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#2 - Get A Charge - This kit is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of electricity and magnetism through hands-on investigations. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
#4 - Body Systems - Students gain a better awareness of their body's structure and function by performing activities on each system. Grades 4-5. IBM PC
#6 - A Balancing Act - This kit allows students to learnhow to use a balance, while developing skills relevant to the scientific method. Applications to mathematics are abundant. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
#8 - Water, Water, Here and There - A scientific study of fresh and salt water which allows students to examine aquatic environments. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
#10 -Mealworm Behavior - By studying the mealworm in a variety of situations, students learn to make accurate observations and record their data. They also learn to compare and share results with others. Grades 4-5. IBM PC
#12 -How Does Your Garden Grow - This kit has students study seed germination to determine the growing needs of plants and gain a better understanding of roots, stems and leaves. Grades 4-5. IBM PC
#14 -To Float Or Not To Float - A wonderful way for students to practice some of the skills used in the scientific method. Students make and test predictions. Grades 4-5. IBM PC
#16 -Kitchen Chemistry - Students learn how to identify a number of household products by performing tests and listing characteristics. In addition, they will distinguish an acid from a base and use the pH scale. It is a beginning for qualitative analysis. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
#18 -Why's About Weather - This kit has students build, calibrate and use simple weather instruments. They then record their findings and predict the weather. Grades 4-5. IBM PC
#20 -Pathways of Light - Students explore the messages of light and color that their sense of sight preserves for them along with learning structure, function and care of the eyes. Grades 4-5. IBM PC
#22 -Geology Challenge - This kit challenges students to develop their own charts on rock identification through active examinations and tests. Students also learn how the three basic rock types form and break down. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
#24 -Forces of Flight - Students test the different forces that allow objects to stay afloat. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
#26 -Environmental Studies --C.A.R.E. - An environmental unit that provides an overview of the natural history of our area and details the food chains of plants and animals in the forest habitat. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
#30 -Earth Through Time - A geology unit designed to let students learn about the earths composition, formation, fossils and land features within the scope of geological time. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
#32 -Waste Management Mania - The 3 R's take on new meaning - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Activities in this kit will encourage students to take an active part in caring for our environment. Grades 4-6. IBM PC
#33 -The Wetlands Watch - Learn how to teach intermediate students about wetlands through a hands-on approach. This kit allows for classroom activities that lead to a field trip experience at the Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Demonstration Area. Grades 4-6. IBM PC
#34 -Liquidology - Students have an opportunity to learn and use scientific methods and processes while exploring the properties of four liquids. (Excellent science project preparation skills.) Instructional video included with kit purchase. Grades 4-6. IBM PC
#35 -Know About Drugs - This kit makes students aware of the dangers of alcohol, drugs and cigarettes. The focus is the long term effect on health. This program works well with other drug programs such as D.A.R.E. Grades 5-6. IBM PC
PA2 - Intermediate H.O.T.S. Kit - This HOTS (Hands On Test for Science) kit provides teachers with the materials necessary to assess an entire classroom of students on their ability to perform science. Grades 6-8. IBM PC
