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Amazing Air
Grades 2, 6-8
Are you stronger than the air around you? Can air support your weight? Investigate some amazing properties of air from air pressure to air flow with the hands-on activities in this kit.
Animal Adaptations
Grades K, 1, 4
Investigate how animals fit into their environment with adaptations such as fin, teeth, coloration and behavior. Look at mammal skulls, imitate bird beaks and discover their niche.
Build a Battery
Grades 6-8
Discover what makes a battery. Investigate the potential of a variety of electrodes and electrolytes to produce electricity.
Compact Fluorescents
Grades 6-8
Compact Fluorescent light bulbs use one-fourth the energy of incandescent bulbs and last over 10 times as long! Use a light meter and liquid crystal to compare the heat and light outputs of these two kinds of bulbs.
Earth Watchers
Grades 1, 3, 5, 6-8
Identify current environmental problems, use scientific tools to explore the issues which surround them and create possible solutions. Experiment with simple ways to tread lightly on the earth.
Eco-Explorers
Grades 2, 4-8
Use tools to discover the diversity that lies outside the classroom window! Be a tree detective or a wildlife biologist as you investigate the plant and animal life in your backyard.
Electricity
Grades 4, 6-8
A Cuisenaire® kit. Investigate conductivity, resistance, electromagnetism and circuits. Discover how these concepts apply to common household appliances.
Fossils
Grades 6-8
Become a paleontologist: explore the fossilization process and dig for actual fossils. Imagine what the earth was like millions of years ago through the activities in this kit.
From Seed to Plant
Grades 1, 3-8
Explore the diversity of seeds, the functions of plant parts, the importance of pollination, methods of seed dispersal and plant adaptations to the environment.
Fur, Feather, Fin
Grades 1, 4-8
Investigate the differences and similarities among the five vertebrate groups” fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds. Activities provide hands-on experiences with animal coverings from each vertebrate class.
Genetics and Heredity
Grades 6-8
A collaboration with North Carolina State University and the National Science Foundation. This kit includes hands-on activities integrating the math and science curriculum. Activities include a survey of human traits, building genetic “bug” models, isolating DNA, exploring cell division, making math measurements, predicting genetic diseases and more. Also includes experiments to study the genetics of plants.
Light and Color
Grades K, 3, 6-8
There is a phenomenal light show going on in front of your eyes. Investigate some of the basic properties of light and color with prisms, bubbles and more.
Light Reflections
Grades 3, 6-8
Discover the patterns of images in mirrors. Compare and contrast the images seen when convex and concave mirrors are used. Explore the behavior of light as you experiment with kaleidoscopes and a variety of reflective surfaces.
Magnets
Grades 4, 6-8
Experience the forces of attraction and repulsion as magnets push and pull different materials. Experiment with some of the basic properties of magnetism through a variety of engaging activities.
Magnets and Motors
Grades 4, 6-8
A National Science Resources Center kit. This kit introduces students to the relationship between magnetism and electricity. Using problem-solving techniques, students build a working compass, a motor and more.
Making Tracks
Grades 4, 6-8
Discover the “fingerprints” of many elusive, North Carolina animals and the stories their tracks tell. Discover the information in animal footprints as they are compared to your own. Track other animals of your species by following their scent.
Me and You
Grades PreK-K
All people are special because all people are different! Help children investigate and appreciate their differences and similarities by exploring such attributes as height, skin color and foot size. Tall, small or disabled, every body is exceptional!
Micro-Worlds
Grades K, 1, 4-8
Does anything exist beyond what the eye can see? Explore the worlds of micro-organisms using a variety of magnifying instruments, including two Magiscopes®. Discover how the smallest of organisms help humans everyday. Additional Magiscopes® are available upon request.
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Mystery Powders
Grades 1, 2, 4, 6-8
Experiment with some of the physical and chemical properties of common substances. Use chemical indicators and tests to systematically solve problems and identify mysterious mixtures.
Native American Supermarket
Grades 3, 6-8
Many of the foods we eat today were first cultivated by the Native Americans. Explore the legends, traditions and practices involved in food acquisition and preparation. Activities focus on Native Americans in the North Carolina area.
Ocean Worlds
Grades 1, 6-8
Explore the world beneath the waves - from the buoyancy of water to the creatures that inhabit this place. Experiment with the effects of pollution on this watery environment.
Optical Rocks
Grades 1, 6-8
What is a TV rock? How does mica polarize light? Develop systems for sorting and classifying rocks and minerals based on their hardness, luster and optical or light-transmitting properties. This kit extends and refines investigations introduced in the Rocks and Minerals Science-in-a-Suitcase kit.
Paper Making
Grades K-5
Do some recycling in the classroom by making paper. All equipment and instructions are provided to make this project an easy and exciting one to do.
Polarization
Grades 6-8
Polarized light is light that moves in only one plane. Explore the mysteries of polarized light using filters, crystals and even corn syrup.
Rainbows
Grades, 3, 6-8
How can you bend light to create surprising illusions? How can light be dispersed into it’s spectrum of colors? Investigate the magic of refraction with these activities.
Rocks and Minerals
Grades K, 1, 4-8
Capture and extend students' natural inclination to collect and classify rocks and minerals. Activities are included which help distinguish the three types of rocks — metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary.
Schoolyard Science
Grades PreK, 1, 4-8
Children are naturally curious about the world around them. Investigate the outdoors first-hand using your senses. Be a wildlife detective right in your own schoolyard.
Sight and Sound
Grades K, 2, 6-8
A Health Activities Project (HAP®) kit. Experience the importance of visual and auditory clues to our health and safety.
Simple Machines with LEGO®
Grades 1, 5-8
Explore the principles and mechanics of the inclined plane, lever, pulley, gear and wheel using the LEGO® Technic I kits.
Solar Power
Grades 2, 6-8
How can we harness the power of the sun? Investigate some uses of the energy from the sun, wind and water as alternative energy supplies.
Spacewalk
Grades 6-8
Experiment with the principles of rocket propulsion, gravity and atmospheric pressure. Predict how the included toys behaved on a space shuttle mission.
Tops
Grades 6, 7
A Bernie Zubrowski kit. What are the factors affecting the spin of a top? Experiment with varied materials and techniques as you investigate the physics of tops and other things that spin.
Water Wonders
Grades 1, 2, 5-8
Why do some objects float and others sink? Explore water’s stretchy skin with surface tension activities. Discover some of the other basic properties of this amazing liquid that is essential to our survival.
Weather Watchers
Grades K, 2-5
Weather has a major influence on our lives. Become a meteorologist as you build and use weather instruments, collect data and predict the weather from the patterns in the clouds.
Wind Farm
Grades 4, 6-8
Experiment with the advantages of parallel and series circuits as the power of the wind is harnessed to generate electricity.
Wisconsin Fast Plants®
Grades 1, 3-8
Explore plant growth and development, from germination through the harvesting of seeds, using rapid-cycling Brassicas, relatives of mustard. Adequate lighting is necessary.
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