Balance and Motion
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- Move It! Motion, Forces and You by Adrienne Mason
- Forces Make Things Move by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- What Is a Balance Scale? by Moving Beyond the Page
Lesson 1
Materials
- balance scale
- gram weights
- scissors
- colored pencils or markers
- blank paper
- construction paper
- red and blue crayons
- yard stick or measuring tape
- hole punch
- materials will vary depending on your child's ideas for his skit
- large cup of milk
- large cup of water
- paper clips
- small pieces of candy
- glue or glue stick
- crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- dictionary
- small mirror
- tempera or acrylic paint
- spelling journal
- uncooked macaroni
- variety of balls
- small rocks
- masking tape
- small toy car or marble
- three identical plastic tubs with lids
- crumpled paper
- ball
- cardboard tubes
- clipboard
- clothes hanger
- piece of paper
- marbles or small rocks
- small unbreakable object
- rubber band
- six pieces of yarn in different lengths
- small nail
- yogurt tub
- three 6" pieces of string
- small stone
- red and blue colored pencils
- small wooden block
- towel, aluminum foil, sandpaper, wax paper, or other materials that have rough or smooth surfaces
- toy car
- two chairs
- two wooden boards
- ice cube
- bread board or cutting board
- eraser
- poster board
- markers
- solid-colored clothing from head to toe
- white face paint
- yarn or string
Common Materials
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used