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What household materials do I need to provide for my labs?

Updated on May 28, 2020

At the top of each experiment, you will find all the materials that you must provide listed in red inside the "Materials" box. If you have any issue obtaining these materials, please contact your instructor for alternatives.

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Using Your Lab Kit

Curriculum and Software 15

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Materials and Safety 25

What is eScience Labs' safety policy?
How should I store the chemicals in my kit?
How should I store my dissection specimens?
What household materials do I need to provide for my labs?
I accidentally broke an item in my kit. Can I purchase an individual replacement item?
I made a mistake while performing an experiment. Can I get a replacement?
What happens if some materials in the kit are broken or missing upon receiving?
My test tube rack arrived flat, how do I fold my test tube rack?
The wax in my dissection pan arrived cracked. Can I still use my dissection pan?
My student-supplied material list calls for isopropanol, but I can't find it in stores. What can I use as a replacement?
How can I access the SDS for the chemicals in my kit?
There's a Notice in My Kit Saying it was Shipped Without an Item. How do I Get the Missing Piece?
I am pregnant or breast feeding. Is it safe for me to use a lab kit?
How do I dispose of my dissection specimens (fetal pig, sheep heart, cow eye, sheep brain, etc.)?
Biological Specimen Disposal
I am not seeing microbes growing on the nutrient agar/in the nutrient broth. What should I do?
I did not receive Mineral C in my mineral kit (Equp7601-R). Do I need a replacement?
My burner fuel leaked in my kit. What should I do?
I think my IKI leaked. Can I still complete my experiment?
If I need to travel by plane, can I bring my kit with me?
Where Can I Find my Kit Contents List?
I received a kit with a refrigeration sticker. What items in my kit need to be refrigerated?
My bromothymol blue has turned green. What should I do?
I got colored antacid tablets instead of white ones. What do I do?
I received powdered DPIP instead of liquid DPIP. What should I do?

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