels
• 16 stir sticks
• 16 plastic spoons
• 10 9-oz. plastic cups
• 10 Lab-Aids etching trays
• 16 30-mL graduated cups
• 9 leachate tubes
• 8 empty 30-mL dropper bottles for used copper chloride
• 8 30-mL dropper bottles each of:
• water
• 100,000 ppm copper chloride solution
• 5% ammonia solution
• 0.8 M sodium carbonate solution
• 0.8 M sodium phosphate solution
• 1 500-cc container each of:
• gravel
• soil
• clay
• sand
• 1 15-mL dropper bottle of red food coloring
• 5 240-mL bottles of etching solution
• 1 packet of copper chloride paper
• 8 permanent felt-tip markers
• 16 pieces of steel wool
• 1 pair of plastic forceps
• 1 battery harness with bulb
• 1 large resealable plastic bag (9″ 3 12″)
• 6 pairs of disposable gloves
• 1 video, “Hazardous Materials/Waste Disposal”

 

Materials required but not provided in equipment kit:

• 1 overhead projector
• 1 videocassette recorder
• 1 television monitor
• 1 class set of safety goggles
• 6 SEPUP trays
• 1 9-volt battery
• 3 small containers (to collect used metal for recycling)
• 1 large glass or plastic container with lid (to collect waste copper chloride)
• 1 bucket (to collect initial rinse water)
• 1 small container (to store ash)
• 1 piece of plastic (to use during the circuit demonstration in Activity 1)
• 1 funnel
• 1 pair of scissors
• 1 insulating pad
• 1 metal plate or pie pan
• matches
• paper towels
• white, unlined paper
• access to water
• actual circuit board (optional)
• 2-liter bottle (optional)
• sieves of different sizes (optional)
• rulers (optional)

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