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Summer Camp Animals
Materials List

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Make a Pet!

K-3 Materials

  • Crayons 

  • Googly eyes 

  • Paint

  • Cardboard

  • Markers/pencils

  • Glue 

  • Dice

4-8 Materials

  • Dice

  • Popsicle Sticks 

  • Rubber Bands 

  • Markers/scissors/glue 

  • Googly eyes

  • Shallow Pan 

Study Coral Sand

K-3 Materials

  • Basketball and hoop 

  • Coral Sand 

  • Shells

  • Natural or Air Dry Clay

Optional: 

Magnifying glass or microscope 

Twine, string or yarn

4-8 Materials

  • Basketball and hoop 

  • Coral Sand 

  • Shells

  • Natural or Air Dry Clay

Optional: 

Magnifying glass or microscope 

Twine, string or yarn

Starry Night

K-3 Materials

  • Test tubes 

  • Glitter

  • Containers of water

  • Blocks

  • Paint

Optional: 

Food color for the water/additional sequins or small beads if available


4-8 Materials

  • Test tubes and pipettes

  • Glitter

  • Containers of water

  • Wooden Cubes

  • Paint

  • Fine Paintbrushes

  • Pencils

  • Jewelry Pliers

  • Jewelry clasps

Optional: 

  • Food color for the water/additional sequins or small beads if available

  • Various warm clothing items

  • Meeka microscope

  • Colored pencils

Make Chia Seed Lemonade

K-3 Materials

  • Lemon powder

  • Sugar

  • Chia seeds

  • Dixie cups

  • Straws

  • Reusable water balloons

Optional: 

  • Microscope 

  • Petri Dish 

  • Pipettes

4-8 Materials

  • Lemon powder

  • Sugar

  • Chia seeds

  • Dixie cups

  • Straws

  • Reusable water balloons

Optional: 

  • Microscope 

  • Petri Dish 

  • Pipettes

Explore Ulithi

K-3 Materials

  • Sealable bag full of water 

  • Folded towel 

  • Burlap

  • Thread

  • Embroidery needles

  • Tape or large rubber bands 

4-8 Materials

  • Sealable bag full of water 

  • Folded towel

  • Cardboard

  • Scissors 

  • Ruler 

  • Colored yarn/thread

  • Plastic needles 

  • Popsicle sticks 

Optional: 

  • Robots

  • Why Bricks

  • Robot mats

  • Remotes (optional)

  • Trash (lego’s or pieces or trash or beach plastic

Make Animal Blocks

K-3 Materials

  • Test tubes

  • Puzzles

  • Wooden Cubes

  • 2 per student

  • Paint (any type)

  • Fine Paintbrushes


Optional

  • Magnifying glass

  • Robots (1 per student)

  • Legos

  • Sumo mat or Edison scan code sheet

4-8 Materials

  • Test tubes

  • Puzzles

  • Wooden Cubes

  • 2 per student

  • Paint (any type)

  • Fine Paintbrushes


Optional

  • Magnifying glass

  • Robots (1 per student)

  • Legos

  • Sumo mat or Edison scan code sheet

Owl Exploration

K-3 Materials

  • Owl pellets

  • Toothpicks

  • Paper plate

  • Gloves

Salt dough ingredients: 

  • Flour

  • Salt

  • Warm water

  • Measuring cups

  • Bowls for mixing

  • Mixing utensils

Optional: Cardstock, glue or magnifying glasses/microscope

4-8 Materials

  • Owl pellets

  • Toothpicks

  • Paper plate

  • Gloves

  • Bag of flour

  • 2 large containers of morton salt

  • Water

  • Bowls for mixing

Optional: 

PVC pipes to use as rolling pins/feathers/wax paper

Cardstock, glue or magnifying glasses/microscope

Make Leaf Shadow Art

K-3 Materials

  • Paper 

  • Glue and scissors

  • Markers 

  • Balls/beanbags 

  • Spray Bottle or Pipette

  • Crayons 

  • Tape 

4-8 Materials

  • Origami Paper

  • Scissors 

  • Markers/Crayons 

  • Spray Bottle or Pipettte 

  • Balls/beanbags 

  • Glue

Build a Plane to Fly to Africa

K-3 Materials

K-3:

- Balls/Toys 

-Stamps/Stamp pads

- Coloring utensils

- Desks, chairs

- Flight snack 




4-8 Materials

4-8:

- Balls/Toys 

- Various papers

- Tape, paper clips

- Marker, pencils

Make Aboriginal Style Artwork

K-3 Materials

  • Brown paper 

  • Q-tips

  • Paint

  • Puzzles

  • Australian freeze-dried fruit snack

4-8 Materials

  • Brown paper 

  • Q-tips

  • Paint

  • Puzzles

  • Australian freeze-dried fruit snack

Explore Plastics

K-3 Materials

  • Cardboard boxes

  • Butcher paper

  • Crayons

  • Balloon 

  • Bits of collected plastic

  • Board marker/s

For Water Time: 

