Science Education Partnership
SCIENCE KITS
2011-12

• Science kits are listed in BOLD below the topic title. Click on kit title for a brief description of the kit.  Click here to learn how to book a kit

• * Denotes topics where an Adopt-a-Scientist Demonstration is available.  Call the SEP Science Centre for more details. ( 519-541-0107.)

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     Science Kit LATEX WARNING: Please be aware that most of our science kit have items that may contain latex.   These boxes should have a warning label on the lid of the box.

* Butterfly kits are only available at specific times of the year.  Please call the science centre at (519) 541-0107  for more specific information.

** Lit. Pkg. refers to a big book literature package that corresponds with the kit(s) available in that grade and strand.  Literature packages must be ordered separately. 

Kinder Kits are available for JK/SK. 

Booking Science Kits

• All you have to do is e-mail sciencecentre@lkdsb.net,
  
  OR  simply call the Science Resource Centre at (519) 541-0107,
  
  OR  fax your order to (519) 541-1353. 
  
  We'll need your name, school, which kit(s) you would like, and when approximately you'd like them delivered.  
  
• If there is a copy of the kit you requested available we'll do our best to get it to you within the dates specified.  If not, we'll recommend the closest date available.
   
• Kits will arrive with the regular school courier.
   
• You will have your kit for approximately eight weeks.  A return date will be listed on the shipping label.  DO NOT remove this label.  
   
• Your kit is returned to the science centre by the same courier who delivered it.  Just leave it out wherever your school secretary leaves the mailbags for pick-up. 
  
• VERY IMPORTANT:  PLEASE check your inventory before sending kits back.  A brightly coloured, laminated inventory sheet is included in each box.  Return all posters, print resources, non-consumable items, unused consumables and/or empty containers, including lock top bags that can be refilled.  In many cases, the kits will go out again to another school within a couple days of their return from your classroom.  Imagine how disappointing it would be to receive a kit with some of the inventory missing.  The time you take to check the kit inventory is appreciated.
   
• Should anything be missing/broken, please leave a note explaining this for science centre staff.
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• Please note that bookings will not be allowed after June 1st.  All kits are due back during or prior to the third week of June in order to have time for science centre staff to check them prior to summer holidays.
   
• Booking for the upcoming school year can be made in late June.  If you wish, you can book all your kits for the following year at this time.
   
• Note that S.E.P. science kits can only be booked by teachers working within the Lambton Kent District School Board or the St. Clair Catholic District School Board.
   
• If you have any questions, call (519) 541-0107 or e-mail sciencecentre@lkdsb.net.

Science Kit LATEX WARNING: Please be aware that most of our science kit have items that may contain latex.   These boxes should have a warning label on the lid of the box.

Kit Descriptions: return to chart    

Kit Title		Kinder Kits
Grade	K	Strand	N/A
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Titles include Kinder Bubble, Colour, Guck, Lab, Roll, Stick.  Each is to be ordered separately.  All kits are based on the same document which is included in the kit along with consumable and non-consumable equipment.    return to chart

Kit Title		Living Things
Grade	1	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Human body cloth chart with removable labels, human body apron with detachable organs, senses game, print resources and big books about the human body, nutrition, and five senses and teacher guides.  return to chart

Kit Title		Objects
Grade	1	Strand	Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Consumables such as foil, cotton balls, craft sticks, talcum powder, paraffin wax, paper plates and cutlery, rice, salt and yarn are included.  Flash cards, Lego building blocks, marbles, eyedroppers, beads, Pulleys, tools, examples of simple machines (garden trowel, can opener, etc.), simple machine charts, foam trays, craft sticks, straws, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Energy
Grade	1	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory:   This kit was newly revised in the summer of 2009.   Includes consumables such as plastic wheels, straws, string, paper fasteners.  Non-consumables include flashlight, globe, hair dryer, thermometers and many print resources including newly revised Scholastic student/teacher guides. return to chart

 

Kit Title		Seasons
Grade	1	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  posters, sidewalk chalk, light sensitive paper, flashlights, seasonal trees felt board display, thermometers, Weather & Seasons learning centre, student and teacher print resources.. return to chart

 

Kit Title		Banners Weather Literature Package
Grade	1	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Multiple copies of seven different weather related titles (small books), two big books ( Wind and Sky Fire), song charts, cassettes, and a teacher guide. This works well with the Weather kit, which must be ordered separately. return to chart

