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1Living ThingsUnderstanding Life Systems
​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.
  
1ObjectsUnderstanding Structures and Mechanisms
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.
  
1SeasonsUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems
Posters, sidewalk chalk, light sensitive paper, flashlights, seasonal trees felt board display, thermometers, Weather & Seasons learning centre, student and teacher print resources.
  
1EnergyUnderstanding Matter and Energy
I​ncludes 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.
  
1Banners Weather Literature PackageUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems
​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.
  
2ButterfliesUnderstanding 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. Due to the cost and limited availability of the larvae, this kit can only be booked by teachers doing the Gr. 2 Life Systems unit. Please call the Science Centre at 519-336-1500 ext. 31580 for specific details.
  
2Frogs in a PondUnderstanding Life Systems
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.
  
2Lifecycles Literature PackageUnderstanding Life Systems
​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.
  
2Farm AnimalsUnderstanding Life Systems
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.
  
2MovementUnderstanding Structures and Mechanisms
​Pipe cleaners, spools, skewers, screws, string, tools, examples of simple machines, wood wedges, toy cars and student and teacher print resources.
  
2Liquids and SolidsUnderstanding Matter and Energy
​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.
  
2Air and Water KitUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems

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.
  
2Air, Sun and Water Literature PackageUnderstanding 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.
  
3PlantsUnderstanding Life Systems

​Includes charts, crystal clay set, jiffy pellets, seeds, magnifiers, thermometers, and updates print resources.
  
3Gardens Literature PackageUnderstanding Life Systems

​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.
  
3StabilityUnderstanding Structures and Mechanisms

Balloons, construction materials, craft sticks, foam trays, hexagram weights, modeling clay, Straws & Connectors set, toy cars, student and teacher print resources.
  
3Forces Causing MovementUnderstanding Matter and Energy

​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.
  
3SoilUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems

Soil samples (Note: these are from a local nursery and are not sterilized), soil sampler, garden trowels, foil cups, student and teacher print resources.
  
4HabitatsUnderstanding Life Systems
Habitats games, puzzles, tools, soil samples, craft sticks, bug magnifiers, Clever Catch Ball, magnifying lenses, student and teacher print resources.
  
4Gear BoxUnderstanding Structures and Mechanisms

​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. 
  
4PulleysUnderstanding Structures and Mechanisms
​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.
  
4Light & SoundUnderstanding Matter and Energy

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. 
  
4RocksUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems

​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.
  
5ForcesUnderstanding Structures and Mechanisms

​Pulleys, spring scales, gears, tools, craft sticks, foam trays, set of gram weights, student and teacher print resources.
  
5MatterUnderstanding Matter and Energy

​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.
  
5Human BodyUnderstanding Life Systems

​Posters, bPosters, blood pressure cuff, blood simutype kit, stethoscopes, stopwatches, clinical thermometers, student and teacher print resources.
  
5ConservationUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems

​Electricity supplies, flashlights, heating pad, gliders, blow dryer, slinky, spring scales, student and teacher print resources.
  
6DiversityUnderstanding Life Systems

Classification games, posters, consumables, insect eye simulation glasses, microslide viewers and slides, and student and teacher print resources.
  
6ElectricityUnderstanding Matter and Energy

​Wire, LEDs, 2.5 V bulbs, battery holders, bulb holders, batteries, alligator and magnetic leads, student and teacher print resources.
  
6FlightUnderstanding Structures and Mechanisms

​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.
  
6SpaceUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems

​Posters, light, extension cord, mirrors, marbles, Styrofoam balls, modeling clay, flashlights, sundial, student and teacher print resources.
  
7EcosystemsUnderstanding Life Systems

​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.
  
7StructuresUnderstanding Structures and Mechanisms

​Consumable building supplies (craft sticks, straws, balsa wood, etc.), tools, torsion demonstration, mass set and student and teacher print resources.
  
7MixturesUnderstanding Matter and Energy

​Consumables (drink mix, flour, rice, laundry soap, sugar cubes, etc.), beakers, graduated cylinders, test tubes, goggles, aprons, student and teacher print resources.
  
7HeatUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems

​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.
  
8CellsUnderstanding Life Systems

​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.
  
8Microscopy with Cell BoxUnderstanding Life Systems

​When ordering the microscopy kit, ask for the Cells box to be added to the kit.
  
8Mechanical Efficiency (Systems in Action)Understanding Structures and Mechanisms

​Pulleys, glue guns, mass set, spring scales, various tools, student and teacher print resources.
  
8FluidsUnderstanding Matter and Energy

​Syringes, tubing, connectors (T, straight, one-way valves), graduated cylinders, beakers, liquids of differing densities, student and teacher print resources.
  
8Water SystemsUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems

​Baking pans, syringes, graduated cylinders, beakers, aquarium gravel, sand, food colouring, retort stand and clamps, student and teacher print resources.
  
KColour KitKindergarten Kit

Kinder kits are mini kits that have 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample inventory: prisms, mirage scopes, food colour, colour paddles
  
KBubbleKindergarten Kit

Kinder kits are mini kits with 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample Inventory:  bubble wands, soap, glycerine, pipe cleaners
  
KBacteriaKindergarten Kit

Kinder kits are mini kits with 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample inventory:  stereomicroscopes, magnifying glasses, petri dishes, hand santitizer, glitter​
  
KChemistryKindergarten Kit

Kinder kits are mini kits with 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample Inventory:  ​baking soda, vinegar, beaker, measuring spoons, balloons
  
KLabKindergarten Kit

​Kinder kits are mini kits with 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample inventory:  magnifying glasses, primary microscopes, balance scale, tornado tube, wind sock, thermometers
  
KCrystalsKindergarten Kit

​Kinder kits are mini kits with 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample inventory:  salt, Epsom salt, food colour, stereomicroscopes, magnifying glasses, string
  
KMagnetsKindergarten Kit

​Kinder kits are mini kits with 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample inventory:  bar magnets, magnetic marbles, wand magnets, magnetic field demonstrator
  
KMovementKindergarten Kit

​Kinder kits are mini kits with 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample inventory:  marble run, solar car, ping pong balls, wood skewers
  
KPlantsKindergarten Kit

​Kinder kits are mini kits with 3-8 activities on a specific theme.  Sample inventory:  seeds, soil, cups, crystal clay tubes, foil trays
  
KWonder Nature BoxKindergarten Kit

​Sample inventory:  raw wool, rock core sample, deer antler, tree rings, shells