Earth Cycles and Systems

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Exploring Ecology by Anna Engelke

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• colored pencils
• tape
• hand shovel

Lesson 1

• zip top bag (kit)
• cookie
• scale (kit)

Lesson 2

• small desk lamp or table lamp
• 25 watt (or less) light bulb
• stopwatch or timer

Lesson 3

• old magazines* (3.1 - optional)
• glue or glue stick* (3.1 - optional)

Lesson 4

• tape or glue* (4.1 - Option 2)

Lesson 5

• test tube (kit)
• three of the following: rubbing alcohol, bleach, clear soda, vanilla extract, fairly clear liquid from a fruit or vegetable, or saliva
• iodine solution (kit)
• eye droppers (kit)

Lesson 8

• 2 clear storage containers
• 2 pieces of fresh fruit
• permanent marker

Lesson 9

• small rock
• lamp* (9.1 - for arid regions)
• large clear cups (kit)
• 4' x 4' clear plastic sheet (kit)
• bucket* (9.1 - for arid regions)

Final Project

• colored pencils or markers* (Final Project.optional)
• poster board or cardboard* (Final Project.optional)

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