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2024 Curriculum Review Materials & Resources

 

Instructional Hands-On Materials Kits

Level K

Level K Module 1: Weather with Spotlight Lessons on Magnets  

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Aluminum foil – 1 roll*

Bags, resealable plastic – 56

Binder rings – 24*

Bingo chips – 30*

Bottle caps, metal – 25

Calendar pocket chart – 1

Cardboard – 2 sheets*

Cardboard boxes – 2*

Clipboard – 1

Clothespins – 24

Containers, 8 oz – 8

Craft foam, thin – 1 sheet*

Craft sticks – 126*

Cups – 29*

Dimes – 24

Dolls, wooden – 39

Erasers, wedge – 6

Fan, table – 1

Felt – 1 sheet*

Flashlights with batteries – 6

Floor tiles – 2*

Foam blocks – 24

Gravel – 6 ¼ cups*

Jar lids – 6

Keys – 6

 

Knowledge Deck cards                                   

Mesa Verde Long Ago – 24*

Farming at Mesa Verde – 24*

Ancient Clues – 24*

 

Knowledge Deck poster                                    

Mesa Verde Long Ago – 1

Farming at Mesa Verde – 1

Ancient Clues – 1

 

Labels, removable – 8*

Lace – 6 sq ft*

 

Linking cubes                                                   

Blue – 54

Green – 258

Orange – 54

Purple – 5

Red – 5

Yellow – 174

Magnetic fishing poles – 6

 

Magnets                                                          

Bar – 12

Ring – 12

 

Measuring cup, 1/3 cup – 1

Nails – 6

Pans, aluminum – 7*

Paper, tissue – 1 sheet*

Plastic mesh – 6 sq ft*

Plates, paper – 24*

Rulers – 12

 

Safety goggles                                                 

Student – 24

Teacher – 1

 

Screen – 6 sq ft*

Sentence strips – 14*

Sheet protector – 1

Spice shakers – 6

Sticky note arrows – 48*

Straw connector set – 1

 

Tape                                                               

Flagging – 1 roll*

Magnetic – 1 roll*

Painter’s – 1 roll*

 

Teaspoons, metal – 6

 

Thermometers                                                 

Demonstration – 1

Plastic-backed – 12

Indoor-outdoor – 1

Toy trains – 2

Washers – 25

Yarn – 9 ft* 

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level K Module 2: Life

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Boxes, cardboard – 2

Dowels, wooden – 32

Gloves, disposable – 24 pairs*

Grow lamp – 1

Knife – 1

 

Knowledge Deck™ cards                                  

 Joshua Tree– 24*

Desert Fan Palms – 24*

Basketmaking – 24*

 

Knowledge Deck posters                            

Joshua Tree – 1

Desert Fan Palms – 1

Basketmaking – 1

 

Life in the Mojave Desert anchor model components (PhD Science Texas exclusive)          

Desert figures, labels and symbols – 1 set

Fastener dots, 3/8 – 22

Fastener dots, 7/8 – 71

Felt board – 1 sheet

Stickers for student models – 4 sheets*

 

Magnifiers, handheld – 24

Plant containers – 10*

Rocks, gneiss, granite, limestone, obsidian, pumice, sandstone, scoria, shale – 3 of each

Scarlet runner bean seeds – 40*

Spray bottle – 1

Tape, electrical – 1 roll*

Tape measure – 1

Trays, plastic – 5

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level K Module 3: Light with Spotlight Lessons on the Sky

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Acetate sheets, transparent – 3 sheets*

Aluminum foil – 1 roll*

Bags, resealable plastic, 1 gal – 3*

Bat, stuffed – 1

 

Boxes, cardboard                                            

8″ × 5″ × 3″, unassembled – 6*

12″ × 7″ × 4″, unassembled – 14*

 

Cardboard – 14 sheets*

Cat figurines – 6

Cellophane, clear – 1 roll*

Chalk, 2 colors – 12 each color*

Chenille stem – 1*

Craft sticks, wax – 15*

Finger flashlights, white – 6

Knife, precision – 1

 

Knowledge Deck™ cards                                  

Wayang – 24*

Lighthouse – 24*

 

Knowledge Deck posters                                 

Wayang – 1

Lighthouse – 1

 

Leather, 3ʺ × 3ʺ – 8

Light meter – 1

 

Linking cubes                                                  

Orange – 24

Yellow – 72

 

Mirrors, plastic – 6

 

