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Hands-On
Materials Kits

 

Investigations being conducted: one requiring safety goggles, another is a water dam investigation, and the final using SnapCircuits Kit

PhD Science® allows students to learn to think like real scientists by conducting hands-on investigations. With a Science or Engineering Challenge in each module, students are provided multiple opportunities to collaborate with peers, practice problem solving, and continue building and connecting knowledge of the world around them.

PhD Science Hands-On Materials Kits are designed for 24 students with up to six groups per classroom. Hands-On Materials Kits are available in English and Spanish.

Additional items may be required that are commonly found in most classrooms or can be purchased at local discount stores and supermarkets. A module’s materials list may also include items that must be taken from another module within the same grade level.

Hands-On Materials Kits 

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Level K

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    Module 1:
    Weather
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    Module 2:
    Pushes and Pulls
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    Module 3:
    Life
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    Module 4:
    Environments

Module Titles

The Level K Hands-On Materials Kits support hands-on investigations in the following modules.

• Module 1: Weather
• Module 2: Pushes and Pulls
• Module 3: Life
• Module 4: Environments

Module 1

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level K Module 1 that includes a fan, wooden dolls, Knowledge Deck cards and posters, and safety goggles

Items

  • Aluminum foil | 1 roll
  • Bags, plastic, resealable, 1 gal | 18
  • Binder rings, 1.5” | 25 
  • Box, cardboard
    • 12” x 12” x 12” | 1
    • 4" x 4" x 4" | 1
  • Calendar pocket chart | 1
  • Cardboard, 12" x 12" | 2 sheets
  • Clipboard | 1
  • Clothespins, wooden, 3” | 30
  • Containers, clear plastic, round, 8 oz | 8
  • Craft foam, 9" x 12" | 1 sheet
  • Craft sticks, jumbo | 150
  • Cups, disposable, insulated, 14 oz | 29
  • Dolls, wooden | 48
  • Fan, table | 1
  • Felt, 9" x 12" | 1 sheet
  • Flagging tape, 1" wide | 200 ft
  • Flashlights with batteries | 6
  • Floor tiles, adhesive backing, 12” x 12” | 2
  • Gloves, disposable | 100
  • Gravel | 5 lbs
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards
    • Ancient Clues | 24
    •  Farming at Mesa Verde | 24
    • Mesa Verde Long Ago | 24 
  • Knowledge Deck posters
    •  Ancient Clues | 1
    • Farming at Mesa Verde | 1
    • Mesa Verde Long Ago | 1
  • Labels, removable, 2 5/8” x 1” | 30
  • Lace, 3-9/16"| 6 yd
  • Linking cubes
    • Blue | 100
    • Green | 300
    • Orange | 100
    • Purple | 5
    • Red | 5
    • Yellow | 200
  • Measuring cups, dry, set of 4 | 1
  • Pans, aluminum, 12.75” x 10.38” x 1.5” | 7
  • Paper, tissue, 9" x 12" | 1 sheet
  • Plastic mesh sleeve, 7” x 6”| 20 sleeves
  • Plates, paper, 6" | 24
  • Rulers, plastic | 12
  • Safety goggles, student | 24
  • Safety goggles, teacher | 1
  • Screen | 8 sq ft
  • Sentence strips | 100
  • Sheet protector | 1
  • Spice shakers, with lids, 4 oz | 6
  • Sticky note arrows | 50
  • Straw connector set, 163 pieces | 2 sets
  • Tablecloth | 1
  • Tape, painter's | 1 roll
  • Thermometers
    • Demonstration | 1
    • Fahrenheit, plastic-backed | 12
    • Indoor–Outdoor | 1
  • Yarn | 60 yd

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Module 2

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level K Module 2 that includes vinyl harbor maps, wooden blocks, and Knowledge Deck cards and poster

Items

  • Bags, resealable plastic, snack | 16
  • Ball, table tennis | 12
  • Bins
    • Clear plastic, 41 qt | 1
    • Clear plastic with lids, 6 qt | 4
  • Blocks, wooden
    • 3 cm x 5 cm x 1.5 cm | 12
    • 5 cm x 15 cm x 2 cm | 13
  • Chenille stems, 12” | 100
  • Clay, modeling, nonhardening | 2 lb
  • Clipboards | 4
  • Cotton balls | 300
  • Craft sticks, jumbo | 50
  • Erasers, wedge, medium | 48
  • Hall’s cars | 4
  • Harbor maps, vinyl | 7
  • Hooks, screw in, vinyl coated, ¾” | 50
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards, New York Harbor | 24
  • Knowledge Deck poster, New York Harbor | 1
  • Pucks, plastic | 6
  • Rope, braided cotton | 50 ft
  • Screws, pan head, #10 ¾” length | 4
  • Sponges | 8
  • Sticky hands | 6
  • Toy boats, plastic | 2
  • Toy cars | 6

