Science School Tools
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Anatomy Model Toolkit
This kit contains a model of a human torso and major organs.
Use it to teach about the human body.
It pairs well with the book X-Ray Me(opens in a new tab)!
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Animal X-Ray Toolkit
This kit contains a lightpad and 14 x-rays of animal skeletons, as well as regular photographs of the animals.
Use it to teach the taxonomy of animals. The lightpad is also good for drawing and tracing activities.
It pairs well with the Geometric Doodling toolkit.
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Balance Scale Toolkit
This kit contains a see-inside bucket balance scale, a set of gram weights, liquid measuring cups, funnels, measuring tapes, and a set of measuring spoons.
Use it to teach weights and measures, the scientific method, the metric system, and estimating and counting.
It pairs well with a bag of dried beans and a book like Ton(opens in a new tab).
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Binoculars Toolkit
This kit contains binoculars and a book of birdsongs.
Use it to observe wildlife, look at treetops, watch outdoor events from far away, star gaze, and practice your spy skills.
It pairs well with the Weather Toolkit if you want to expand the range of what you observe.
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Bug Viewer Toolkit
This kit contains a magnifying bug viewer and some specimens in resin marbles.
Use it to teach about taxonomy, insects and arachnids, and wildlife observation.
It pairs well with the binoculars toolkit.
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Dash Robot with Launcher Toolkit
This kit contains a Dash robot with charger and Lego adapter, activity cards, and a catapult kit. Please note: you will need to download a free Wonder Workshop app(opens in a new tab) to your own device to program the robot.
Use it to teach basic coding and engineering tasks and even simple machines. Play basketball, storm a castle, or hit a target built with Legos!
It pairs well with ping-pong tables and Legos.
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Dash Robot with Sketch Toolkit
This kit contains a Dash robot with charger and Lego adapter, activity cards, and a Sketch kit with markers you can attach to the robot. Please note: you will need to download a free Wonder Workshop app(opens in a new tab) to your own device to program the robot.
Use it to teach drag-and-drop coding, including conditionals and loops, or just work on linear directions and geometric patterns.
It pairs well with Legos and a giant sheet of paper.
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Human Anatomy Toolkit
This kit contains a board with magnetics bones and organs.
Use it to teach about the human body and learn about what we are made of!
It pairs well with the Anatomy Model Toolkit.
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Human X-Ray Toolkit
This kit includes a light pad with x-ray images.
Use it to learn about human anatomy and study what’s inside of us!
It pairs well with the human anatomy toolkit.
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Magnet Toolkit
This kit includes magnets in many different shapes: horseshoe, bar, ball, ring, wand, post, triangle and square. It also includes colored chips with metal rings and a magnetic car base.
Use it to teach magnetism, polarity, and construction and to test what materials are metallic.
It pairs well with the Magic Tricks Toolkit (coming soon!).
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Microscope Toolkit
This kit includes a 6-inch microscope that magnifies up to 900x, 24 slides of plant and animal matter, and equipment to make your own temporary slides.
Use it to teach about structures in biology and the scientific method.
It pairs well with the Ultimate Guide to Your Microscope(opens in a new tab) and things you find in nature like leaves, pollen, and a bit of pond water.
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Molecule Models Toolkit
This kit includes plastic molecule models.
Use it to learn about how molecules are shaped and formed.
It pairs well with the microscope toolkit to learn more about what matter is made of.
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Ozobot Toolkit
This kit contains 2 small robots that follow lines drawn on paper, as well as markers and instructions for color codes that make the robots do different things.
Use it to teach basic coding, logic, and problem solving.
It pairs well with the Scratch Jr app and coding cards(opens in a new tab).
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Rubberband Car Toolkit
This kit contains two large cars that are powered by rubberbands and two small cars with rubberband launchers. It also contains rubberbands, tape for marking starting lines, and two measuring tapes.
Use it to teach potential and kinetic energy, friction, velocity, and measuring distances, and to extend lessons on simple machines (wheels and axles!).
It pairs well with the time toolkit to measure how quickly the carts travel, as well as the distance.
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Telescope Toolkit
This kit contains a tabletop telescope, redlight flashlight, and star chart.
Use it to teach astronomy, stargazing, seasons and phases of the moon.
It pairs well with the Solar System Model Toolkit.
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Weather Toolkit
This kit contains an emergency weather radio, weather lab with thermometer, rain guage, and anemometer and a weather tracker.
Use it to teach about temperature, precipitation, wind, and clouds.
It pairs well with the binoculars Tookit.
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