Each group needs:

• grass, straw or hay; enough to cover a few "model house" roofs
• aluminum foil disposable pan or ~2 feet heavy duty aluminum foil
• Popsicle or craft sticks
• string or twine, 2 feet
• Temperature vs. Time Worksheet
• scissors

To share with the entire class:

• large fan
• bucket or cooler of ice
• heat lamp with 100-watt bulb
• 2 temperature probes/thermometers with digital readout
• lighter or matches
• testing platform, such as a ~2 x 2-foot cardboard box
• 6-10 sticks of incense; more if groups test multiple times
• matches or lighter
• hot glue and/or duct tape
• transparent plastic film, such as from a clear plastic bag; sized to fit over window opening(s)
• roll of masking tape
• utility knife or box cutter (for teacher use only)
• pre-constructed model house composed of four foamcore board sheets each 13-in wide x 13-in long x 10-13-in high
• stopwatch
• (optional) computer and projector to show the class the Temperature Tells All Presentation, a PowerPoint® file