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Module 3

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level K Module 3 that includes a physical anchor model, Knowledge Deck cards and posters, and plant containers

Items

  • Anchor Model for Life
    • Desert figures, labels, symbols | 1
    • Fastener dots, large | 67
    • Fastener dots, small | 22
    • Felt background board | 1
    • Student stickers | 24 sets
  • Beaker, 1000 mL, handle | 1
  • Beaker, 500 mL | 1
  • Boxes, cardboard, 12” x 12” x 12”, unassembled | 2
  • Dowels, wooden, 12” | 32
  • Grow lamp bulbs | 2
  • Grow lamp, clip on, swivel head | 2
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards
    • Basketmaking | 24
    • Desert Fan Palm | 24
    • Joshua Tree | 24
  • Knowledge Deck posters
    • Basketmaking | 1
    • Desert Fan Palm | 1
    • Joshua Tree | 1
  • Plant containers, plastic, four pot | 16 (4 x 4) 
  • Scarlet runner bean seed packet | 1
  • Spray bottle, plastic, 16 oz | 1
  • Sticky note arrows | 100
  • Tape, electrical, black | 1 roll
  • Trays, plastic | 5

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Module 4

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level K Module 4 that includes a physical anchor model, Knowledge Deck cards and posters, and spray bottles

Items

  • Anchor Model for Environments
    • Class board | 1
    • Class stickers | 1 set
    • Student boards | 12
    • Student stickers | 12 sets
  • Bags, paper | 50
  • Cups, paper, 12 oz | 25
  • 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
  • Magnifiers, handheld, plastic | 12
  • Paper umbrellas | 144
  • Paper, tissue | 20 sheets
  • Shower curtain | 1
  • Spoons, plastic | 24
  • Spray bottles, 16 oz | 12
  • Sunflower seed packet | 1
  • Weights, hexagram set of 54 | 2 sets

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Level 1

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    Module 1:
    Survival
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    Module 2:
    Light
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    Module 3:
    Sound
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    Module 4:
    Sky

Module Titles

The Level 1 Hands-On Materials Kits support hands-on investigations in the following modules.

• Module 1: Survival
• Module 2: Light
• Module 3: Sound
• Module 4: Sky

Module 1

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 1 Module 1 that includes flashlights, Knowledge Deck cards and posters, and safety goggles

Items

  • Acorns, artificial with seeds | 5
  • Airline tubing | 8 ft
  • Air pumps | 2
  • Aluminum foil | 1 roll
  • Antisiphon valves | 2
  • Aquarium shelters | 2
  • Bacteria starter | 4 oz
  • Bags, resealable plastic, sandwich | 50
  • Binder rings, 1.5” | 25
  • Boxes, cardboard, 11.5” x 9.5” x 8”, unassembled | 7
  • Brads | 6
  • Bucket, plastic, 10 qt | 1
  • Carbon copy paper, 8.5" x 11" | 50 sheets
  • Cardboard, thin, 8.5" x 11" | 24 sheets
  • Cellophane, clear | 25 ft
  • Chenille stems, 12" | 200
  • Clay, modeling, nonhardening | 1 lb
  • Clipboard | 1
  • Craft foam, 9" x 12" | 24 sheets
  • Craft sticks | 200
  • Cups, clear plastic, 3.5 oz | 25
  • Cups, plastic, 9 oz | 11
  • Egg cartons, cardboard | 12
  • Erasers, wedge, medium | 24
  • Fish food pellets | 3.17 oz
  • Fish net, 4" | 1
  • Flashlights with batteries | 6
  • Food coloring, blue | 0.5 oz
  • Forks, plastic | 8
  • Gloves, disposable | 100
  • Gravel | 10 lb
  • Gravel vacuum | 1
  • Grow light bulbs | 2
  • Heat lamps with reflectors | 2
  • Hook and lamp fastener | 1 ft
  • 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
  • Magnifiers, plastic, handheld | 12
  • Measuring cup, 1 L | 1
  • Paper, tissue, 9" x 12" | 24 sheets
  • Paper, wax | 1 roll
  • Pipettes, disposable | 20
  • Plastic eggs | 2
  • Plates, paper
    • 6" | 60
    • 9" | 1
  • Pliers | 1
  • Radish seed packet | 1
  • Ruler, metric, plastic | 1
  • Safety goggles, student | 24
  • Safety goggles, teacher | 1
  • Screws, steel | 6
  • Scrubbing pad | 1
  • Sentence strips | 100
  • Sequin ribbon | 3 ft
  • Sequins | 600
  • Sponge filters | 2
  • Sticky note arrows | 25
  • Straws, clear | 3
  • Tanks, plastic, 3 gal | 2
  • Thermometers, adhesive | 2
  • Toothpicks, pointed | 250
  • Voucher for two live crayfish | 1
  • Water conditioner | 4 oz
  • Wood pieces with bark | 4

