Resources

Project Resources

You will need the following supplies for projects listed throughout the course. You do not have to complete each project. Choose those you think would be interesting.

Project 1, Map the Yard

Project 2, Backyard Games

  • Choose a game and its supplies

Project 3, Bug Hunt

Project 4, Build a Bug Hotel

  • Wooden Box
  • Cardboard Rolls (Toilet Paper Rolls or Paper Towel Rolls will work)
  • Twigs, Pinecones, Dried Leaves, or Shredded Paper

Project 5, Paper Ladybug

Project 6, Build a Ladybug

Project 7, Playdough Ladybug Stages

  • White, Yellow, Red, and Black Playdough
  • Ladybug Life Cycle (student workbook pages)

Project 8, Build a Butterfly

  • Colored Construction Paper
  • Any color paint you prefer
  • Eye dropper
  • Black Chenille Wire (cut into 3-inch pieces)
  • Butterfly Outline (student workbook pages)
  • Scissors
  • Glue


Project 9, Become a Butterfly

  • Butterfly Life Cycle (student workbook pages)
  • Scissors

Project 10, Butterfly Food

  • Different Juices
  • Straws
  • Small Cups

Project 11, What Day Is It?

  • Markers
  • Paper Plates

Project 12, Build a Bee

  • Paper Plate
  • Yellow paint or markers
  • Black paint or markers
  • Black construction paper
  • Googly eyes
  • Eye dropper
  • Black Chenille Wire (cut into 3-inch pieces)
  • White card stock
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Project 13, Modeling Bee Stages

  • White, Yellow, and Black Playdough
  • Bee Life Cycle Cards (student workbook pages)

Project 14, Mason Bee Habitat

  • Empty, Clean Can
  • Bamboo pieces (length of can and enough to fit tightly inside)
  • Yellow and Black Craft Paint
  • Paintbrush
  • String
  • Hammer and Nail

Project 15, Nectar Race

  • Jar Decorated as a Flower or with a Flower in it
  • Water
  • Yellow Food Coloring
  • Eye Dropper
  • Ice Cube Tray

Project 16, Molting

  • White School Glue

Project 17, Nightime Listening

Project 18, Ant Food

Project 19, Bird Feeder

Project 20, Use Your Beak

  • Beaks: Chopsticks, Straws, Pliers, Tweezers, Scissors, Spoon
  • Food: Marshmallows, Nectar (colored water), Pistachios, M&Ms, Gummy Worms, Gumballs

Project 21, Bark & Leaf Rubbing

  • Paper
  • Crayon or Pencil

Project 22, Tree Art

Project 23, Leaf Experiment

Project 24, Thirsty Flowers

  • White Gerber Daisy
  • Food Coloring
  • Jar or Vase
  • Water

Project 25, Worm Farm

  • Worms
  • Empty Two-Liter Bottle
  • Knife
  • Dirt
  • Small Shovel
  • Sand
  • Grass Clippings
  • Kitchen Compost

Project 26, Snail Art

  • Onion
  • Paint (any colors)
  • Paper
  • Markers

Project 27, Making Tracks

  • Plywood
  • Lettuce
  • Bird Seed
  • Peanut Butter


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