Science Kits

Over forty kits are available from the Collaborative today!   Scroll down this page to see a full list.

- Science Kit FAQS            - Reserve a Kit

Our policy is: First come, first served in terms of requesting kits; Available to all schools within our service area of twelve Supervisory Unions.

Fee is $40 per kit per classroom for 2011-12. This includes replacement of single-use materials in the kit. Damaged or missing parts will be charged to your school.($10.00/week late charge)

Delivery / pick-up: We will work this out with you in the best way that we can. To reserve a kit today, please fill-out our Kit Rental Form.

Questions? Contact Kits at the Learning Collaborative.

Rental Cycle

Pick Up Return By
August 29th   October 13th, 2011
October 31st December 15th, 2011
January 3rd February 16th, 2012
March 5th April 19th, 2012
May 7th June 14th, 2012

Kindergarten-Grade 1

Title Grade(s) Publisher
Balance and Motion 1-2 FOSS
Balls and Ramps K-1 INSIGHTS
Living Things K-1 INSIGHTS
Myself and Others K-1 INSIGHTS
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt 1-2 FOSS
Properties K-1 DSM II
The Senses K-1 INSIGHTS
Weather K-1 STC

Grade 2

Title Grade(s) Publisher
Balance and Motion 1-2 FOSS
Changes of State 2 STC
Growing Things 2-3 INSIGHTS
Habitats 2-3 INSIGHTS
Lifting Heavy Things 2-3 INSIGHTS
Liquids 2-3 INSIGHTS
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt 1-2 FOSS
Plant Growth and Development 3 STC
Sound 3 STC
Sound 2-3 INSIGHTS

Grade 3

Title Grade(s) Publisher
Circuits and Pathways 3-4 INSIGHTS
Growing Things 2-3 INSIGHTS
Habitats 2-3 INSIGHTS
Lifting Heavy Things 2-3 INSIGHTS
Liquids 2-3 INSIGHTS
Magnetism and Electricity 3-4 FOSS
Plant Growth and Development 3 STC
Reading the Environment 3-4 INSIGHTS
Sound 3 STC
Sound 2-3 INSIGHTS
Water 3-4 FOSS

Grade 4

Title Grade(s) Publisher
Animal Studies 4 STC
Circuits and Pathways 3-4 INSIGHTS
Electric Circuits 4 STC
Magnetism and Electricity 3-4 FOSS
Of Cabbages and Chemistry 4-8 GEMS
Reading the Environment 3-4 INSIGHTS
Stories in Stone 4-8 GEMS
Water 3-4 FOSS

Grade 5

Title Grade(s) Publisher
Color Analyzers 5-8 GEMS
Ecosystems 5 STC
Environments 5-6 FOSS
Microworlds 5 STC
Of Cabbages and Chemistry 4-8 GEMS
Simple Machines 5-6 DSM II
Stories in Stone 4-8 GEMS

Grade 6

Title Grade(s) Publisher
Color Analyzers 5-8 GEMS
Discovering Density 6-8 GEMS
Environments 5-6 FOSS
Human Body Systems 6 INSIGHTS
Measuring Time 6 STC
More Than Magnifiers 6-8 GEMS
Of Cabbages and Chemistry 4-8 GEMS
Simple Machines 5-6 DSM II
Stories in Stone 4-8 GEMS

Grades 7-8

Title Grade(s) Publisher
Color Analyzers 5-8 GEMS
Discovering Density 6-8 GEMS
More Than Magnifiers 6-8 GEMS
Of Cabbages and Chemistry 4-8 GEMS
Stories in Stone 4-8 GEMS

Kits in the Classroom

Kids and Kits