A Dynamic Planet

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• The Field Guide to Geology by David Lambert and the Diagram Group
• Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be by Daniel Loxton

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• colored pencils* (2.3 - optional)
• colored pencils* (3.2 - optional)
• colored pencils* (4.2 - optional)
• colored pencils* (4.4 - optional)
• glue stick
• plaster of Paris (kit)
• ruler, tape measure, or meter stick
• butcher paper (kit)
• construction paper (kit)

Lesson 1

• sand (kit)
• beads (kit)
• clear soda bottle (kit)
• large plastic tub* (1.3 - optional)
• mud* (1.3 - optional)
• pebbles (kit)
• powdered tempera paint (kit)

Lesson 2

• pencil
• colored markers
• "Transform Fault" cardstock (kit)

Lesson 4

• string (kit)
• tape or removable mounting squares
• wax paper (kit)
• clear plastic wrap
• markers, pens, and pencils
• ice cream sandwiches
• rolling pin
• newspapers or other material to cover the tabletop
• non-stick spray* (4.3 - optional)

Lesson 5

• paper bowl (kit)
• petroleum jelly (kit)
• knife
• measuring cups
• shell or leaf (kit)
• small hammer
• small paintbrush (kit)
• small screwdriver

Lesson 7

• hole punch

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