Weather and Climate

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Weather and Climate by Kathleen M. Reilly

Materials

Common Materials

• "Weather Words" booklet (kit)
• colored pencils
• scissors
• thermometers (kit)
• stapler
• food coloring (kit)
• marker
• tape

Lesson 1

• newspaper* (1.1 - optional)

Lesson 2

• lamp with a removable shade
• cup of ice water
• cup of tap water
• globe or large ball
• small pot of boiling water
• string (kit)

Lesson 3

• stopwatch or smartphone
• hair dryer* (3.1 - optional)
• hole punch
• ice cube tray* (3.4 - optional)
• compass (kit)
• glass pan or clear plastic box
• drinking straws (kit)
• 3 empty plastic bottles (juice, milk, soda) with their caps
• apron* (3.4 - optional)
• paper cups (kit)
• push pin (kit)
• measuring cup
• small cups (kit)

Lesson 4

• shoelace (kit)
• plastic water bottle with cap (kit)
• clear tape

Lesson 5

• colored pencils or watercolor paints* (5.1 - Option 2)
• empty two-liter bottle* (5.4 - optional)
• ruler* (5.4 - optional)
• permanent marker* (5.4 - optional)
• marbles or small rocks* (5.4 - optional)
• masking or painters tape* (5.4 - optional)

Lesson 6

• matches (kit)
• plastic sandwich bag (kit)
• black construction paper (kit)
• glass jar (kit)
• glue or gluestick
• very warm (not boiling) water

Lesson 8

• glue stick or glue
• markers

Lesson 9

• plastic wrap
• rubber band (kit)
• glass cup or jar

Final Project

• "Weather Words" booklet
• note cards* (Final Project.2 - optional)

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