Master Materials List

Student Handouts	Items for Group Display	Material Items	Facility/Equipment Requirements
Investigation 1: Notice the Plants and Animals
Science notebooks	O-W-L Chart: Large piece of chart paper labeled with columns Book: One Small Square Backyard by Donald M. Silver and Patricia Wynne, McGraw Hill, 1997.	Student kits: Surveyor’s tape, magnifying glass, science notebook, pencil, toothpick flags Biologist backpack: clipboard, notebook, pencil, magnifying glass or hand lens, tide book, field guide, ruler or measuring tape, camera, map, warm clothes (hat, gloves), thermometer, maps, aerial photo, sampling jars, first-aid kit, flashlight, water bottle, snack, cell phone or VHF radio Subsistence backpack: tide book, flashlight, pail, gloves, hat, raincoat, piece of net, knife (pretend), fishing pole, berry-picker, map, identification chart, water bottle, snack, cell phone or VHF radio Shells Sand Water Plastic marine animals Plankton nets Magnetic board with pictures of aquatic animals Flannel board with cutouts of aquatic animals Collection of books, puzzles, old calendars, commercial games Pan balance Measuring tools Magnifiers Photos Posters Puppets Soft sculpture animals--clams, sea stars, scallops Bingo games and cards Sample and instructions Freshwater Bingo boards and cards Marine Bingo boards and cards Learning Centers checklist Attitude Checklist	Outdoor area near school Sand table
Investigation 2: Plant and Animal Characteristics
Science notebooks Shell observation page	Book: Seashells by the Seashore by Marianne Berkes. Dawn Publications, California, 2002, ISBN 978-1584690344 Book: Creature Features (need more info) Shell Property Chart Chart Paper Yarn Loops (about 1 yard long)	A large quantity of shells (or substitutes) Alaska Native art forms of local animals Local field guides for aquatic creatures Pictures and sketches of animals What Do You Know? game board What Do you Know? game cards Dice (2 per board) Markers for players Shell Sort Levels of Understanding Continuum For extensions: Graph or grid paper, 2 inch x 1/2 inch Unifix cubes or wood block cubes for measuring length Dried lima beans and kidney beans Animal dice for Dice Toss Game	Ordinary classroom facilities
Investigation 3: Plant and Animal Experts
Science notebooks Science notebook glue-ins for: Research Animal Riddles High Tide, Low Tide glue-in	The Ocean Alphabet Book, and/or other alphabet books Everything Grows book, by Raffi Everything Grows (album or MP3 download), by Raffi A book about tides Life Cycle Wheel (Directions for the wheel book )	12 x 18 pieces of paper Spiral binding or 3 rings Drawing and coloring materials (colored pencils, crayons) Books, field guides, and/or posters showing local marine/aquatic plants and animals Large rolls or sheets of paper (variety of colors) Newsprint or newspaper Staplers, scissors, markers Construction paper Brads Tagboard and circle template Life cycle pictures to cut out	Laminator Space to manipulate tools and large sheets of paper
Investigation 4: Field Trip Session
Science notebooks Close and closer pages for notebooks	Chart Paper	Biologists Backpacks containing: Magnifying glass or hand lens Notebook, clipboard/Rite in the Rain paper Pencil Camera Tide book Identification charts Field guide books (marine or freshwater) Measuring tape or ruler, Thermometer Maps and/or aerial photo if available Sampling jars First-aid kit Flashlight Cell phone or VHF radio Extra clothing Water bottles Snacks Survey tape cut into one-meter lengths 11 x 14 construction paper Colored pencils Magnifiers Buckets Science notebooks Writing tools (pencils, colored pencils) Small rulers Thermometer Digital camera	Field site at a beach or riverbank A tarp for shelter
Investigation 5: Sharing What We Know
Science notebooks	Photos Class ABC book Research results Animal Sculptures Life Cycle Wheels Riddles “Backpacks” Science Notebooks Charts created by class Creature Feature Class Book “What Do You Know” Board game	Art supplies for invitations and decorations	Hallway, wall, and other display space. Gathering space for student presentations with "audience seating."