Paper                                                              

Parchment – 1 roll*

Tissue, white – 6 sheets*

Tracing – 6 sheets*

Wax – 1 roll*

 

Penlights – 12

Sheet protector, clear – 1

Tape, electrical – 1 roll*

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 1

Level 1 Module 1: Pushes and Pulls with Spotlight Lessons on Weather Conditions

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Bags, resealable plastic, snack – 16*

Balls, table tennis – 12

 

Bins, clear plastic                                             

6 qt ­– 4

41 qt – 1

 

Binder rings – 24*

 

Blocks, wooden                                               

3 cm × 5 cm × 1.5 cm – 12

5 cm × 15 cm × 2 cm – 13

 

Chenille stems – 10*

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 2 lb*

Clipboards – 4

Clothespins – 6

Cotton balls – 120*

Craft sticks – 32*

Erasers, wedge – 48

Fan, table – 1

Flagging tape – 4.5 ft*

Hall's cars – 4

Harbor maps (PhD Science Texas exclusive) – 7

Hooks, screw-in – 50

Knowledge Deck™ cards, New York Harbor – 24*

Knowledge Deck poster, New York Harbor – 1

Pucks, plastic – 6

Rope, braided cotton – 20 ft*

Rulers – 12

 

Safety goggles                                                 

Student – 24

Teacher – 1

 

Screws – 2

Sentence strips – 13*

Sponges – 8*

Spray bottles – 7

Sticky hands – 6

Sunglasses – 1 pair

Tape, painter's – 1 roll*

Thermometers, Fahrenheit, plastic-backed – 12

Toy boats – 2

Toy cars – 6

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities.

Level 1 Module 2: Environments with Spotlight Lessons on Water

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Bags, paper – 56*

Bin, clear plastic, 16 qt – 1

Bucket, plastic, 10 qt – 1

Cardstock, 8.5ʺ × 11ʺ – 56 sheets*

Clay, modeling, nonhardening, blue – 3 ½ lb*

Containers, clear plastic, round, 8 oz – 12

 

Cups                                                               

Clear plastic, 3.5 oz – 12*

Paper, 12 oz – 25*

 

Flashlights with batteries – 6

Food coloring, blue – 20 drops*

Graduated cylinders, 100 mL – 2

Gravel – 2 cups*

Jars with lids, clear plastic, 4 oz – 12

Hot chocolate powder – 5 tbsp*

Knife, putty – 1

 

Knowledge Deck™ cards                                  

Disappearing Longleaf Pine Forests – 24*

The Problem with Trash – 24*

 

Knowledge Deck posters                                  

Disappearing Longleaf Pine Forests – 1

The Problem with Trash – 1

 

Life in a Longleaf Pine Forest anchor model components (PhD Science Texas exclusive)    

Class board – 1

Student boards – 12

Stickers for class model – 1 set

Stickers for student models – 12 sets

 

Magnifiers, handheld, plastic – 12

Measuring cup, 1 L – 1

Pans, aluminum – 13*

Paper, tissue – 56 sheets*

Paper umbrellas – 54*

Pipette, disposable – 1*

Sand – 2 cups*

Sheet protectors, clear, 8.5ʺ × 11ʺ – 24

Spoons, plastic – 16*

Spray bottles – 5

Sticky note arrows – 144*

Sunflower seed packet – 1*

Table salt – 1 cup*

Test tubes with caps – 36

Weights – 13

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 1 Module 3: Survival with Spotlight Lessons on Earth Materials

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Acorns, artificial with seeds – 5*

Airline tubing – 8 ft

Air pumps – 2

Aluminum foil – 1 roll*

Antisiphon valves – 2

Aquarium shelters – 2

Aquariums, plastic, 3-4 gallons – 2

Bacteria starter – 4 oz*

Bags, resealable plastic, sandwich – 24*

Bowls, paper, 12 oz – 22*

Boxes, cardboard, 8″ × 8″ × 8″ – 7*

Brads – 6*

Carbon copy paper, 8.5″ × 11″ – 31 sheets•

Cardboard, thin – 24 sheets*

Cellophane – 1 roll*

 

Clay

Modeling, air-drying – 3 lb*

Natural, powdered – 2 cups

 

Clay pots                                       

Painted – 6

Unpainted – 6

 

