Amazing Weather

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• The Kids' Book of Weather Forecasting by Mark Breen and Kathleen Friestad
• On the Same Day in March by Marilyn Singer

Materials

Common Materials

• colored pencils or markers
• glue
• scissors
• beach ball globe (kit)
• thermometer (kit)
• markers
• ruler (kit)
• straw (kit)
• Science Journal (kit)

Lesson 1

• dictionary

Lesson 2

• half-gallon cardboard milk carton
• "Barometer Tri-Fold" pg (kit)
• 14 oz empty metal can (kit)
• balloons (kit)
• card stock (kit)
• nail (kit)
• paper lunch bag (kit)
• rubber bands (kit)
• tape

Lesson 3

• construction paper* (3.4 - optional)

Lesson 4

• cardboard (kit)
• blow dryer* (4.1 - optional)
• "Weather Vane" pg (kit)
• kite
• large book* (4.1 - optional)
• compass (kit)
• small leaf
• small stick
• scrap of paper (kit)
• push pin (kit)
• paper plate (kit)
• pencil (kit)
• paper clip (kit)
• marker
• modeling clay (kit)
• straight pin (kit)

Lesson 5

• chalk* (5.optional)
• construction paper (kit)

Lesson 6

• cotton balls (kit)
• light blue construction paper (kit)

Lesson 7

• food coloring (kit)
• empty box or bag
• tornado adapter (kit) or duct tape
• water bottles (kit)

Lesson 8

• stickers
• rubber band
• small ball (kit)
• poster board
• flashlight
• magazines

Final Project

• props and visuals will depend on your child's report

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