Earth
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- You're Aboard Spaceship Earth by Patricia Lauber
- Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor
Lesson 5
Materials
- colored pencils or markers
- scissors
- tape or glue
- magnifying glass
- construction paper
- rocks
- different soil samples: one high in clay, one high in sand, and one high in organic matter
- three clear plastic cups
- spelling journal
- measuring cup
- pictures of Earth taken from space
- blank paper
- cotton ball* (2.3 - Option 1)
- apple* (2.3 - Option 1)
- log/large stick* (2.3 - Option 1)
- slice of bread* (2.3 - Option 1)
- small paper bag
- several small rocks
- shoe with tread
- sand
- coin, such as a silver dollar
- paper towel
- glass jar
- gravel
- 9" x 13" baking pan
- bean or radish seeds
- butter or margarine
- cardstock paper
- baking powder
- 2 eggs
- flour
- peanut butter chips
- pecans
- M&Ms
- light brown sugar
- raisins
- semisweet chocolate chips
- sugar
- vanilla
- white chocolate chips
- yarn
- tempera or acrylic paint
- salt
- Play-Doh or clay* (6.8 - optional)
- fresh whole fish
- empty water bottle
- glue
- 3 or 4 of the following: piece of grass/leaf, small rock, small piece of paper, small piece of a sponge, toothpick, eraser from a pencil, piece of cork
- 4-6 pieces of legal-size paper
- 9" x 13" pan
- counting manipulatives* (6.6 - optional)
- blue food coloring
- blender
- empty glass jar
- about four pounds of toys, Legos, or blocks
- 2-liter bottle
- large square pan
- fine mesh screen
- liquid detergent
- newspaper
- poster board* (7.8 - Option 1)
- Play-Doh* (7.Introduction - optional)
- rolling pin
- scale* (7.2 - optional)
- vegetable oil
- warm water
- materials will vary depending on your child's design for the exhibit
Common Materials
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used