Elementary Science Kits for Teachers
Science kits are available from many companies to provide teachers with resources for hands-on activities in their lessons. These kits include materials for experiments and learning activities. Some of these kits may include magnets, seeds for planting, or a rock collection. By using these kits, teachers provide students with science education in a meaningful manner.
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Life Science
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Life science is an important component of the elementary school curriculum. Students focus on animals and plants in life science. Lakeshore Learning offers a "Life Science Discovery Box" that features insect specimens and bean seeds as part of six different experiments. A "Wonder Soil Classroom Gardening Kit," from Really Good Stuff, has a classroom supply of pots and seeds for a study on plants. You can grow a butterfly garden with the "Butterfly Garden Set" from Kaplan. Students will enjoy watching five caterpillars turn into butterflies.
Earth Science
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In Earth science, students learn about rocks, soil and fossils. For fourth through sixth grades, the "Properties of Earth Activity Tub" from Lakeshore Learning has eight different experiments. This includes rock samples and erosion trays. Lakeshore also offers an "Earth Science Discovery Box," for first through third grades, featuring six experiments with fossils and rocks. Really Good Stuff provides teachers with a "Rocks and Minerals Set," including kits of igneous, metamorphic, mineral and sedimentary rocks. Kaplan has a set of "Super Geodes," which will amaze your students once the crystals in the middle are revealed.
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Physical Science
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Physical science teaches students about physical changes, such as forces, motion, magnets and colors. Lakeshore Learning has two different magnet labs for prekindergarten to sixth-grade students. Each comes with a variety of magnets and items to use in experiments. Lakeshore also has a "Physical Science Discovery Box," featuring six different activities with beakers, magnets, mirrors, thermometers and prisms. Kaplan features a "Pulleys Discovery Kit," with four pulleys for classroom exploration.
Space Science
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In a space science unit, students will learn about the solar system and gravity. Students in first through third grade will enjoy the "Solar System Activity Tub," by Lakeshore Learning. This includes planet models and many different activity cards. The tub for fourth through sixth grades gets more in-depth into the solar system. The phases of the moon, seasonal changes and the forces of gravity are covered in the eight different experiments featured in this kit. Students can explore planet sizes and distances with the "Inflatable Solar System" by Kaplan.
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