Water Cycle and Weather Unit
Materials List for Supply Bins
Water Cycle Unit
Lesson #1: Introduction to the Water Cycle
Item
Amount
Plastic aquarium
3
Potting soil
1 bag
Small plastic container
3
Plastic animals, etc.
1 bag
Saran wrap
1
Masking tape
1
Heat lamp (with light bulbs)
1
Hot plate (provided only to Greylock, other 1
schools can get a hot plate from the
science supply room)
Metal pan
1
Glass beaker
1
Tongs
1
Water cycle diagram (color)
30
Lesson #2: Exploring the Water Cycle (no provided materials)
Lesson #3: Where is all the Water?
Item
Plastic globe ball of the earth
Ziti in bags (with 2 red and 1 green ziti)
All the Water on Earth pie graph student
copies
Amount
1
10 bags
80
Lesson #4: Making a Terrarium
Item
Amount
Small gravel
1 bag
Activated charcoal
1
Potting soil
1 bag
Moss or another type of plant*
10 for each class
Clear packing tape
1
Materials for a large class terrarium kit
1 per class
(optional)
*Please notify Jen or Molly at least 2 weeks in advance before you need the
moss/plants and if you would like the optional class terrarium.
Lesson #5: Water Cycle Story
Item
Water cycle story student copies
Amount
80
Weather Unit
Lesson #1: Atmosphere and Air Pressure
Item
Atmosphere diagram (color)
Objects in the atmosphere diagram (color)
Gallon jar
Made balance
Brown paper bags
Hot Air Balloon Book
Optional Activity:
Straws
Gallon plastic bags
Masking tape
Lesson #2: Temperature
Item
Making a thermometer instructions
Clear plastic water bottles
Rubbing alcohol
Clear straws
Modeling clay
Food coloring
Bowls
Thermometers
Indoor/outdoor thermometers
Lesson #3: Wind Direction
Item
2-liter soda bottles with taped hole, filled
with peanuts
Extra Styrofoam packing peanuts
Fizz keeper pumps
Masking tape
Fan
Compasses
Making a wind vane instructions
Wind vane cutouts
Heavy foam
Unsharpened pencils
Amount
30
30
1
1
10
1
3 boxes
40 (reuse)
1
Amount
30
10
3 bottles
1 box
1 box
1 box
6
15
4
Amount
7
1 bag
6-8
1
1
6
30
30
6 pieces
3 boxes
Pen caps
Metal can
Sand
Modeling clay
1 bag
6-8
1 bag
1 box
Lesson #4: Wind Speed
Item
Beaufort wind scale handout
Making an anemometer instructions
Pencils
Small paper cups
Straws
Push pins
Large plastic cups
Packing tape
Cardboard square
Fan
Anemometer
Wind chill chart handout
Amount
30
30
2 boxes
1 box
2 boxes
1 container
1 bag
1
24
1
1
30
Lesson #5: Precipitation - Clouds
Item
Ziploc bags (gallon)
Cloud types handout (color)
Cotton balls
Optional Activity:
Identifying cloud types (student
copies)
Brad paper fastener
Amount
6
30
3 bags
80
1 box
Lesson #6: Types of Precipitation
Item
Pictures of precipitation
Glass and plastic containers
Tape
Amount
3 sets
1 bag
1
Lesson #7: Air Pressure and Air Fronts
Item
Large glass jar
Balloons
Lighter
Newspaper
Large balloons
Straws
Index cards (3” x 5”)
Amount
1
1 bag
1
1 section
1 bag
1 box
1
Rubber bands
Duct tape
Metal can
Glass beaker
Plastic cup
Food coloring
Oil
Warm and cold air fronts handout
1 bag
1
3
1
1
1 box
1
30
Lesson #8: Humidity
Item
Cobalt chloride strips
Masking tape
Amount
2 vials
1
Lesson #9: Weather and Climate
Item
Climate comparisons
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Amount
30
80
80
Ongoing Weather Activities
Item
Weather station (outside)
Digital weather station
Student weekly weather recording sheets:
Temperature and Precipitation
Wind Direction and Speed
Air Pressure and Humidity
Cloud Coverage and Cloud Types
Teacher weekly weather recording sheet
Monthly weather chart
Daily weather chart (with Velcro labels)
Erasable markers
Amount
1
1
40 of each sheet
20
3
3
3 sets