DLRC

The following are some items at the DLRC  for             K-12 science education

Class set of 15 ZeeBeez ( lesson plan )

Class set of 15 Slinkys ( Slinky Drop lesson plan )

NSTA Picture-Perfect Science kits to Guide Inquiry (lessons & children’s books)

• Picture-Perfect Science grades 3-6 (approx.)
• More Picture-Perfect Science grades K-4 (approx.)
• Even More Picture-Perfect Science grades K-5 (approx.)

Science Videos:

• Planet Earth (BBC)
• Bill Nye
• The Science of Disney
• and many more . . .

3D Molecular Design kits:

• Water 
• NaCl 
• Phospholipid and Membrane Transport
• Flow of Genetic Information
• Amino Acid Starter

Balances and Scales:

• precision digital scale 
• bathroom scale
• primary balance

 

• hanging balance

Probes for data collection:

• Neulog
• RED

DNA electrophoresis kit

Professional Resources and kits:

• Science and Technology Binders (k-7)
• Magic School Bus kits
• Minerals kits
• Matter and Energy Kit (Power of Science)
• National Geographic kits
• NSTA books (National Science Teachers Association)

‘Pop Culture Books’ (for personal interest and excerpts/ideas for classroom):

• A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson  ( click here for great quotes from this book )
• What Einstein Didn’t Know – Robert Wolke
• What Einstein Told His Barber – Robert Wolke
• The Lives of a Cell: notes of a biology watcher – Lewis Thomas
• The Medusa and the Snail: more notes of a biology watcher – Leiws Thomas
• Brilliant Blunders – Mario Livio
• Bad Science – Ben Goldacre