 

Kit Title		Frogs in a Pond
Grade	2	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Plastic models of frogs in various life cycle stages, two different types of life cycle/pond puzzles, puppets, various student and teacher print resources.  The Lifecycles Literature package can be ordered separately to supplement this kit. return to chart

Kit Title		Lifecycles Literature Package
Grade	2	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Big book, multiple copies of identical small books, two additional sets of 10 small books of a different title, large erasable recording chart and teacher guide.  This package could be used in conjunction with the Frogs in a Pond Kit, Farm Animals or Butterflies and should be ordered separately. return to chart

Kit Title		Butterflies
Grade	2	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Posters, butterfly puppets (reversible to larvae stage),  magnifiers, student and teacher print resources.  You will also receive 30 butterfly larvae and the necessary equipment to allow them to grow to swallowtail butterflies within your classroom.  See note below for restrictions. The Lifecycles Literature package can be ordered separately to supplement this kit. NOTE: Due to the specific larvae delivery schedule from the supplier, this kit is distributed from the Science Centre on a time limited and a pre-set annual schedule.  Kits must be ordered prior to the last teaching day in February to allow for the scheduling of larvae delivery.  Please call the Science Centre at 541-0107 for specific details. return to chart

Kit Title		Farm Animals
Grade	2	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Farm felt board, posters, consumables, student and teacher print resources.  This kit uses the farm as the backdrop for studying the life cycles of mammals, birds and fish that one might find on a farm.  The Lifecycles Literature package can be ordered separately to supplement this kit. return to chart

Kit Title		Movement
Grade	2	Strand	Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Pipe cleaners, spools, skewers, screws, string, tools, examples of simple machines, wood wedges, toy cars and student and teacher print resources .  return to chart

 

Kit Title		Liquids and Solids
Grade	2	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory:  A variety of consumables (coffee, rice, potting soil, flour, sugar cubes, vinegar, cooking oil, dish soap etc.) balance scale, foil and foam plates, small graduated cylinders, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Air and Water Kit
Grade	2	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  This is a new kit being developed in the summer of 2010. Details will be posted soon. There are two literature packages that might also be of interest;  the Banners Weather Literature Package and the Air, Sun and Water Package (which supports the Grade 2 unit, Air and Water in the Environment). Literature packages must be ordered separately. return to chart

Kit Title		Air, Sun and Water Literature Package
Grade	2	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Big book, multiple copies of identical small books, two additional sets of 10 small books of a different title, large erasable recording chart and teacher guide.  This package could be used in conjunction with the Weather kit and should be ordered separately. return to chart

Kit Title		Plants
Grade	3	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  This kit was newly revised in the summer of 2009.  Includes charts, crystal clay set, jiffy pellets, seeds, magnifiers, thermometers, and updates print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Gardens Literature Package
Grade	3	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Two big books, several small book titles (multiple copies), song charts, cassettes and teacher guide.    This kit can supplement the Plant kit and must be ordered separately. return to chart

 

Kit Title		Forces Causing Movement
Grade	3	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Various magnets (cow, small bar, large bar, marbles, horseshoe etc.), iron filings, magnetic field demonstrators, Hot Wheels track & cars, marble run, various rollees (marbles, Happy and Unhappy balls, superballs, table tennis balls etc.), selection of balls (tennis, sponge, foam etc.), tops, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

 

Kit Title		Soil
Grade	3	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Soil samples (Note: these are from a local nursery and are not sterilized), soil sampler, garden trowels, foil cups, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

 

Kit Title		Habitats
Grade	4	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  "Habitats" games, puzzles, tools, soil samples, craft sticks, bug magnifiers, Clever Catch Ball, magnifying lenses, student and teacher print resources.   return to chart

 

Kit Title		Gear Box
Grade	4	Strand	Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Four different size gears, bases, axels, connectors and a teacher's guide.  This kit contains more complicated gear sets and is to be booked separately from the general Pulleys/Gears box.  return to chart

Kit Title		Pulleys
Grade	4	Strand	Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
A sampling of this kit inventory:  This kit was updated over the summer of 2009.  It contains corks, pins, skewers, various pulleys, spring scales, a simple gear set, weights and updated teacher/student print resources.  The Gear Box can be booked separately for a more complex gear selection.  return to chart

