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An interactive kit for teaching about light and optics, including: Model laboratory box, poster, board game, moving optical illusion discs, the impossible triangle, animated carousel, spinning color wheels, 3-D image, illusion cards, mirror mazes, facsimiles.
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Introduces a variety of magnets, teaches how to make new magnets, and how to make a simple magnetic compass and use it to find direction.
Memory games can be a great way to reinforce knowledge. Students of all ages can improve their scientific literacy by gaining an understanding of the structure, properties, and chemical behaviour of molecules as well common inorganic and organic chemical compounds.
Molecules Memory Games challenges students to identify matching molecules and compounds with thirty-six pairs of colourful diagrams. The accompanying booklet is also an invaluable information resource. Secondary-level students may benefit from using this game as a way to test their basic understanding.
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Memory games can be a great way to reinforce knowledge. Students of all ages can improve their scientific literacy by gaining an understanding of the structure, properties, and chemical behaviour of molecules as well common inorganic and organic chemical compounds.
Molecules Memory Games challenges students to identify matching molecules and compounds with thirty-six pairs of colourful diagrams. The accompanying booklet is also an invaluable information resource. Secondary-level students may benefit from using this game as a way to test their basic understanding.
Ever wondered how electricity is generated? Want to understand how motors work? Interested in building your own hand-crank motor? The Motors & Generators activity kit by Thames & Kosmos contains 25 different experiments to help children learn how simple electric motors and generators work. The Experiment Manual has instructions for building a wide array of electrical devices, including transmissions, circuits and conductors, motors, and generators! Each type of device is accompanied by a section in the manual explaining the hows and whys of the concept. The manual also contains experiments with magnetism and instructions on how to build a compass. This kit would be an excellent addition to science lessons about electricity, such as the grade 6 unit on electricity and electrical devices in the Ontario curriculum.
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Ever wondered how electricity is generated? Want to understand how motors work? Interested in building your own hand-crank motor? The Motors & Generators activity kit by Thames & Kosmos contains 25 different experiments to help children learn how simple electric motors and generators work. The Experiment Manual has instructions for building a wide array of electrical devices, including transmissions, circuits and conductors, motors, and generators! Each type of device is accompanied by a section in the manual explaining the hows and whys of the concept. The manual also contains experiments with magnetism and instructions on how to build a compass. This kit would be an excellent addition to science lessons about electricity, such as the grade 6 unit on electricity and electrical devices in the Ontario curriculum.
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Property and Substance: a game for teaching chemistry.
Periodic Puzzle consists of 132 hardwood “element cubes” which will help students learn the organization of the periodic table as well as concepts such as atomic numbers, chemical equations, groups and periods, and how molecules are formed. Students will have fun learning these chemistry concepts as they play molecular crossword and element bingo.
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Periodic Puzzle consists of 132 hardwood “element cubes” which will help students learn the organization of the periodic table as well as concepts such as atomic numbers, chemical equations, groups and periods, and how molecules are formed. Students will have fun learning these chemistry concepts as they play molecular crossword and element bingo.
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Why not take advantage of a bright sunny day to teach your students about the way light travels, refracts, and reflects? Using the United Prism Set you can easily create classroom activities that are as beautiful as they are scientific and informative. The Prism Set contains six acrylic prisms in five different shapes, including an equilateral prism, a rectangular block, a semi-circular block, as well as concave and convex lenses. The accompanying teaching guide gives sample activities as well as a short history on the study of light to aid in your lessons.
Using the prism set, ask your students to make inferences about how a double concave lens refracts light, to hypothesize what path light will take traveling through a rectangular prism, and to investigate what happens during magnification with a rounded prism. Through classroom discussion of the operations of geometry, the changes in density, and the nature of light, your students will learn the science behind their magical interactions with the colourful rays.
These prisms are a great addition to grade 4 science classrooms, when properties of light are introduced, as well as in grade 10 classes, where optics is explored in greater depth.
