The Living Seas
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- Oceans for Every Kid by Janice VanCleave
Materials
Common Materials
- tap water
- blank paper
- colored pencils
- scissors
- clear tape
- salt
- spoon
- teaspoon
- measuring cup
- ruler
- drinking straw (kit)
- markers
- string (kit)
- colored pencils or markers
- wide-mouthed jar or glass
- plastic bottle (kit)
- small squirt bottle (kit)
- 3 oz. paper cup
- glue stick* (1.1 - optional)
- food coloring (kit)
- freezer
- old towel or paper towels
- pebbles or small stones
- soil or dirt
- small plants or moss
- wide-mouthed glass jar with lid
- vanilla extract
- pencil
- spatula
- stapler
- small saucepan
- measuring spoons
- milk
- fresh blueberries
- measuring cups
- mixing bowl
- mixing spoons
- granulated sugar
- hand or stand mixer
- confectioner's sugar
- cream cheese (8 oz.)
- 9-inch no-bake graham cracker pie crust
- blueberry or strawberry jelly
- 15-20 whole strawberries
- brown construction paper (kit)
- modeling clay (kit)
- narrow-mouthed bottle (kit)
- coffee filter (kit)
- paper cup (kit)
- small cooking pot
- tissue paper (kit)
- two or more pennies
- tape or glue* (4.8 - optional)
- small plot of grass or weeds
- red construction paper (kit)
- unsharpened pencil (kit)
- watch or timer* (5.1 - optional)
- large rectangular, glass baking dish
- duct tape
- 18-gauge insulated wire (kit)
- pen
- watercolors, colored pencils, tempera paint, or oil paints* (6.3 - Option 1)
- shallow cardboard box
- sharpened pencil (kit)
- quarter
- Timeline of American History* (7.3 - optional)
- mirror or item made of glass
- 2 identical cups
- 2 small bowls
- feathers (kit)
- olive or vegetable oil
- measuring spoon
- chart paper* (Final Project.optional)
- poster board
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used