  • Bag (for lining a bin to hold water for refilling the balloons)

  • Magnetic Water Balloons

Optional: 

  • Cups and streamers for hermit crab play 

4-8 Materials

  • Yarn/String

  • Timer (or STEM Coach uses their phone) 

  • Board marker/s

For Water Time: 

  • Bag (for lining a bin to hold water for refilling the balloons)

  • Magnetic Water Balloons

Go on a Safari

K-3 Materials

  • 2 foam balls per 10 students

  • Building bricks

  • Play dough

  • Trash

  • Tissue paper

  • Glue

  • Pencil

  • Scissors

  • Paper

4-8 Materials

  • 2 foam balls per 10 students

  • Building bricks

  • Play dough

  • Trash

  • Tissue paper

  • Glue

  • Pencil

  • Scissors

  • Paper

Explore the Amazon

K-3 Materials

  • Paper

  • Popsicle Sticks

  • Bean bags or paper balls 

  • Dried mangoes 

  • Raisins 

  • Chocolate 

  • Cupcake liners 

  • Wooden clothespins 

  • Markers

Optional: 

  • Twigs

  • Glue

4-8 Materials

  • Test tubes 

  • Pipettes 

  • Cups 

  • Dried mangoes

  • Raisins

  • Chocolate

  • Cupcake liners

Optional: 

  • Spoons to dig (or use another cup) 

Make an Echidna!

K-3 Materials

  • Chalk

  • Potter's Clay 

  • Toothpicks 

  • Butcher paper 

  • Sparkle Crayons 

  • Various art materials 

Optional

Magnifying glasses 

4-8 Materials

  • Chalk

  • Potter's Clay 

  • Toothpicks 

  • Butcher paper 

  • Coloring utensils/Art materials 

Dive and Graph

K-3 Materials

  • Modeling Clay 

  • Balloons 

  • String/yarn

  • Scissors

4-8 Materials

  • Scissors

  • Modeling Clay

  • Paper

Shark Crafts

K-3 Materials

  • Hula hoops/tape 

  • Plates

  • Paper

  • Glue

  • Any items to demonstrate sink and float

  • Any container/s with water 

Optional: 

  • Coloring utensils for STEM Craft 

  • Building bricks 

4-8 Materials

  • Paper

  • Scissors

  • Coloring utensils/markers 

  • Popsicle sticks 

  • Cotton cloth 

Optional: 

  • Robots

  • Remote controllers

  • Tape

  • Barcodes

  • Sea creatures made out of building bricks

Craft an Amazon Critter

K-3 Materials

  • Paper bags or boxes

  • Scissors

  • Mystery items

  • A blindfold (or students close their eyes)

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Rubber bands

  • Paper and paint

  • Bead boards

  • Perler beads

  • Iron (only for STEM Coach)

Optional: 

Scissors for harvesting natural materials

4-8 Materials

  • Construction paper

  • Scissors + Ruler

  • Glue

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Rubber bands

  • Paper and paint

  • Bead boards

  • Perler beads

  • Iron (only for STEM Coach)

Summer Camp Solar Ovens!

K-3 Materials

  • Various cardboard boxes

  • Black paper 

  • Q-tips

  • Sunscreen

  • Rocks

  • Tape

  • Tinfoil

  • Plastic Wrap

  • Marker, pencils

Perishable Materials

  • Graham crackers 

  • Chocolate 

  • Marshmallows

4-8 Materials

  • Black paper

  • Q-tips (paintbrushes)

  • Sunscreen (paint)

  • 1 piece of plastic wrap

  • Tape

  • Cardboard box

  • Aluminum foil

  • Scissors

  • Black paper

Perishable Materials: 

  • Graham crackers

  • Chocolate

  • Marshmallows

Make Birds and a Feeder

K-3 Materials

  • Cardstock paper and paper 

  • Scissors

  • Glue

  • Tape

  • Sunflower nut butter

  • Bird Seed

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Coloring utensils

4-8 Materials

Play with Magnetic Water Balls

K-3 Materials

  • Puzzle 

  • Bag (for lining a bin to hold water for refilling the balloons)

  • Magnetic Water Balloons

Optional: 

  • Robots

  • Remote Controllers

  • Phone, tablet or laptop

  • Barcodes

  • Legos

4-8 Materials

  • Puzzle 

  • Bag (for lining a bin to hold water for refilling the balloons)

  • Magnetic Water Balloons

Optional: 

  • Robots

  • Remote Controllers

  • Phone, tablet or laptop

  • Barcodes

  • Legos

  • Instagram
  • Twitter

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