Rocks and Minerals
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- Everything Rocks and Minerals by Steve Tomecek
Materials
Common Materials
- colored pencils or markers
- magnifying glass (kit)
- mystery minerals (kit)
- measuring cup
- journal
- measuring spoons
- wax paper (kit)
- streak plate (kit)
- white vinegar
- glass plate (kit)
- ruler
- scissors
- small clear cup or bowl
- #3 pencil (kit)
- index cards (kit)
- iron nail (kit)
- magnet (kit)
- penny (kit)
- permanent marker
- plastic spoon (kit)
- foil cup (kit)
- gravel (kit)
- sand (kit)
- hammer
- safety goggles
- old towel
- pan
- red food coloring (kit)
- glass jar or drinking glass
- baking soda
- clothespin (kit)
- spoon
- skewer (kit)
- toothpicks
- tape or glue
- 5-10 packaged food products
- crayon sharpener* (2.4 - optional)
- heavy book
- iron
- glass bowl
- glue (kit)
- thin towel
- small scale or balance
- string (kit)
- plastic knife (kit)
- wax crayons (kit)
- materials will vary based on your child's design for a rock game* (3.3 - Option 1)
- smooth stone* (3.3 - Option 2)
- markers* (3.3 - Option 2)
- egg carton
- coin
- different types of rocks in different sizes
- 2 small jars or cups
- 48 pebbles, dried beans, or jellybeans
- acrylic paint and paintbrush or markers
- blank paper* (4.5 - Option 1)
- borax (kit)
- bowl
- clear plastic cups (kit)
- geode (kit)
- Epsom salts (kit)
- paper towel
- sugar
- table salt
- sandpaper (kit)
- small glass jar (kit)
- wooden spoon
- saltines or graham crackers
- wax or parchment paper
- whipped cream* (5.1 - optional)
- small microwaveable cup or bowl
- small plastic bottle (kit)
- modeling clay* (5.1 - optional)
- tape* (5.3 - optional)
- vinegar
- peanut butter or frosting
- marshmallow
- gumball or round piece of hard candy
- funnel* (5.4 - optional)
- large marshmallow
- large sheet of blank paper or poster board* (5.6 - Option 1)
- dirt or clay
- dish detergent
- butter knife
- cake pan or baking dish
- chocolate chips
- Dig A Dinosaur Skeleton kit
- plaster of Paris (kit)
- plastic dinosaur skeleton (kit)
- paper bowl (kit)
- playdough (kit)
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used