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GREAT FOR CLASSROOM SCIENCE CENTERS!
FREE LOAN TO MEMBERS!
Hands-on
science kits and science videos are
available for loan
at no charge to any member of the SD
Discovery Center & Aquarium.
New!! Lewis & Clark
GeoKit
by National Geographic School
Publishing. This is a six-lesson
curriculum appropriate for grade 6 and
up that includes the following
resources:
- NGS
Picture Show CD-ROM
- NGS
PicturePack Transparencies
- Maps
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Teacher’s Guide
Backpacks:
Include a book on the subject,
activity cards, and manipulatives.
Useful with one child, a small group or
in a small science center.
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Color Mixing
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Plants
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Weather
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Sink/Float
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Nutrition
- Size
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Human Body
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Estimation
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Graphing
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Magnifying
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Patterns
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Measurement
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Sounds
Lego Kits:
Include legos and directions to
build simple machines. Very small
pieces. A six year old can build these
with help. One to two children can use
these at a time.
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Pulleys
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Levers
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Wheels/Axles
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Gears
Box Kits:
Professionally designed as kits to
be used in small groups or centers, but
are fun for home, too. Include activity
guides and supplies.
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Magnets
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Sound
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Light/Color
Bags:
Some are professionally designed.
Others are a collection of Discovery
Center goodies.
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Pattern Blocks (includes the blocks
and pattern cards)
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Quilt Patterns (include pattern
cards, storybook, and little basket
full of pattern pieces)
- Bugs
(includes activities, videos and
books)
Trunks:
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Wetlands To Go!
– Lots of fun small group and whole
class activities to teach about
wetlands. This includes beautiful
puppets and a puppet show script.
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Water Quality Testing
– Includes test kits, reagents and a
“What does it mean?” guide.
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Solar Energy
– A teacher’s guide and
non-consumable supplies for a solar
energy unit.
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“Links” Construction
Kit -
Great for teaching forces, motion,
Newton’s laws, simple machines.
(User must purchase consumable
supplies.)
VIDEOS:
Our
extensive science video library are
ready! Click
here for a listing of the videos
available to teacher members.
Lewis & Clark GeoKit
| Backpacks |
Lego Kits
Box Kits
| Bags |
Trunks | VIDEOS
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