Each group needs:

• Twizzlers, 1 red licorice candy twist per student, for the pre-activity
• 1 ruler
• 4 pieces of glass to represent cell phones; suggest 3 x 5-inches x 3/32-inches thick; tip: order the glass weeks in advance; for example, Lowe’s clear replacement picture frame/cabinet glass, 24 x 36 x 3/32-inches for $14, can be cut into ~50 smaller pieces for a $15 cutting charge
• Linear Regression Pre-Activity Quiz, one per student
• Twizzlers Linear Regression Pre-Activity & Worksheet, one per student
• Engineering Design Process Quiz, two each per student
• Project Packet, one per student
• Lab Report Rubric, one per student

To share with the entire class:

• cardboard pieces; for example, cut up two 18 x 12 x 6-inch cardboard boxes for a class of ~25; cutting on the fold lines of boxes like these generates 12 pieces of potential construction materials
• saran wrap; one 100-sq-ft box for a class of ~25
• rubber band, pieces; 1 bag of 500 rubber bands for a class of ~25
• paper and/or paper bags; such as copy paper and/or a 50-pack of paper bags
• fabric; 2 yards of fleece fabric for a class of ~25
• tape; such as duct and/or masking tape
• 2-4 hot glue guns and glue sticks; 1 pack of hot glue sticks for a class of ~25
• 2-4 scales
• 1 tape measure
• 2-4 stopwatches
• 6-8 pairs of scissors, to cut cardboard into specific sizes
• capability to show the class a six-minute online video
• computers with Internet access, for student research
• graph paper, for creating scatterplots
• broom, dust pan and trash can, for clean up during drop testing