Clipboard – 1

Coupon for two crayfish – 1*

Craft foam, thin – 24 sheets*

Cups, clear plastic, 9 oz – 18*

Dish soap – 6 tsp*

Egg cartons, cardboard – 12*

Fish food tablets – 1.69 oz*

Fish net – 1

Forks, plastic – 9*

Gravel – 6 lb*

Gravel vacuum – 1

Grow lamp, two-headed – 1

Hematite rock sample – 1

Hook and loop fastener – 18 cm*

Jars with lids, clear plastic, 8 oz – 4

 

Knowledge Deck™ cards                                  

Crayfish Body Parts – 24*

Crayfish Sensing Body Parts – 24*

Koala and Eucalyptus – 24*

 

Knowledge Deck posters                                 

Crayfish Body Parts – 1

Crayfish Sensing Body Parts – 1

Koala and Eucalyptus – 1

 

Measuring spoon, 1 tbsp – 1

Moss, long fiber – 2 cups*

Paper, wax – 1 roll*

Paintbrushes – 24

Pipettes, disposable – 20*

Plastic eggs – 2

Plates, paper, 10″ – 61*

Pliers – 1

Radish seed packet – 1*

Rocks, small, rough – 12

Sand, coarse – 2.5 cups*

Screws – 6

Scrubbing pad – 1

Sequin ribbon – 2 ft

Sequins – 600*

Sidewalk chalk, 2 colors – 6 each color*

Sifting screens, plastic – 6

Sponge filters – 2

Straws, clear – 3*

Thermometers, adhesive – 2

Toothpicks, pointed – 124*

Water conditioner – 4 oz*

Wood pieces with bark – 4

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities.

Level 2

Level 2 Module 1: Matter with Spotlight Lessons on Weather Events

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Aluminum foil – 1 roll*

Angel hair vine – 2 oz*

 

Bags, resealable plastic                                    

1 gal – 12*

1 qt – 48

 

Balloon pumps, handheld – 6

Beeswax pellets – 24 tbsp*

Binder clips, medium – 30

Binder rings – 24*

Bins, 6 qt – 6

Blocks, foam – 80

 

Bottles                                                            

2 L – 1*

16.9 oz – 6*

 

Bucket – 1

Building blocks, plastic, blue, green, red – 40 each color

Cardboard or chipboard – 14 sheets*

Calk, white – 2 sticks*

Cheesecloth – 9 sq ft*

Chenille stems – 160*

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 1 lb*

Clothespins – 12

Coffee stirrers – 160*

 

Containers                                                      

Rectangular, 6 oz – 4

Round, 8 oz – 4

 

Cornmeal – 12 tbsp*

Cotton balls – 172*

Cotton swabs – 160*

Craft sticks – 200*

 

Cups                                                               

4 oz – 30*

8 oz – 13*

 

Dish soap – 14 fl oz*

Feathers – 12*

Flagging tape – 9 ft

 

Forks                                                               

Metal – 1

Plastic, white – 6*

 

Gloves, disposable – 48 pairs*

Graduated cylinder – 1

Gravel – 7 cups*

Honey – 12 fl oz*

Jars with lids, 4 oz – 24

Knife – 1

 

Knowledge Deck™ cards                                  

Honey Bees – 24*

Little Dancer Aged Fourteen – 24*

 

Knowledge Deck posters                                 

Honey Bees – 1

Little Dancer Aged Fourteen – 1

 

Magnifiers, handheld – 24

Marbles – 30

Measuring cup, 1 L – 1

Measuring spoon, 1 tbsp – 1

Moss, Spanish – 1*

Paintbrush – 1

Paper bags – 16*

Plastic wrap – 1 roll*

Rubber bands – 12*

Rubber stoppers – 6

Rulers – 37

 

Safety goggles                                                 

Student – 24

Teacher – 1

 

Sand – 4 ½ cups*

Scales, plastic – 6

Sentence strips – 16*

Shower caps – 6*

 

Spoons                                                            

Metal – 6

Plastic, clear – 6*

Plastic, white – 6*

 

Spray bottles – 4

Straws – 100*

String – 1 spool*

Sugar – 1 ½ cups*

 

Thermometers                                                

Plastic-backed – 12

Indoor-outdoor – 1

 

Toothpicks – 240*

Trays – 16

Twig garland – 1*

US map – 1

Washers – 12

Wax paper – 1 roll*

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 2 Module 2: Sound with Spotlight Lessons on Objects in the Sky

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Acetate sheets, transparent, 8.5″ × 11″ – 3