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Module 2

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 1 Module 2 that includes a light meter, cardboard boxes, Knowledge Deck cards and posters, and penlights

Items

  • Acetate sheets, transparent, 8.5” x 11” | 3 sheets
  • Aluminum foil | 1 roll
  • Bags, clear plastic, 1 gal | 3
  • Boxes, cardboard
    • 9” x 5” x 4” | 6
    • 12" x 7" x 4" | 14
  • Cardboard, 12" x 12" | 8 sheets
  • Cat figurines | 6
  • Cellophane, clear | 5 ft
  • Clothespin, 3” | 1
  • Craft sticks, wax | 48
  • Flashlight, small | 1
  • Knife, precision | 1
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards
    • Lighthouse | 24
    • Wayang | 24
  • Knowledge Deck posters
    • Lighthouse | 1
    • Wayang | 1
  • Leather, 3” x 3” | 8
  • Light meter | 1
  • Mirrors, plastic, 4” x 6” | 6
  • Paper
    • Construction, black | 50 sheets
    • Parchment, 12" x 15" | 2 sheets
    • Tissue, 9" x 12" | 6 sheets
    • Tracing, 9" x 12" | 3 sheets
  • Penlights with batteries | 12
  • Rubber band | 1
  • Sheet protector | 1
  • Sticky note arrows | 150
  • Tape, electrical, black | 1 roll

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Module 3

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 1 Module 3 that includes a lap harp, music boxes, Knowledge Deck cards and posters, and pom-poms

Items

  • Acetate, transparent, 8.5" x 11" | 3
  • Aluminum foil | 1 roll
  • Balloon pump, handheld | 1
  • Balloons | 25
  • Baskets, plastic | 6
  • Beads
    • Pony | 500
    • Wooden, 8 mm | 90
  • Beans, dried | 1 lb
  • Bottle caps for 16 oz bottles | 8
  • Bottles, plastic, 16 oz | 8
  • Chenille stems, 12" | 100
  • Clipboards with metal clips | 12
  • Containers, plastic, 4” x 4” x 2” | 7
  • Cotton balls | 300
  • Cups
    • Clear plastic, 3 oz | 6
    • Insulated, disposable, 9 oz | 27
    • Plastic, 9 oz | 12
  • Drum with drumsticks | 1
  • Felt | 1 sheet
  • Guiro with scraper | 1
  • Jewelry boxes with lids, cardboard | 8
  • Kalimba | 1
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards
    • Eardrum | 24
    • Recycled Orchestra | 24
    • Talking Drum | 24
  • Knowledge Deck posters
    • Eardrum | 1
    • Recycled Orchestra | 1
    • Talking Drum | 1
  • Lap harp with pick | 1
  • Measuring tape | 1
  • Music boxes in cardboard boxes | 3
  • Pie tins, aluminum | 16
  • Plastic wrap | 1 roll
  • Pom-poms | 100
  • Ribbon, ¼” wide | 500 yd
  • Rice, uncooked | 1 lb
  • Rubber bands | 105
  • Salt, table | 26.4 oz
  • Shakers, clear plastic | 2
  • Sticky note arrows | 250
  • Straws | 50
  • String | 420 ft
  • Triangle with wand | 1
  • Ukulele | 1

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Module 4

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 1 Module 4 that includes sunglasses, compasses, solar viewers, and Knowledge Deck cards and poster

Items

  • Acetate sheets, transparent, 8.5” x 11” | 50 sheets
  • Binder clips, extra large | 12
  • Compasses | 12
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards, Polaris | 24
  • Knowledge Deck poster, Polaris | 1
  • Labels, adhesive, 0.5” x 1.75” | 80
  • Solar viewers | 24
  • Sticky note arrows | 50
  • Sunglasses | 24

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Level 2

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    Module 1:
    Matter
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    Module 2:
    Earth Changes
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    Module 3:
    Plants
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    Module 4:
    Biomes

Module Titles

The Level 2 Hands-On Materials Kits support hands-on investigations in the following modules.

