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:
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