Equipment and Lesson Plans
Life Science Kits
Best Beak- 3rd- Students will explore the needs, characteristics, and evolution of birds. This kit is fun, students have different “beaks” to pick up seeds.
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From Tadpole to Frogs- 2nd- Students will use thumbprints to create an illustration of the growth and change of a frog as it goes through its life cycle.
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Flower Dissection- K-8- We supply the tape, Forceps, magnifying glasses and flower diagram. Please supply your own fresh flowers.
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Glo-Germ Activity- K-8th- Students will recognize the importance of them wash their hands before meals and after using the restroom. Students will learn proper hand washing procedures. Students will understand that germs can be spread.
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Animal Sort - K- Students will sort an assortment of animals any way they like and explain how they are grouped.
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Parts of a Plant- 1st- Students will learn about the parts of a plant as they create and connect plant parts.
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Pollination- “A sticky situation”- K-3rd-Students learn how pollination works by using Cheetos to simulate pollen. Please supply your own Cheetos.
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Habitat and Food Chain- K – 4th- Students will explore habitats and the food chain. This kit is a fun review to see if the students can explain the basic needs of the animals and where they fall in the food chain. (they use dress up or hand puppets)
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Life Science Equipment
- Cell Models
- Magnifying Glasses
- Desktop Microscopes
- Microscope Slides with cover slips
- Digital Microscope
Physical Science Kits
Alka Seltzer Rockets- K-8th- Students will have a blast sending a film canister blasting off. Great Experiment for changing variables and demonstrating chemical reactions and Newton’s 3rd law.
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Barbie Bungee- 5th & 8th- Using Barbies, G.I. Joes, and rubber bands, students will determine how many rubber bands it will take for Barbie or G.I. Joe to fall from a predetermined height to have a thrilling, yet safe fall (scatter plots and line of best fit applicable).
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Bernoulli Ball- 4th- A hairdryer demonstrates air pressure by moving a ping pong ball toward a target. (requires outlets)
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Drops on a Penny- 4th- Students put as many drops of water on a penny as the can before the bubble pops.
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House of Cards- 4th- Engineering introductory activity – students will become familiar with the engineering design process as they try to build the tallest tower using cards.
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Simple Circuits: Electricity- 5th-8th- Create simple circuits. Five small group sets includes motors, batteries, lights, and wires.
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Hydrogels Exploration- K-8th- Students will observe the physical properties of matter and explore a polymer.
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It’s Electric: Electricity- 5th-8th- Create Circuits using tinker kits. There are 6 groups slightly different.
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Life Vest Challenge- 4th- Students will develop a personal flotation device or life vest out of everyday materials that will provide enough support to float an unopened can of fruit or vegetables for at least 1 minute (Engineering/STEM Challenge).
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Magnets: It’s Magnetic!- 3rd , 5th & 8th- Investigate to find common object that are attracted to magnets.
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Magnificent Magnets- K-8th- Many different types of magnets to be used with your lessons
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Newton’s 1st law of Motion- 2nd & 4th-Inertia Challenge
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Simple Machine Levers: Flip That Spoon- 4th- Explore forces and levers by making a spoon flip into a cup.
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Sink or Float?- K- Students will classify objects according to their physical attributes- buoyancy.
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Smashing Steel Spheres- 8th- Mechanical Energy to Thermal Energy
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Sound- K-8- Students will investigate how sound is made. Kit includes palm pipes, whirling tubes, singing frogs, sound waves with spoons, tuning forks, crystal glasses, xylophone, etc.
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Static Electricity- 5th & 8th- Students will play with static electricity using a static wand and salt & balloons.
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Stomp Rockets 1: Rocketry- K-4th- Students discuss how different variables affect the distance traveled by a stomp rocket
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Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion- 4th – 8th- Observe Newton’s third law of motion while testing the balloon rockets with the different types of string and friction.
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Newton's 3rd Law of Motion: Mini Hover Crafts- Students will use CD's and balloons to make mini hover crafts.
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Light & Color- 4th & 8th- Students discover light and how light interacts with objects. Contains prism glasses, prisms, 3D glasses, UV dector, etc.
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Physical Science Equipment
- Bell Jar with Air Compressor
- K'nex STEM Building Solutions
- Steel Spheres
- Energy Transfer- Ice Melting Blocks
- Hand Cranks
- Hover board/ leaf blower
- Micro Electrolysis Machines with Multi- Voltage Power Supply Motors
- Triple Beam Balance
- Van de Graaff Generator
Earth Science Kits
Constellations- 4th- Students will be introduced to some star patterns and physical attributes in the night sky by making a model of a constellation of their choosing. Glow in the dark beads included.
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Shake, Rattle & Roll- 5th- Students will design a building to withstand an earthquake
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Sun, Earth, and Moon System- K-4th- Earth and moon models; lights for making shadows
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Weather- 1st - 8th- (Fun) Students will explore and learn how to read a thermometer measuring different substances.
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Solar System- 4th & 6th- Demonstrates distance from planet to planet from the sun.
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Table Top Fossil Dig- K-8th- Students will explore fossils while digging through sand.
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Earth Science Equipment
- Fossil Set
- Metaphoric Rock Set
- Sedimentary Rock Set
- Igneous Rock Set
- Mineral Set
- Shark Teeth Set
Technology
- Edison Robots
- Merge Cubes
- Spheros
- Ozobots
- Virtual Reality Goggles