Patterns Biology Materials List (Broken Down by need)

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2	0	Welcome
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4	1.1 - Unit Opener	no lab materials needed
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6	1.2 - Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Seasonal Rounds	no lab materials needed
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8	1.3 - Biodiversity Inquiry	Large white trays
9		1/4" Mesh Metting	Amazon		roll	Y			1		$65.50	3.5'x100', this is enough for multiple schools for multiple years
10		transect tape	Amazon		each	Y
11		pillowcases (non-flannel preferred)	students/families			N			18	$0.00	$0.00	Ask students/families to donate
12		timer/stopwatch	students			Y						students use their cell phones
13		Garden gloves	Home Depot	202710221	10 pack	Y			4	$10.18	$40.72	You can also ask students to bring from home
14		Clipboards	Amazon		12 pack	Y			3	$19.95	$59.85	Nice to have plastic in case of rain.
15		Dissecting Microscope	Fisher Scientific	S71004A	each	Y		2	18	$220.00	$3,960.00	One-time purchase. Getting the scope ratio to 1:2 students increases student engagement.
16		Microscope Cameras	Amazon		1	Y	10	1	12	$29.00	$348.00
17		Ethanol 95%	Carolina Biological	861283	1 gallon	N			1	$32.30	$32.30	Although more expensive, 95% ethanol can be diluted in the classroom.
18		Forceps	Frey		each	Y			36	$2.09	$75.24
19		Hand sanitizer	Amazon			N			1	$30.59	$30.59	In large quantities, good for multiple years. Used to stabilize specimes as well as to sanitize hands in the field. Students stabilize the specimens in the cups or well plates so that they are more easily moved during sorting. Important to get sanitizer with as few additives as possible.
20		5 gallon bucket	Home Depot	100087613	each	Y			18	$4.98	$89.64	One-time purchase, Also could borrow from students, janitors at school, etc. In one school, janitor washed floor wax buckets after wax was used and gave them to teachers.
21		Leaf Litter Sifter Option 1
22		Metal Dirt Sifter	Amazon		each	Y			18	$14.10	$253.80	One-time purchase. Need to use 1/4" mesh over top of these as the 1/4 x 1/2 diamond metal mesh is too large - will let in a lot of extra debris
23		Leaf Litter Sifter Option 2
24		cardboard wine boxes	Trader Joe's		each	Y			18	$0.00	$0.00	Most Trader Joe's locations will give you wine boxes that serve as the base for your litter sifters for free.
25		duct tape	Home Depot		12 pack	Y			1	$52.84	$52.84	this is enough for multiple schools for multiple years
26		Specimen Collection Option 1
27		Vials				N
28		Specimen Collection Option 2
29		culture plate (6 or 12 wells)	Amazon		12 pack	N			2	$23.99	$47.98
30		Specimen Collection Option 3
31		condiment cups	Amazon			N
32		Garden cultivator	Home Depot							$33.28		Helpful to have 1 or 2 cultivators for the field for groups that need access to leaves under blackberry bushes.
33		Arthropod ID books
34	1.4 - Populations & Carrying Capacity	no lab materials needed
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36	1.5 - Community Interactions / Trophic Cascades	no lab materials needed
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38	1.6 - Conservation & Environmental Justice	no lab materials needed
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40	1.7 - Habitat Corridor Engineering Project	Atlas of Oregon Wildlife	Amazon		each	Y			5	$14.29	$71.45
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42	Vital to Patterns
43	Important for certain labs
44	Optional for certain labs
45	Optional but helpful
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