The Age of Discovery

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• The World Made New by Marc Aronson & John W. Glenn
• Newton at the Center by Joy Hakim

Lesson 1

• Geography of the World: The Essential Family Guide to Geography and Culture by DK Publishing

Lesson 2

• Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself by Kris Bordessa* (2.2 - optional)

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• gluestick, tape, or glue
• any necessary materials for a science demonstration
• materials of your choice for presenting information about a voyage of discovery
• index cards * (3.2 - Option 2)
• index cards* (1.2 - Option 2)
• large sheet of paper or poster board* (4.4 - Option 2)
• large sheet of paper or poster board* (6.3 - (optional))
• colored pencils, crayons, or markers* (5.3 - Option 2)
• colored pencils, crayons, or markers* (5.4 - optional)

Lesson 1

• timeline cards
• colored pencils, crayons, markers, or other art materials
• glue, gluestick, or tape

Lesson 4

• sand timer or stopwatch* (4.3 - optional)
• art materials of your choice * (4.4 - Option 2)

Lesson 6

• tennis ball or racquetball
• soccer ball or basketball
• art materials* (6.3 - optional)

Lesson 7

• 6+ feet of string * (7.1 - Option 1)
• daily weather forecast from a television newscast, newspaper, or Internet-based weather website* (7.3 - Option 3)
• fully inflated basketball * (7.1 - Option 2)
• microscope and prepared slides * (7.3 - Option 2)
• paper cup * (7.1 - Option 1)
• plastic tray or sturdy piece of cardboard* (7.1 - Option 1)
• relatively new tennis ball* (7.1 - Option 2)
• telescope * (7.3 - Option 1)

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used