This kit includes fun activities to learn about water. Patrons learn about concepts such as ice and absorption through a variety of fun water activities.
This kit includes:
Activity Binder
- Librarian Instructions
- Inventory List
- Booklist/Introduction
- A Drop of Water
- Ice Melt
- To Absorb or Not to Absorb?
- Consumable and Restocking List
- USGS – Adhesion and Cohesion of Water
- USGS – Are Raindrops Shaped Like Teardrops?
- USGS – Why Raindrops are Different Sizes
- Why does ice melt faster in the water than in air?
- How does salt melt ice and snow?
- Water – What is Water? An Unusual Liquid
- Parent surveys
- 2 laminated activity sheets
Books
- All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon and Katherine Tillotson (hardcover)
- All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon and Katherine Tillotson (bilingual paperback)
- Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean by Arthur Dorros
- Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burmingham
- No More Water in the Tub! by Tedd Arnold
- Splish Splash by Joan Bransfield Graham
- Water by Frank Asch
- Water Dance by Thomas Locker
- Water, Water Everywhere by Mark J. Rauzon and Cynthia Overbeck Bix
- Water’s Way by Lisa Westberg Peters
- Where do Puddles Go? By Fay Robinson
- Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen
A Drop of Water
- Plastic disposable cups
- Pipettes
- Laminated mazes
Ice Melt
- Plastic Plates
- Plastic Bowls
- Silicone ice cube tray (blue)
- Plastic ice cube trays (blue)
- Small plastic creatures
- Metal washers of various sizes
- Metal paper fasteners
- Pennies
- Large and small paper clips
- Nuts and screws
- Towels
To Absorb or Not to Absorb?
- Will Absorb and Will Not Absorb laminated cards
- Various absorbent materials (i.e. sponges, fabric swatches, felt, coffee filters, etc.)
- Various non-absorbent materials (wood, cording, packing materials, bubble wrap, plastic squares, etc.)
To Be Provided by Borrowing Library*
- Extra absorption materials (cloth, sponges, bubble wrap, fabric swatches, felt, coffee filter paper, cording, wood, cardboard, etc.)
*Some of these materials are provided in the kit but may be recommended to purchase as they will not be restocked by NMSL in the future.
Please see the attached user manual for larger images, manuals, and inventory.
Each trunk contains an activity binder as well as activity materials. Some materials will be up to you to provide but most of the materials have been included; please read through the activity binder and user guide to determine which materials you’ll need to provide.
Also included in the activity binder is a complete inventory of the activity trunk.
Please verify inventory is correct when you return the trunk and sign and date the inventory. If any materials are missing, please notify us as soon as possible, and make note of it on the inventory.
There are also parent/caregiver surveys we would like you to provide after each program using the trunk. Please make additional copies as needed.
Your completed inventory and any completed surveys should be placed inside the trunk and returned with the trunk to the New Mexico State Library.