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GEMS Kits for Checkout

 

The following is a list of gems kits available for checkout from the BIO5 Institute:

 

Chemical Reactions:  Students practice their skills in observation, experimentation and inference as they explore chemical reactions; a fun way to introduce students to chemistry.  (Grades 6-8)

Color Analyzers:  Students investigate light color and how our eyes work. (Grades 5-8)

Crime Lab Chemistry:  Students explore the concepts of solubility, pigments and separation as they learn about chromatography in order to solve a mystery. (Grades 4-8)

Environmental Detectives:  Student detectives investigate the mysterious mass disappearance of fish, this unit provides students with inquiry-based science learning as they explore an interdisciplinary scientific problem.  (Grades 5-8) Â 

Fingerprinting:  Students examine the similarities and differences between fingerprints in order to develop their own classification scheme and solve a classroom mystery.  (Grades 4-8)

Invisible Universe:  This unit provides students with the opportunity to explore the electromagnetic spectrum.  Students look past visible wavelengths of light as they examine ultraviolet, microwave, and infrared wavelengths.  (Grades 6-8)

Mapping Animal Movements:  Students watch and record animal movements in order to learn more about the organisms that surround them.

More Than Magnifiers:  Students explore optical instruments such as magnifiers, telescopes, cameras, and projectors as they learn about physics, optics, and light.  (Grades 6-8)

Mystery Festival:  In this exciting classroom mystery students study the crime scene, conduct forensic tests and analyze the evidence to solve the mystery. (Grades 2-8) 

Oobleck:  What Do Scientists Do?:  This unit introduces students to inquiry and science exploration, key concepts in what scientists do on a daily basis. (Grades 4-8)

Schoolyard Ecology:  In a series of outdoor explorations students work in teams to sample, record, and analyze information about organisms and the environment in which they live.  (Grades 3-6)

 

*Note:  Most kits can be easily adapted for appropriate grade levels.

For additional information and more detailed GEMS Kits descriptions please visithttp://www.lhsgems.org.

For Check-out and reservation information please contact Stacey Forsyth, Director of Education Outreach, by email forsyth@bio5.org, or by phone at (520)626-8124.

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