Kit Title		Light & Sound
Grade	4	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Mirrors, flashlights, modeling clay, prisms, magnifiers, colour paddles, periscope, tuning forks, plastic rulers, strings of different thickness, sound makers, jingle bells, timer, tin pans, cotton batting, student and teacher print resources.  return to chart

Kit Title		Rocks
Grade	4	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Newly revised for 2005/6!  Rock samples (not consumable), posters, streak plates, sieves, magnets, paint brushes, safety goggles, measuring cups, vinegar, gravel, plaster of Paris, gloves, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

 

Kit Title		Human Body
Grade	5	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Posters, blood pressure cuff, blood simutype kit, stethoscopes, stopwatches, clinical thermometers, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Forces
Grade	5	Strand	Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Pulleys, spring scales, gears, tools, craft sticks, foam trays, set of gram weights, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Matter
Grade	5	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Antacid tablets, balloons, baking soda, corn starch, corn syrup, iodine, gelatin powder, matches, plasticine, straws, vegetable oil, dishpan, eyedroppers, safety goggles, graduated cylinders, magnifying glasses, measuring cups and spoons, syringes, test tubes, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Conservation
Grade	5	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Thermos, wind-up & battery powered toys, flashlights, heating pad, blow dryer, wire, 2.5 V bulbs, film canisters, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

 

Kit Title		Diversity
Grade	6	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Classification games, posters, consumables, insect eye simulation glasses, microslide viewers and slides, and student and teacher print resources.   return to chart

 

Kit Title		Electricity
Grade	6	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Wire, LEDs, 2.5 V bulbs, battery holders, bulb holders, batteries, alligator and magnetic leads, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Hydro Meters
Grade	6	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory:  A hydro meter that contains an electrical outlet on the bottom.  Plug in different items that use electricity to work and measure the amount required.  return to chart

Kit Title		Flight
Grade	6	Strand	Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
A sampling of this kit inventory:  This kit was revised in the summer of 2009.  Consumables include balloons, corks, fishing line, modeling clay, straws.  Non-consumables include clothes pins, gliders, hair drier, hole punches, ping pong balls and syringes.  Also included are new teacher/student print resources. return to chart

 

 

Kit Title		Space
Grade	6	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Posters, light, extension cord, mirrors, marbles, Styrofoam balls, modeling clay, flashlights, sundial, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Ecosystems
Grade	7	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory: Food chain, carbon cycle, and water cycle posters.  Bean seeds, cheesecloth, iodine, plastic planters, potting soil, beakers, bug viewers, funnels, garden trowels, graduated cylinders, magnifiers, pH paper, thermometers, student and teacher print resources.   return to chart

 

Kit Title		Structures
Grade	7	Strand	Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Consumable building supplies (craft sticks, straws, balsa wood, etc.), tools, torsion demonstration, mass set and student and teacher print resources.  return to chart

Kit Title		Mixtures
Grade	7	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory: Consumables (drink mix, flour, rice, laundry soap, sugar cubes, etc.), beakers, graduated cylinders, test tubes, goggles, aprons, student and teacher print resources.  return to chart

Kit Title		Heat
Grade	7	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Trouble light, test tubes, oven mitts, tea lights (to sit in sand-filled foil tart tins), pulse glass apparatus, smoke box, retort stands, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Cells
Grade	8	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Microviewers and microslides, dialysis tubing, pipettes, wire screening, beakers, forceps, graduated cylinders, wash bottle, and student and teacher print resources.  Note:  Microscopes are not included in this kit (although microviewers are included,) so if you wish to use the microscopes in this unit, that kit must be booked separately. return to chart

Kit Title		Microscopy with Cell Box
Grade	8	Strand	Understanding Life Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Newly revamped over the summer of 2007!  When ordering the microscopy kit, ask for the Cells box to be added to the kit.    return to chart

Kit Title		Mechanical Efficiency
Grade	8	Strand	Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Pulleys, gears, mass set, syringes, student and teacher print resources. return to chart

Kit Title		Fluids
Grade	8	Strand	Understanding Matter and Energy
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Syringes, tubing, connectors (T, straight, one-way valves), graduated cylinders, beakers, liquids of differing densities, student and teacher print resources.  return to chart

Kit Title		Water Systems
Grade	8	Strand	Understanding Earth and Space Systems
A sampling of this kit inventory:  Baking pans, syringes, graduated cylinders, beakers, aquarium gravel, sand, food colouring, retort stand and clamps, student and teacher print resources.  return to chart