Aluminum foil – 1 roll*

Balloons – 24*

Baskets, plastic – 6

Beads, plastic and wooden – 90 each

Beans, dried – 12 tbsp*

Bottles with caps, plastic – 8

Building blocks, plastic, red – 14

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – ¼ lb*

Clipboards with metal clips – 12

Containers, plastic, 4″ × 4″ × 2″ – 7

 

Craft Sticks

Jumbo – 25*

Wax – 7*

 

Cups

Plastic – 24*

Insulated, disposable, 9 oz – 27*

 

Drum with drumsticks – 1

Flashlights with batteries – 6

Guiro with scraper – 1

Jewelry boxes with lids – 8

Kalimba – 1

 

Knowledge Deck™ cards                                  

The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura – 24*

The Eardrum – 24*

Talking Drum – 24*

 

Knowledge Deck posters                                 

The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura– 1

The Eardrum – 1

Talking Drum – 1

 

Lap harp with pick – 1

Manila folders – 12*

Measuring spoon, tsp – 1

Mirrors, plastic, small – 6

Music boxes – 3

Pie tins, aluminum – 16*

Plastic wrap – 1 roll*

Pom-poms – 67

Ribbon – 40″

Rice, uncooked – 12 tbsp*

Shakers, clear plastic – 2

Sticky note arrows – 48*

Tape measure – 1

Telescopes, handheld – 6

Triangle with wand – 1

Ukulele – 1 

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 2 Module 3: Plants with Spotlight Lessons on Living Things and Their Environments

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Baking soda – 8 tsp*

Bins, clear plastic, 6 qt – 2

Boxes, cardboard, 12″ × 12″ × 12″ – 8*

Chenille stems, black – 30*

Coffee stirrers, wooden – 25*

Containers, clear plastic, round, 16 oz – 48

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 0.5 lb*

Fava Bean seed packet – 1*

Felt, 8″ × 12″ – 9*

Filters, coffee – 17*

Gloves, disposable – 24 pairs*

Graduated cylinders, 10 mL – 8

Grow lamps, two-headed – 2

Hook and Loop fastener – 1 roll*

Knife, precision – 1

 

Knowledge Deck cards™                                  

Fireweed Pollination – 24*

Saguaro and Bat Interaction – 24*

 

Knowledge Deck posters                                 

Fireweed Pollination – 1

Saguaro and Bat Interaction – 1

 

Meter stick – 1

Plant labels, 4 colors – 32*

Radish seed packet – 1*

Screen – 5 sq ft

Sticks, cake pop – 25*

Tape measures, 1.5 m – 8

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 3

Level 3 Module 1: Earth Changes with Spotlight Lessons on Changes in Matter

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Bags, resealable plastic                                    

1 qt – 39*

1 gal – 8*

 

Balloon – 1*

Balloon pumps, handheld – 6

Beads, flat glass – 6

Beaker, 250 mL – 1

 

Bins

6 qt – 8

41 qt – 1

 

Bucket – 1

Building blocks, plastic – 24

Caps, plastic – 6

Cheesecloth, 12ʺ × 12ʺ – 8*

Chenille stems – 120*

Clay, powdered – 3 tbsp*

Clothespins – 6

Cooling pad – 1

 

Cups                                                               

Clear plastic, 9 oz –12*

Paper, 8 oz – 20*

 

Dish soap – 1 tbsp*

Erasers, rectangular – 30

Fork, plastic – 1*

Globe, inflatable – 1

Graduated cylinder, 100 mL – 1

Gravel – 5 ½ cups*

Hook and loop fastener – 3ʺ*

Hot plate – 1

Jars with lids, 4 oz – 19

Knives, putty – 8

Knowledge Deck™ cards, Yardangs – 24*

Knowledge Deck poster, Yardangs – 1

Magnets, bar – 6

Magnetic wands – 6

Magnifiers, handheld, plastic – 24

Measuring spoon, 1 tbsp – 1

Moss, Spanish – 8 cups*

Paintbrushes – 6

Plastic mesh, 10ʺ × 10ʺ – 6*

Plates, paper – 51*

Rock photo key – 1

Rock sample, limestone – 1

Rock samples, basalt, gneiss, granite, pumice ,sandstone, tuff – 3 each

Rocks small – 160

Rubber stoppers – 6

Rulers – 6

 

Safety goggles                                                 

Student – 24

Teacher – 1

 