If you’re interested in finding more ways to use these prisms, the OISE Library has several books of experiments. Consider checking out The Optics Book: Fun Experiments with Light, Vision & Colour, Making Light Work: The Science of Optics, or Physics for Kids: 49 Easy Experiments with Optics for a wealth of innovative ideas.
The Prism Set is currently on display on the ground floor of the OISE Library, next to the Circulation Desk. Looking for more kits about physics? You can search our collections in the OISE Library K-12 Manipulatives Database! For more activity kits about light, colour, and optics, check out the Colour & Light Discovery Kit, the Light and Illusion Interactive Guide to Optical Tricks, and the United Prism Set.
Caution: These prisms are made of glass and may break. Please do not carry the container by the lid, as the lid may detach and cause the prisms to fall out!
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Why not take advantage of a bright sunny day to teach your students about the way light travels, refracts, and reflects? Using the United Prism Set you can easily create classroom activities that are as beautiful as they are scientific and informative. The Prism Set contains six acrylic prisms in five different shapes, including an equilateral prism, a rectangular block, a semi-circular block, as well as concave and convex lenses. The accompanying teaching guide gives sample activities as well as a short history on the study of light to aid in your lessons.
Using the prism set, ask your students to make inferences about how a double concave lens refracts light, to hypothesize what path light will take traveling through a rectangular prism, and to investigate what happens during magnification with a rounded prism. Through classroom discussion of the operations of geometry, the changes in density, and the nature of light, your students will learn the science behind their magical interactions with the colourful rays.
These prisms are a great addition to grade 4 science classrooms, when properties of light are introduced, as well as in grade 10 classes, where optics is explored in greater depth.
If you’re interested in finding more ways to use these prisms, the OISE Library has several books of experiments. Consider checking out The Optics Book: Fun Experiments with Light, Vision & Colour, Making Light Work: The Science of Optics, or Physics for Kids: 49 Easy Experiments with Optics for a wealth of innovative ideas.
The Prism Set is currently on display on the ground floor of the OISE Library, next to the Circulation Desk. Looking for more kits about physics? You can search our collections in the OISE Library K-12 Manipulatives Database! For more activity kits about light, colour, and optics, check out the Colour & Light Discovery Kit, the Light and Illusion Interactive Guide to Optical Tricks, and the United Prism Set.
Caution: These prisms are made of glass and may break. Please do not carry the container by the lid, as the lid may detach and cause the prisms to fall out!
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This learning modular comes with four separate projects for students to configure different radios. Building radios provides students a fun and easy way to understand engineering. The FM Radio set comes with 1 bag of snap wires, 1 battery holder, 1 speaker, 1 FM module, 1 amp, 1 adjustable resistor, 1 base grid and 2 instruction sheets (1 in English and 1 in French). Targeted for students between the ages of 8 to 12 years old, FM Radio provides teachers with an effective way to cultivate student interest in challenging subjects like engineering.
The Snap Circuits Jr. kit by Elenco offers a fun and engaging way to learn the basics of electronics by building electrical circuits. No additional tools or equipment necessary! Each of the kit’s 30 electrical parts snap onto each other as well as the plastic backing sheet to allow you to easily construct working circuits. Use the simple-to-follow directions in the provided manual to build over 100 projects, such as the Flying Saucer, the Pencil Alarm, and the Spinning Rings. After you’ve built all of the provided projects, why not experiment and try creating your own circuits?
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The Snap Circuits Jr. kit by Elenco offers a fun and engaging way to learn the basics of electronics by building electrical circuits. No additional tools or equipment necessary! Each of the kit’s 30 electrical parts snap onto each other as well as the plastic backing sheet to allow you to easily construct working circuits. Use the simple-to-follow directions in the provided manual to build over 100 projects, such as the Flying Saucer, the Pencil Alarm, and the Spinning Rings. After you’ve built all of the provided projects, why not experiment and try creating your own circuits?
