Alphabetical list of kits

Kit / Brief description / Suitable for
Adaptations / Adaptation, classification and food chains / KS 1, 2, 3
Biotechnology (x2) / Hardware for DNA electrophoresis / Yr 12, 13
Cars and Ramps (x3) / Adjustable ramps and sets of cars / KS 1, 2
Datalogging / LogIT datalogger and Controller kit / KS1,2
DIY DNA / Kit to extract DNA form onions or peas / KS2,3
DNA Modelling / Molymod and Harris Gene Kits / KS 4, Yr 12, 13
Ecobox (x4) / For teaching about sustainable living / KS 3, 4
Electricity (x3) / Circuit sets and games / KS 1, 2
ESP / Exhibit from Science and Survival Week / KS 1, 2, 3,
Evolution / Fossils, timeline, peppered moth activity / KS 3, 4, Yr 12, 13
Eye (x2) / Giant model eye with viewing screen / KS 1,2,3
Fair Test Posters / For planning investigations / KS 1,2,3
Flexicam + Microscope / Relays images from microscope to TV / KS 1,2,3
Florence Nightingale / Changes in medical care over 200 years / KS 1,2
Forces (x4) / Box of ‘toys’ to illustrate forces / KS 1
Measuring Forces / Sets of forcemeters / KS 2
Friction (x3) / Blocks, ramps, forcemeters, cylinders / KS 2
Go Kart and Sledge / To accompany Friction Kit / KS 2
Habitats / Resources for environmental sampling / KS 1, 2, 3
Healthy Eating (x4) / Large selection of plastic foods / KS 1, 2
Heart (x3) / Heart rate monitors, stethoscopes, pedometers / KS 1, 2, 3
Life Cycles (x2) / Models, lightbank and seeds / KS 1, 2
Light (x3) / Mirrors, prisms, filters, games / KS 1, 2
Magnets & Springs (x2) / Sets of magnets and springs / KS 1, 2
Magnetic stirrer / For investigations / KS4, Yr 12, 13
Materials (x2) / Sets of materials and objects; resources for changing state / KS 1, 2
Microorganisms (x5) / UV light box + glitterbug gel / KS 1,2,3
Microscopes (x6) / 6 simple microscopes + slides / KS 1,2
Nikon Microscope / For demonstration/A level work / Yr12,13
Mixing and Separating / Mixing ,measuring, filtering, separating / KS 1,2
Molymod modelling / Organic/inorganic model kits / KS4, Yr12,13
Moonbox / Simulates monthly phases of the moon / KS 1,2,3
Plant Growth and Movement / Germination, geotropism, phototropism / KS 2, 3
Portable Planetarium / Available for hire in autumn term only / KS 1, 2, 3
Renewable Energy / Wind turbines, PV cells, solar water heaters / KS 2, 3, 4
Rocks and Soils (x3) / Selection of rocks and soils, soil sieves / KS 1, 2, 3
Skeleton (x2) / Adult-sized plastic skeleton on stand / KS 1, 2, 3
Smoking / Enclosed container to ‘smoke’ a cigarette / KS 1, 2, 3
Solar System (2) / Large scale model of the solar system / KS 1, 2, 3
Sound (3) / Tuning forks, telephones, model ear / KS 1, 2, 3
Spectrophotometer / For A level investigations / Yr 12, 13
Sunspotter (x2) / A safe, easy way to observe the sun / KS 1, 2, 3
Sustainable Living / For teaching about sustainable living / KS 1, 2
Teeth (x2) / Tooth models and plastic jaws / KS 1, 2
Telescope (manual) (x2) / Orion Starblast / KS 2, 3, 4,
Telescope (computer) / Tracking telescope, digital camera / KS 2, 3, 4
Telescope (hydrogen) / Can be used to view the sun / KS 2, 3, 4
Torso (x2) / Life-size model with removable organs / KS 1, 2, 3,