Sand, coarse – 3 tbsp

Sandpaper – 3 sheets*

Scales, digital – 6

Shower caps – 6*

Sifting screens – 6

Silt – 3 tbsp/41 g

 

Spoons                                                            

Plastic – 1*

Steel – 6

 

Straws – 3*

String – 1 spool*

Sugar cubes – 2*

Tape measure – 1

Thermometers – 6

Timers, digital – 6

Tongs – 1

Toothpicks – 400*

Twig garland – 1*

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 3 Module 2: Survival and Change

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Bottle, clear plastic, 2 L – 1*

Butterflies, plastic – 6

Butterfly enclosure, netted – 1

Cardstock – 2 sheets*

 

Clay, modeling                                                

Air-drying – 1.5 lb*

Nonhardening – 1.5 lb*

 

Clothespins – 4

Compasses, mini – 12

Coupon for butterfly larvae – 1*

Pins, sewing – 6*

Radish seed packet – 1*

Rubber bands – 2*

Rulers – 19

Straws – 6*

Thermometer, indoor-outdoor – 1

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 3 Module 3: Forces and Motion with Spotlight Lessons on the Solar System

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Aluminum foil – 1 roll*

Baking sheet, magnetic metal – 1

 

Balls                                                                

Bouncy – 1

Polystyrene, 1″ – 6*

Polystyrene, 3″ – 6*

Table tennis – 1

 

Blocks, wooden                                               

1″ × 2" × 0.5″ – 6

1.5ʺ × 1.5ʺ × 1.5ʺ – 7

 

Boxes, cardboard, 8ʺ × 5ʺ × 3ʺ – 6*

Burlap, 12″ × 24″ – 6

Cardboard – 6 sheets*

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 1.5 lb*

Clipboards – 12

 

Cloths                                                             

Cotton – 2

Wool – 6

 

Cotton balls – 6*

Cork stoppers – 2

Craft sticks, jumbo – 12*

Cups, plastic, 3.5 oz – 20*

Dowels, wooden, 12″ – 12*

Film canisters with lids – 7

Foam rubber padding, 12ʺ × 24ʺ – 6

Game spinner – 1

Glue gun – 1

Glue sticks for glue gun – 1*

Grass, artificial, 12ʺ × 24ʺ – 6

Hall's cars – 6

Hooks, screw-in, 1″ – 14

 

Magnets                                                         

Bar – 2

Ceramic disc – 30*

Ceramic ring – 24

Ceramic ring, coated – 2

Square, adhesive backed – 120*

 

Marbles, 5/8ʺ – 6

Meter sticks – 6

Paper clips, metal, large – 156*

Pennies – 210

Ropes – 4

Rulers, grooved – 6

 

Screws                                                            

Brass – 2

Steel – 2

 

Spinning top – 1

Tape measures, metric, 3 m – 5

Toy tools, plastic – 1 set

 

Washers                                                          

Brass – 2

Steel – 2

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 4

Level 4 Module 1: Earth Features with Spotlight Lessons on Mixtures and Solutions

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Aluminum foil – 1 roll*

 

Bags, resealable plastic, clear                              

1 gal – 6*

1 qt – 6*

 

Balloon pumps, handheld – 6

Balloons, small – 8*

Houses, small, plastic – 6

 

Bins, clear plastic                                                 

16 qt – 6

6 qt – 6

 

Black pepper, ground – 60 g*

Bottle cap, plastic – 1

Bottles with caps, 16.9 oz – 24*

Bowls, large – 6

Cardboard – 1 sheet*

Chenille stem – 1*

Clay, modeling, nonhardening, 6 colors – 4 oz each color*

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 1 lb*

Cay, powdered – 2 cups*

Coffee filters – 24*

Corn syrup – 1.5 cups*

Craft sticks – 60*

 

Cups, plastic                                                        3 oz – 46*

9 oz – 96*

 

Food coloring                                                      

Blue – 1 oz*

Green – 1 oz*

 

Gloves, disposable – 145 pairs*

 

Graduated cylinders                                            

50 mL – 6

100 mL – 1

 

Gravel – 19 cups*

Hook and loop fastener – 4 ft*

Jars with lids, 8 oz – 3

Lima bean seeds – 1 packet*

Magnets – 6

Magnifiers, handheld – 6

Marble – 1

 

Measuring cups                                                   

1 L – 1

1 cup – 1

 

