Lab Supplies for Dive Into Marine Biology
For our junior high-level science classes, we try to keep specialty lab supplies to a minimum in order to make the class and activities accessible for all families. Below you’ll find options for where to purchase the few specialty items required, along with a complete list of lab supplies needed for each lesson in Dive Into Marine Biology.
Purchasing Lab Supplies
Marine Biology Lab Kit (coming soon!) We have partnered with Cornerstone Educational Supplies to provide our Dive Into Marine Biology lab kit. If you plan on completing all of the labs, this is the most convenient option.
Purchase supplies a la carte: If you’ll be choosing select labs to complete or want to purchase just a few supplies at a time, use the links below to purchase items a la carte from Home Science Tools.
Lab Supplies on a Budget
We understand the budget constraints of many homeschoolers — purchasing curriculum and supplies often for multiple children can be pricey! We recommend your students plan to watch all of the lab videos. For those labs that require specilaty supplies, we’ve included images and demonstrations so they can follow along at home.
Canadian Families
Please see this page for a special note on sourcing lab supplies.
Lab Supplies by Lesson
Below is a list of lab supplies listed by lesson. Alternatively, you can see a list of lab supplies listed divided up between specialty and household lab supplies on this page.
Lesson 1: Exploring Ocean Zones
- Colored pencils
Lesson 2: Forces That Shape the Sea
- Colored pencils
Lesson 3: Ordering Ocean Life
- Yarn or string
Lesson 4: Producers of the Sea
None needed
Lesson 5: Simple but Amazing: Sponges & Worms
- Natural sea sponge
- Ground pepper
- Magnifying glass
Lesson 6: Underwater Stingers: Discovering Cnidarians
None needed
Lesson 7: Glowing Drifters & Star-Shaped Wanderers
- Knobby sea star
- Tan sea star
- Sea biscuit
- Sand dollar
- Magnifying glass (optional)
Lesson 8: From Crawlers to Jet-Setters: The Mollusks
- Shells: cowrie, murex, turritella
- Preserved clam
- Disposable gloves
- Dissection tray, cutting board, or protective surface
- Scalpel
Lesson 9: Exam 1
No Lab
Lesson 10: Armored Arthropods of the Ocean
- Preserved or fresh/recently frozen crayfish
- Disposable gloves
- Dissection tray, cutting board, or protective surface
- Dissection tweezers or scissors (optional)
Lesson 11: Scales in the Surf: Ocean Reptiles
None needed
Lesson 12: Sleek Hunters of the Open Sea
- Preserved dogfish shark
- Disposable gloves
- Dissection tray, cutting board, or protective surface
- Scalpel or dissection scissors
Lesson 13: Swimming With Structure: The Bony Fish
- Bony fish specimen (preserved or fresh)
- Disposable gloves
- Magnifying glass (optional)
Lesson 14: Giants of the Blue: Marine Mammals
- Colored pencils
- Ruler
Lesson 15: Between Land & Sea: Mammals That Split Their Time
None needed
Lesson 16: Exam 2
No Lab
