ExploraGear™ and Classroom Supplies for Habitats
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 |
|---|---|
| 5 | Wooden Clothespins |
| 1 | Plastic Cups, 10oz, pk/50 |
| 4 | Plastic Droppers |
| 1 | Flexible Tank w/ Cover, 1.5 G |
| 1 | Small Gloves, box/100 |
| 14 | Dual Magnifier Hand Lenses |
| 5 | Nails, 4 1/2 in |
| 3 | Metal Nutcrackers |
| 1 | Owl Pellet Custom Study Kit |
| 20 | Plates, Styrofoam, 6 in |
| 1 | Wood Skewers, pk/14 |
| 4 | Strainers |
| 3 | Stainless Steel Tongs |
| 1 | Storage Chest w/ Lid, 11X18X15” |
Classroom Supplies
| QUANTITY | ITEM | LESSONS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 per child | Binders or folders | Family Link Notebooks |
| 1 roll | Brown butcher paper (optional) | 2 |
| 1 class set | Colored crayons, pens, or pencils | 2, 10, 12, 14, SBA 1 |
| 1 ream | Construction paper, brown | 2, 4, 5 |
| 1 ream | Construction paper, gray (optional) | 2 |
| 1 ream | Construction paper, green | 2 |
| 1 sheet per child | Drawing paper | 2, 14 |
| 20 | Grocery bags, brown paper (optional) | 2 |
| 1 set | Tape, glue, or pins | 2, 4 |
| 1 | Aquarium, dish tub, or large bowl | 3 |
| 2 | Cootie catchers | 3 |
| 1 jar | Dry herbs or tea leaves, loose | 3 |
| 1 bottle | Food coloring, red or yellow (optional) | 3 |
| 1 or 2 per child | Gummy worms | 3 |
| 14 | Index cards, large | 3, 4 |
| 2 per child | Marshmallows, large | 3 |
| 5 per child | Marshmallows, mini | 3 |
| 1 per child | Nuts, whole, in shell | 3 |
| 4 cups per pot | Oatmeal or rice, uncooked | 3 |
| 1 | Pot or bowl | 3 |
| 6 per child | Raisins, large and plump | 3 |
| 1 | Stapler | 3 |
| 1 | Timer or clock (optional) | 3 |
| 2 or more | Trays (optional) | 3 |
| 1 | Vase | 3 |
| 6 sheets per group | Card stock | 4 |
| 1 large sheet per group | Construction paper (optional) | 4 |
| 3 per group | Envelopes, invitation size | 4 |
| 1 per group | Envelope, large | 4 |
| 1 | Tape | 4 |
| 1 sheet per child | Construction paper | 5 |
| 1 or more | Binoculars (optional) | 6 |
| 1 | Recordings of bird calls (optional) | 6 |
| 1 | Camera and film or digital camera (optional) | 6, 9 |
| 1 | Field guide on birds (optional) | 6 |
| 1 per group | Grocery bag with handles | 6, 9 |
| 1 per child | Pencils | 6, 9, SBA 2 |
| 1 pad | Self-sticking notes (optional) | 7 |
| 1-3 | Cactus plants in pots (aloe vera can also be used) | 8 |
| 1 pair | Gardening gloves (optional) | 8 |
| 1 | Knife, sharp (optional) | 8 |
| 2 rolls | Paper towels | 8 |
| 1 per group | Plates, non-breakable (optional) | 8 |
| 1 per group | Trays | 8 |
| 12 per group | Twist ties | 8 |
| 3 | Water in basins | 8 |
| 1 roll | Wax paper | 8 |
| 1 | Field guide on plants (optional) | 9 |
| 1 set | Colored markers, water soluble (optional) | 10, 16 |
| 1 set per child | Colored pencils | 10 |
| 1 per child | Nonfiction books about Earth’s major biomes (optional) | 10, 11 |
| 1 piece | Chart paper | 12 |
| 1 | Overhead projector | 13, 16 |
| 1 sheet | Poster paper | 13 |
| 1 | Banana | 16 |
| 1 | Lunch bag or lunch box | 16 |
| 1 serving | Orange juice | 16 |
| 1 | Tuna sandwich | 16 |
| 2 | Dolls | SBA 1 |
| Several pieces | Fabric, variety | SBA 1 |
| 1 piece per child | Modeling clay | SBA 1 |
| 1 package | Pipe cleaners | SBA 1 |
| 2 | Stuffed animals | SBA 1 |
| 1 package | Twist ties | SBA 1 |
| 2 | Toy cars | SBA 1 |
| Several balls | Yarn, various colors | SBA 1 |
| 1 set | Field guides, assorted | SBA 2 |
| 1 per child or group | Organism or object (or a representation of one) | SBA 2 |