ExploraGear™ and Classroom Supplies for Motion
ExploraGear kits contain equipment and consumables for student explorations. Scroll down to view the entire ExploraGear list.
Each module also lists easy-to-find Classroom Supplies used in the lessons. Scroll down or click the link on the right to see the Classroom Supplies list for this module.
ExploraGear
| QUANTITY | ITEM |
|---|---|
| 1 | Table Tennis Ball |
| 14 | 3” Non-pull Toy Car |
| 1 Lb. | Modeling Clay |
| 1 | Collision Ball |
| 1 | Level, 3” Bubble-type |
| 1 | 5/8” (16mm) Marbles, pk/30 |
| 1 | 1” (25mm) Marbles, pk/7 |
| 1 | 5/8” (16mm) Cork Sphere, pk/7 |
| 1 | 1” (25mm) Cork Sphere, pk/7 |
| 1 | 5/8” (16mm) Steel Sphere, pk/14 |
| 1 | 1” (25mm) Steel Sphere, pk/7 |
| 1 | 11X18X15” Storage Chest w/ Lid |
| 1 | Wrapped Plastic Straws, pk/50 |
| 1 | PVC Tube, 10" x 1" |
| 1 | PVC Tube, 5" x 1" |
| 1 | Twine, 275 ft |
| 1 | VersaTimer |
Classroom Supplies
| QUANTITY | ITEM | LESSONS |
|---|---|---|
| As many as possible | Moveable objects, such as Frisbees™, yo-yos, Slinkys™, springs, etc. | Multiple |
| 5 sheets | Chart paper | 1, 5, 7, SBA 1 |
| As many as possible | Magnifying lenses (optional) | 1, SBA 1 |
| 1 | Notepad and pencil | 1 |
| 1 | Paper airplane (optional) | 1 |
| 1 | Paper plate | 1 |
| 1 | Ball, tennis | 1 |
| Class set | Drawing materials | 2, 11 |
| 2 | Balls, playground | 3, 5, 13 |
| 1 | Marker | 3 |
| 2 rolls | Tape, masking | 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 |
| Varies (2 per track; 3 per penny launcher if not using boards) | Meter sticks | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| Several | Cardboard tubes | 5 |
| Several | Rulers | 5, 9 |
| Several strips | Stiff paper or cardboard | 5, 6 |
| 1 per track or landing pad | Paper cups | 7, 8, 12 |
| 1 or more | Scale or balance | 7, 12, SBA 2 |
| 4 per track | Base-10rods | 7 |
| 125 mL (1/2 C) per track | Clay, modeling | 7 |
| 1 per station | Boards, flat and smooth, at least 10 cm (4 in) wide and 1 -1.25 m (3-4 ft) long (3 meter sticks or yardsticks can be substituted for each board) | 9 |
| 1 per station | Chairs | 9 |
| 5 per station | Pennies | 9 |
| 1 per station | Surfaces with different textures (e.g., aluminum foil, towel, sand, carpeting, wax paper, etc.) | 9 |
| 1 box | Aluminum foil | 10 |
| 2 | Chairs | 10 |
| Several pairs | Oversized socks | 10 |
| Several | Plastic bags | 10 |
| 1 | Playground slide | 10, 13 |
| Several | Rubber bands | 10 |
| As many as possible | Shoes with a variety of soles | 10 |
| 1 | Table | 10 |
| Several | Blocks | 11 |
| 1 | Bucket, 4-8 L (1-2 gal) | 11 |
| 1 pair | Scissors | 11 |
| 1 per station | Baking pans with high rims, approx. 23 cm x 33 cm (9 in x 12 in) | 12 |
| 1 sheet per landing pad | Newspaper | 12 |
| 1.5-2 L (6-8 C) per landing pad | Sand, fine-grained | 12 |
| 1 package | Paper clips, large (1 cm x 5 cm) | SBA 2 |
| 2 | Erasers, new and identical | SBA 2 |
| 2 per group | Vegetables, small | SBA 2 |
| Class set | Pencils | Multiple |