Our Changing Earth

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Dirtmeister's Nitty Gritty Planet Earth by Steve Tomecek

Materials

Common Materials

• Rock Cycle chart (kit)
• Rock Science Kit (kit)
• scissors
• soil (kit)
• measuring cup
• chocolate chips
• clay (kit)
• newspaper
• sand (kit)
• gravel (kit)
• charcoal briquettes (kit)

Lesson 1

• watercolor or sketching paper* (1.2 - Option 1)
• watercolor paint and paintbrush* (1.2 - optional)
• paper towel
• permanent marker* (1.1 - optional)
• drawing pencils* (1.2 - optional)
• masking tape* (1.1 - optional)

Lesson 2

• paper plate* (2.1 - Option 1)
• large marshmallows* (2.1 - Option 1)
• gumball or sugar cube* (2.1 - Option 1)
• crispy rice cereal* (2.1 - Option 1)
• art supplies* (2.1 - Option 2)
• butter* (2.1 - Option 1)
• coconut oil* (2.1 - Option 1)
• parchment paper
• peanut butter, butterscotch, or white chocolate chips
• saucepan
• small bowls or plastic containers
• stirring spoon

Lesson 3

• glue or glue stick
• blank paper
• colored pencils or markers

Lesson 4

• large piece of cardboard
• colored pencils
• 10' piece of rope* (4.2 - optional)
• 18-24 sugar cubes
• Slinky or Slinky Jr. (kit)

Lesson 5

• three 12-ounce paper cups (kit)
• rolling pin
• wax paper
• white glue (kit)
• water
• 3 slices of bread of different types and colors
• butter knife
• bowl

Lesson 6

• drinking glass
• eye dropper (kit)
• funnel
• large plate
• camera, art supplies, or pencil and paper
• clear plastic 1-liter bottle with cap
• blue food coloring (kit)
• 2 sealable plastic bags (kit)
• 12 sugar cubes
• soil from a garden or forest* (6.4 - optional)

Lesson 7

• small plant(s) that can be repotted* (7.1 - optional)
• ribbon or string * (7.2 - Option 1)
• pencil
• hand-held fan or blow dryer* (7.1 - optional)
• hole punch * (7.2 - Option 1)
• large flat pan* (7.1 - optional)

Final Project

• colored pencils, markers, or paints and paintbrushes* (Final Project.Option 3)
• 6 large sheets of paper* (Final Project.Option 3)
• art supplies to create props and puppets* (Final Project.Option 4)
• slide show application* (Final Project.Option 1)
• video camera* (Final Project.Option 2)

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