2024 Curriculum Review Materials & Resources
Instructional Hands-On Materials Kits
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 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 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 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 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 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 cords – 40*
Aluminum foil – 1 roll*
Balls, polystyrene foam, smooth, 2″ – 6*
Batteries, D – 12*
Battery holders, D – 12
Beads
2 mm – 1*
Glass, flat – 6*
Boxes, cardboard, 12″ × 7″ × 4″ – 6*
Buzzers – 4
Cardboard – 3 sheets*
Chalk – 1 stick*
Clay, modeling, nonhardening – 1.5 lb*
Compasses – 12
Cotton balls – 6*
Craft sticks, wax – 30*
DC motors – 6
Discs, polystyrene foam – 18*
Erasers, wedge, medium – 30
Felt, 9ʺ × 12ʺ – 12 sheets
Flashlight bulbs, incandescent – 10*
Flashlights with batteries – 6
Foam sheets, craft, 9″ × 12″ – 6*
Globes, mini – 6
Hall's cars – 6
Hook and loop fastener – 1 roll*
Knife
Precision – 1
Serrated – 1
Lanterns with batteries – 6
Light bulb holders – 9
Meter sticks – 4
Mirror, small – 1
Nails, steel – 6
Paraffin blocks – 6
Pencil graphite – 6*
Protractors – 6
Rubber bands – 25*
Sandpaper, 9″ × 11″ – 12 sheets*
Spoons, clear plastic – 24*
Spring scales, push, 5 N – 6
Stickers, stars – 1 pack
Sticks, wooden – 24*
String – 1 spool*
Stopwatches – 6
Switches, knife – 12
Tape, copper foil, 1 cm wide – 3 rolls*
Tape, electrical – 2 rolls*
Tealights, LED, nonflickering – 12
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.