Measuring spoon, 1 tbsp – 1

Pipettes, disposable – 2*

Plaster of Paris – 4 lb*

Plastic sheets with precut holes, 6˝× 4˝ – 6

Plastic wrap – 1 roll*

Plates, paper – 15*

Rubber stoppers – 6

Rulers – 6

 

Safety goggles                                                     

Student – 24

Teacher – 1

 

Salt, table – 80 g*

Sand, coarse – 3.5 cups*

Scales, digital – 6

Screws, steel – 6

Shaving cream – 7 oz*

Sheet protectors – 12*

Skewers, wooden – 60*

Spoons, plastic – 18*

Straws, plastic – 63*

String – 1 spool*

Sugar cubes – 18*

Syringe – 1

Thermometer – 1

Timers, digital – 6

Vegetable oil – 4 cups*

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Vinegar, apple cider – 8 fl oz*

Washer, metal – 1

Level 4 Module 2: Energy with Spotlight Lessons on Earth and Space

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Alligator clip cords – 30

Batteries, size D – 7*

Bearing ball catches – 6

Bearing balls, 1ʺ – 6

 

Blocks

Wooden, 3 cm × 5 cm × 1.5 cm – 6

Wooden, small – 2

 

Burlap, 12″ × 24″ – 6

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 3 oz*

Copper wire, enamel coated, 100 ft – 6 spools*

Cutting boards, plastic, 5.5ʺ × 5.5ʺ – 2

Flashlights, hand crank – 2

Grass, artificial, 12″ × 24″ – 6

Heat lamps with reflectors – 2

LEDs – 18*

 

Light bulbs                                                      

Heat – 2

Incandescent, miniature – 10*

 

Magnets, neodymium – 24*

Marbles – 6

Meter sticks – 6

Nails, 4ʺ – 6*

Nuts, steel – 12*

Padding, foam rubber, 12″ × 24″ – 6

Pushpins – 24*

Radios, handheld, with batteries – 2

Rice, uncooked – 2 tbsp*

Rubber bands, size 32 – 2*

Rulers, metric, grooved – 12

Sandpaper – 2 sheets*

Snap Circuits® Green kits by Elenco® (PhD Science Texas exclusive) – 6

Steel wool – 3 oz*

Stopwatches – 6

Tape, electrical – 6 rolls*

Thermometers, Celsius – 2

Toy boats – 2

Toy cars, pull back – 2

Wire cutters – 1

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities.

Level 4 Module 3: Plants in the Environment

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Binder clips – 2

Bloodworms, freeze-dried – 0.25 oz*

Bowls, small – 2

 

Carnivorous plants, live                                   

Pitcher plant – 1*

Venus flytrap – 1*

Sundew – 1*

 

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 2 lb*

Cups – 8*

Gloves, disposable – 26 pairs*

Gravel – 8 cups*

Light bulbs, grow – 2

Magnifiers, handheld, plastic – 2

Nursery pots, plastic, 3″ – 8*

Objects, quarter-size – 6

Pipettes, disposable – 5*

Radish seed packet – 1*

Sand – 1 cup*

Soil, low-nutrient – 2 cups*

Sphagnum moss, live – 1*

Terrarium with cover, clear plastic, 1 gal – 1

Toothpicks – 186*

Tray, plastic – 1

Tweezers – 4

Yarn – 2 balls*

Water, distilled – 2 L*

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 5

Level 5 Module 1: Earth Processes with Spotlight Lessons Physical Properties of Matter

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Aluminum foil 1 roll*

Balloon pumps, handheld 6

 

Bags, resealable plastic

1 gal – 1*

1 qt 25*

Snack 25*

 

Beakers, plastic, 250 mL 13

 

Bins with lids, clear plastic

6 qt – 12

16 qt 1

 

Black pepper, ground 6 tsp*

Blocks, wooden 8

Bottles of water, 16.9 oz 7

Bowls, large 6

Chenille stems 40*

 

Clay

Modeling, nonhardening – 2 lb*

Powdered, natural 12 tbsp*

 

Coffee powder, instant 6 tsp*

 

Containers, clear plastic

2ʺ × 3ʺ × 5ʺ – 1

3.5ʺ × 5.5ʺ × 8ʺ 1

 

Round, 16 oz 8

Cotton swabs 73*

Craft sticks, jumbo 52*

 

Cups

Foam – 3*

Paper, 3 oz – 65*

Plastic, 9 oz – 8*

Plastic, small – 18*

 

