Space

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Leap Into Space by Nancy Castaldo

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• ruler
• tape
• lamp
• blank paper
• stapler
• string (kit)
• basketball
• colored pencils
• markers or colored pencils
• newspaper
• glue or glue stick
• black construction paper (kit)

Lesson 1

• pencil
• poster board
• 2 thumbtacks (kit)
• calculator
• cardboard
• butcher paper (kit)
• compass (kit)
• construction paper* (1.7 - optional)

Lesson 3

• jar or coffee cup
• journal* (3.7 - Option 1)
• large bowl
• large grapefruit
• butter knife
• 6 cups of flour
• 8 Oreo cookies
• poster board or cardboard
• telescope or binoculars* (3.1 - optional)
• watercolor paper (kit)
• watercolors (kit)
• paintbrush (kit)

Lesson 4

• white crayon
• window cleaner* (4.6 - Option 1)
• rubber gloves or oven mitts* (4.6 - Option 1)
• safety pin (kit)
• shoebox
• solar system poster from Lesson 1
• piece of cardboard (kit)
• baking pan
• 2 heavy-duty garbage bags* (4.6 - Option 1)
• 2 plastic grocery bags* (4.6 - Option 1)
• cocoa
• colored pencils or markers
• large spoon* (4.6 - Option 1)
• liquid graphite or black food coloring (kit)* (4.6 - Option 1)
• measuring cup* (4.6 - Option 1)
• mixing bowl* (4.6 - Option 1)
• newspaper or disposable tablecloth
• corn syrup* (4.6 - Option 1)
• craft materials* (4.6 - Option 3)
• different sizes of rocks
• dirt* (4.6 - Option 1)
• dry ice* (4.6 - Option 1)
• flour
• hammer* (4.6 - Option 1)

Lesson 5

• index cards (kit)
• clay or other art materials* (5.4 - Option 1)
• clear tape
• 35 mm film container (kit)
• bottle of water
• Alka Seltzer tablet (kit)

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