With Squishy Circuits, electrical circuits can be installed without the need of breadboards or soldering. Instead, to power the circuits all your students need are the play dough (made from the recipe provided with the package) and batteries. Further components are also provided: five LED lights (red, yellow, green, blue and white), the motor and also the piezoelectric buzzer provided inside the box. With the hands-on approach of Squishy Circuits, your students can discover new and innovative uses for circuits that they design.
Squishy Circuits is targeted for students eight years old or older. Students under eight should be closely supervised.
]]>With Squishy Circuits, electrical circuits can be installed without the need of breadboards or soldering. Instead, to power the circuits all your students need are the play dough (made from the recipe provided with the package) and batteries. Further components are also provided: five LED lights (red, yellow, green, blue and white), the motor and also the piezoelectric buzzer provided inside the box. With the hands-on approach of Squishy Circuits, your students can discover new and innovative uses for circuits that they design.
Squishy Circuits is targeted for students eight years old or older. Students under eight should be closely supervised.
Stick to Science Chemical Nomenclature Cards offers a fun and visible way educators can introduce secondary school students to the chemical nomenclature. Ideal for educators and teacher candidates with a focus on Intermediate-Senior specializing in Science General and Chemistry, the kit contains all the chemical elements on magnetic cards that can be used in the classroom. The flash cards can be used for a number of classroom activities and lessons.
This kit includes an accompanying guide outlining tasks for the educator. Each one of the 144 magnetic cards are able to stick to all magnetic whiteboard and chalkboards providing a visible way to explore and illustrate concepts without the confusion of erasing. The kit also allows teachers to:
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Stick to Science Chemical Nomenclature Cards offers a fun and visible way educators can introduce secondary school students to the chemical nomenclature. Ideal for educators and teacher candidates with a focus on Intermediate-Senior specializing in Science General and Chemistry, the kit contains all the chemical elements on magnetic cards that can be used in the classroom. The flash cards can be used for a number of classroom activities and lessons.
This kit includes an accompanying guide outlining tasks for the educator. Each one of the 144 magnetic cards are able to stick to all magnetic whiteboard and chalkboards providing a visible way to explore and illustrate concepts without the confusion of erasing. The kit also allows teachers to:
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Super size molecular model set designed to quickly and easily demonstrate the fundamental concepts of organic chemistry. Specially designed “Quick Connect” bond and receptor sites allow easy transition to other organic molecular models to facilitate instruction. 3” atom centers with brilliantly finished colors adherent to international color scheme are easily visualized by students. This organic molecular models set is ideal for beginning chemistry, High school chemistry or chemistry concept labs.
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An interactive science kit containing all the special equipment and instructions children need for over 100 science experiments.
Why not take advantage of a bright sunny day to teach your students about the way light travels, refracts, and reflects? Using the United Prism Set you can easily create classroom activities that are as beautiful as they are scientific and informative. The Prism Set contains six acrylic prisms in five different shapes, including an equilateral prism, a rectangular block, a semi-circular block, as well as concave and convex lenses. The accompanying teaching guide gives sample activities as well as a short history on the study of light to aid in your lessons.
Using the prism set, ask your students to make inferences about how a double concave lens refracts light, to hypothesize what path light will take traveling through a rectangular prism, and to investigate what happens during magnification with a rounded prism. Through classroom discussion of the operations of geometry, the changes in density, and the nature of light, your students will learn the science behind their magical interactions with the colourful rays.
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Why not take advantage of a bright sunny day to teach your students about the way light travels, refracts, and reflects? Using the United Prism Set you can easily create classroom activities that are as beautiful as they are scientific and informative. The Prism Set contains six acrylic prisms in five different shapes, including an equilateral prism, a rectangular block, a semi-circular block, as well as concave and convex lenses. The accompanying teaching guide gives sample activities as well as a short history on the study of light to aid in your lessons.
Using the prism set, ask your students to make inferences about how a double concave lens refracts light, to hypothesize what path light will take traveling through a rectangular prism, and to investigate what happens during magnification with a rounded prism. Through classroom discussion of the operations of geometry, the changes in density, and the nature of light, your students will learn the science behind their magical interactions with the colourful rays.