Dice 6

Flour, all-purpose 4 cups*

Food coloring, blue 1 oz*

Heat lamp with reflector 1

Heat light bulb 1

Gloves, disposable 53 pairs*

Graduated cylinders, 100 mL 6

Gravel 4.2 cups*

Iron filings, fine 1 tsp*

Magnets, bar 6

Magnifiers, handheld, plastic 24

 

Measuring cups

1 cup – 1

1 qt 1

 

Measuring spoon, 1 tbsp 1

Oil, olive, dark green 40 mL*

Paint tray, plastic, 11″ 1

Pie tins, aluminum 6

Plastic wrap 1 roll*

Plates, paper 25*

Potato masher 1

Push pins 12*

Putty knife, plastic, 3″ 1

Rocks, small 18

Rocks samples, conglomerate, limestone, sandstone, shale 6 each

Rulers 24

 

Safety goggles

Student – 24

Teacher – 1

 

Salts

Epsom – 3 cups*

Table – 1.5 cups*

 

Scales, digital +or-0.1g – 6

Shower caps, clear plastic – 6*

Spoons, plastic – 13*

Sponges in 2 different colors – 4 each*

Straws, bendable – 50*

String – 1 spool*

Syrup, maple – 30 mL*

 

Tape

Duct – 1 roll*

Electrical – 1 roll*

 

Toothpicks – 120*

Washers, steel, small – 30

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 5 Module 2: Ecosystems

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Balls

Table tennis – 1

Tennis – 1

 

Bingo chips, blue, red, yellow – 90 each color

Bottles, water, 16.9 oz – 20*

Bowls, 1 qt or larger – 8

Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 1 lb*

Containers with lids, 12 oz – 17

Corks, cylindrical – 12

Cups, 3 oz – 2*

Gloves, disposable – 97 pairs*

Graduated cylinders, 50 mL – 6

Jars with lids, 8 oz – 2

Ladles – 4

Magnifiers, handheld, plastic – 6

Marbles – 12

Meter sticks – 2

Name tags, adhesive – 24*

Pipettes, disposable – 6*

Radish seed packet – 1*

Rice, uncooked – 4 cups*

Sand – 4 cups*

Skewers, wooden – 4*

 

Soil test kits

Test tubes, color-coded, blue, orange, purple – 4 each color*

Blue capsules for phosphorus – 4*

Orange capsules for potash – 4*

Purple capsules for nitrogen – 4*

 

Tongs, utility – 4

Tweezers – 4

Water, sparkling, clear plastic bottle – 1*

Yarn balls – 3*

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities. 

Level 5 Module 3: Sun, Earth, and Moon System with Spotlight Lessons and a Capstone Project on Forces, Motion, and Energy

 

Kit Items – Quantity Needed

Alligator clip cords40*

Aluminum foil1 roll*

Balls, polystyrene foam, smooth, 2″6*

Batteries, D12*

Battery holders, D12

 

Beads

2 mm1*

Glass, flat6*

 

Boxes, cardboard, 12″ × 7″ × 4″6*

Buzzers4

Cardboard3 sheets*

Chalk1 stick*

Clay, modeling, nonhardening1.5 lb*

Compasses12

Cotton balls6*

Craft sticks, wax30*

DC motors6

Discs, polystyrene foam18*

Erasers, wedge, medium30

Felt, 9ʺ × 12ʺ12 sheets

Flashlight bulbs, incandescent10*

Flashlights with batteries6

Foam sheets, craft, 9″ × 12″6*

Globes, mini6

Hall's cars6

Hook and loop fastener1 roll*

 

Knife

Precision1

Serrated1

 

Lanterns with batteries6

Light bulb holders9

Meter sticks4

Mirror, small1

Nails, steel6

Paraffin blocks6

Pencil graphite6*

Protractors6

Rubber bands25*

Sandpaper, 9″ × 11″12 sheets*

Spoons, clear plastic24*

Spring scales, push, 5 N6

Stickers, stars1 pack

Sticks, wooden24*

String1 spool*

Stopwatches6

Switches, knife12

Tape, copper foil, 1 cm wide3 rolls*

Tape, electrical2 rolls*

Tealights, LED, nonflickering12

Toy cars, small – 3

 

* indicates that the item is in the refill kit 

Quantities identified represent required quantities, not actual quantities provided in kit. In some instances, quantities included in kit will exceed required quantities.