Ecosystems and Ecology

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Changing Ecosystems by Alicia Hemphill
• Exploring Ecology by Anna Engelke

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• glue or glue stick
• colored pencils or markers* (2.2 - Option 2)
• colored pencils or markers* (8.1 - Option 2)
• colored pencils or markers* (11.2 - Option 2)
• colored pencils or markers* (6.1 - optional)
• hole punch* (2.2 - Option 2)
• hole punch* (5.1 - Option 2)
• hole punch* (7.1 - optional)
• hole punch* (11.2 - Option 2)

Lesson 2

• tabbed dividers or colored paper * (2.2 - Option 2)
• 3-ring binder * (2.2 - Option 2)

Lesson 3

• 3 large bowls or buckets
• calculator* (3.1 - optional)
• copy paper
• graduated cylinder (kit)
• small paper cups (kit)

Lesson 5

• digital camera* (5.1 - Option 2)

Lesson 10

• small shovel or garden trowel
• soil
• ruler
• grass or ground cover from your area
• large clear cups (kit)
• measuring spoons
• orange juice or lemon juice concentrate * (10.1 - Option 2)
• permanent marker
• bowls
• white or apple cider vinegar

Lesson 11

• zip top bag (kit)
• vinyl gloves (kit)
• plastic spoons
• safety goggles (kit)
• scale (kit)
• food coloring (kit)* (11.1 - optional)
• glass bowl
• 12 oz. clear cups (kit)
• borax (kit)
• bottle of school glue (kit)

Lesson 12

• tape or glue* (12.1 - Option 2)

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