Earth Science Explored Elementary: Activity Supply List
Below is a list of lab supplies needed for each lesson in Earth Science Explored Elementary (Level A). For our elementary science classes we try to keep specialty lab supplies to a minimum in order to make the class and activities accessible for all families.
Week 1: Home Sweet Home
Basketball
Playdough
2 board game tokens
Ruler
Tape measure
Week 2: The Spheres of the Earth
Crayons or colored pencils
Week 3: My Place in This World
Pencil
Globe or other resource for locating continents
Week 4: Feeling Dizzy
No materials needed
Week 5: A Season for Everything
Pencil
Scissors
Week 6: Life Everywhere!
Posterboard
Craft supplies (markers, colored pencils, paper, etc.)
Week 7: Up, Up, and Away
Paper plates
3 colors stickers, dot paints, or markers
String
Hole puncher
Week 8: Water World
1 Gallon jar or jug
4 Smaller bowls or jars
Measuring cups and spoons
Food coloring
Water
Salt
Pipette or eyedropper
Week 9: Surf’s Up
Colored pencils or crayons
Week 10: High Quality H2O
Plastic shoebox
Small stones
Sand
Soil
Grass or weed clippings
Water
Food coloring (optional)
Plastic cup
Pin
Week 11: Water Works
Large glass bowl
Small glass bowl or glass
Hot water
Salt
Teaspoon measuring spoon
Plastic wrap
Ice cubes
Week 12: On Cloud 9
Scissors
Glue, glue stick, or tape
Cardstock
Week 13: How’s the Weather?
Pen or pencil
Copies of Weather Journal page
Week 14: Raining Cats and Dogs
Pen or pencil
Copies of new Weather Journal pages
Plastic 2-liter bottle
Scissors or utility knife
Pebbles, sand, or marbles
Tape measure or ruler
Permanent marker
Paper clips
Week 15: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Pen or pencil
Copies of the Terrible Twisters worksheet
Week 16: The Eye of the Storm
Scissors
Lamp with a bright light bulb
12-18 inch piece of string
Week 17: Peeling Back the Layers
Various household items
Week 18: It’s Elementary
Bucket
1 or 2 egg cartons
Penny
Steel nail
Rock & Mineral handbook (optional)
Week 19: Rock On!
Crayon shavings
Aluminum foil
Candle
Match or lighter
Clothespin
Week 20: The Plates of the Earth
Orange
Toothpicks
Clay or playdough
Week 21: Who’s At Fault
3 plates
Graham crackers
Frosting
Week 22: Blow Your Top
5 colors of playdough
Dental floss
Paper plate (optional)
Week 23: Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Felt pen
Notepad with lined paper
Ruler
Parent or other adult
Car
Week 24: Wall of Water
Colored Pencils
Week 25: Break it Down
No supplies needed
Week 26: Clear as Mud
1 cup of rich garden soil
Cookie sheet
Tweezers
Hand lens
Week 27: Relics of the Past
1 cup flour
1 cup used coffee grounds
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup cold coffee
Waxed paper
4 small items (twig, shell, small toy, etc)
Week 28: All Over This Land
Colored Pencils or crayons
Week 29: Into the Land
2 small glass jars of the same size
2 large paper clips or metal washers
Cookie sheet
Epsom salts
Natural fiber string
Week 30: Under the Water
Various art supplies
Toothpicks
White paper
Tape