The Atmosphere

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Air: The Story of the Atmosphere, 2nd Edition by Lynne Z. Petkovic, M.Ed., J.D.

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• colored pencils or markers
• envelopes (kit)
• index cards (kit)
• glue or gluestick
• measuring spoons

Lesson 1

• colored pencils or markers (optional)
• cup
• large bowl of water

Lesson 2

• poster board (Option 2 - optional)
• cups, boxes, containers, or other stackable materials (Option 2)
• colored pencils or markers (Option 2)
• sticky notes (kit) (Option 2)
• tape or glue

Lesson 3

• tongs
• two empty soda cans
• safety goggles (kit)
• leather or heat-resistant gloves
• medium or large non-glass mixing bowl
• ice
• journal

Lesson 4

• aluminum foil (kit)
• black paper (kit)
• thermometer (kit)
• watch or timer
• white paper (kit)

Lesson 5

• two large bowls of water (one hot, one cold)
• two balloons (kit)
• clear glass pie plate or other clear glass shallow container
• eye dropper (kit)
• food coloring (kit)
• ice cubes
• small clear cups (kit)
• plastic bottles (kit)

Lesson 6

• ruler
• sheet of white paper (kit)
• kite (optional)
• mixing bowl (approx 6 in. diameter)
• brass fastener (kit)
• black marker
• 8 1/2 by 11 piece of cardboard (kit)

Lesson 7

• Alka-Seltzer tablets (kit)
• baby oil
• 4 small washable bowls or petri dishes
• blue food coloring (kit)
• clear plastic jar (kit)
• measuring cups
• Knox flavorless gelatin
• spoon
• plastic spoon (kit)
• sugar
• weather map (kit)
• white glitter (kit)

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