The Living Seas

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Awesome Ocean Science by Cindy A. Littlefield

Materials

Common Materials

• colored pencils or markers
• scissors
• measuring cup
• salt
• blank paper
• food coloring (kit)
• ruler (kit)
• spatula
• string (kit)
• push pin (kit)
• journal
• markers
• poster board

Lesson 1

• teaspoon
• squirt bottle (kit)
• stapler
• 2 identical medium sized bowls
• 2 unopened tuna cans
• bucket or plastic container* (1.2 - Option 2)
• camera* (1.2 - Option 2)
• crushed ice
• eye dropper (kit)
• glue stick* (1.1 - optional)
• magnifying glass (kit)* (1.2 - Option 2)
• permanent marker
• petri dish (kit)* (1.2 - Option 2)
• plastic bottle (kit)

Lesson 2

• glass jar (kit)
• plastic bag (kit)
• ice cubes
• rubber band (kit)

Lesson 3

• sugar
• vanilla extract
• watercolors, colored pencils, tempera paint, or oil paints* (3.2 - Option 1)
• whole strawberries
• milk
• mixer
• mixing bowl
• cream cheese
• clay* (3.2 - Option 1)
• confectioner's sugar
• blueberries
• blueberry or strawberry jelly
• 9 inch pie crust
• art paper* (3.2 - Option 1)

Lesson 4

• balloon (kit)* (4.6 - Option 2)
• construction paper (kit)
• clear tape* (4.6 - Option 1)
• coffee filter (kit)* (4.6 - Option 1)
• fish page (kit)
• paper bowl (kit)* (4.6 - Option 1)
• rectangular box (kit)
• measuring spoons
• tissue paper (kit)* (4.6 - Option 1)
• vegetable oil
• thread (kit)
• tall drinking glass
• tape or glue
• squirt-top lid (kit)* (4.6 - Option 2)

Lesson 5

• cork (kit)

Lesson 6

• cardboard (kit)
• pipe cleaner (kit)
• paper circle (kit)
• large baking pan* (6.1 - Option 1)
• sand* (6.1 - Option 1)

Lesson 7

• Timeline of American History* (7.3 - optional)
• handheld mirror (kit)
• 2 identical cups

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