• Module 1: Matter
• Module 2: Earth Changes
• Module 3: Plants
• Module 4: Biomes

Module 1

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 2 Module 1 that includes plastic scales, Knowledge Deck cards and posters, and a thermometer

Items

  • Aluminum foil | 1 roll
  • Angel hair vine wreath | 4 oz
  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 qt | 50
  • Beaker, 1000 mL | 1 
  • Beaker, 500 mL | 1
  • Beeswax pellets, yellow | 1 lb
  • Binder clips, medium | 36
  • Binder rings, 1” | 25
  • Bins, clear plastic, with lids, 6 qt | 6
  • Blocks, foam | 102
  • Bucket, plastic, 10 qt |1
  • Building blocks, plastic
    • Blue | 50
    • Green | 50
    • Red | 50
  • Cardboard, 12" x 12" | 1
  • Chalk, white | 12 pieces
  • Cheesecloth | 2 sq yd
  • Chenille stems, 12" | 300
  • Clay, modeling, nonhardening, gray | 1 lb
  • Coffee stirrers, wooden | 1000
  • Containers, clear plastic
    • Rectangular, 4 oz | 4
    • Round, 8 oz | 4
  • Cornmeal, yellow | 24 oz
  • Cotton balls | 300
  • Cotton swabs | 300
  • Craft sticks, jumbo | 150
  • Cups, clear plastic, 3.5 oz | 50
  • Dish soap | 19 fl oz
  • Feathers | 60
  • Forks
    • Metal, large | 1
    • Plastic, white | 6
  • Gloves, disposable, latex free, child size | 100
  • Graduated cylinder, 25 mL | 1
  • Honey | 12 fl oz
  • Jars with lids, clear plastic, 4 oz | 24
  • Knife, paring | 4
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards
    • Honey Bees | 24
    • Little Dancer Aged Fourteen | 24
  • Knowledge Deck posters
    • Honey Bees | 1
    • Little Dancer Aged Fourteen | 1
  • Magnifiers, handheld, plastic | 24
  • Marbles | 50
  • Moss, Spanish | 125 cu in
  • Paper bags | 50
  • Plastic wrap | 1 roll
  • Safety goggles, student | 24
  • Safety goggles, teacher | 1
  • Sand, coarse | 5.5 lb
  • Scales, plastic | 6
  • Sentence strips | 100
  • Spoons
    • Metal | 6
    • Plastic, clear | 6
    • Plastic, white | 6
  • Spray bottles with triggers, 16 oz | 4
  • Stirring rod | 1
  • Straws, plastic | 100
  • String | 420 ft
  • Sugar, granulated white | 1 lb
  • Thermometer, indoor-outdoor | 1
  • Toothpicks | 500
  • Trays, plastic | 24
  • Twig garland wreath, 6" diameter | 1
  • Washers, metal | 24
  • Wax paper | 1 roll

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Module 2

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 2 Module 2 that includes an inflatable globe, Knowledge Deck cards and posters, and rock samples

Items

  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 gal | 8
  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 qt | 50
  • Balloon pumps, handheld | 6
  • Bin, clear plastic, 41 qt | 1
  • Bins, clear plastic, 6 qt (with hole) | 6
  • Cheesecloth | 2 sq yd
  • Chenille stems, 12" | 200
  • Clay, natural | ¼ lb
  • Clothespins | 6
  • Cups, paper, 8 oz | 14
  • Globe, inflatable | 1
  • Gravel | 5 lb
  • Hook and loop fastener | 1 ft
  • Knife, putty | 8
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards
    • The Twelve Apostles | 24
    • Yardangs | 24
  • Knowledge Deck posters
    • The Twelve Apostles | 1
    • Yardangs | 1
  • Measuring spoons, set of 5 | 1
  • Paintbrushes, medium | 6
  • Plates, paper, 10" | 50
  • Rock photo key | 1
  • Rock samples
    • Basalt | 3
    • Gneiss | 3
    • Granite | 3
    • Pumice | 3
    • Sandstone | 3
    • Tuff | 3
    • Limestone | 1
  • Rocks, ¾" | 5 lb
  • Rubber stoppers, size #00 | 6
  • Ruler, metric, plastic | 1
  • Sandpaper | 3 sheets
  • Shells | 6
  • Shower caps, clear plastic | 6
  • Sifting screens, plastic | 6
  • Silt | 1 lb
  • Straws, 0.5" diameter | 3
  • Sugar cubes | 1 lb
  • Tape measure | 1
  • Toothpicks | 500
  • Twig garland wreaths, 6" diameter | 3

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Module 3

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 2 Module 3 that includes cardboard boxes, grow lamps, and Knowledge Deck cards and posters

Items

  • Bags, resealable plastic, sandwich | 8
  • Baking soda | 1 lb
  • Box, cardboard, 12” x 12” x 12” | 8
  • Chenille stems, black, 12" | 100
  • Coffee stirrers, wooden | 25
  • Containers, clear plastic with lids, round, 16 oz | 48
  • Craft sticks, jumbo | 50
  • Cups, clear plastic, 3.5 oz | 8
  • Fava bean seed packet | 24 seeds
  • Felt, 9" x 12" | 10 sheets
  • Filters, coffee | 100
  • Flashlight with batteries | 1
  • Gloves, disposable | 100
  • Graduated cylinders, 10 mL | 8
  • Grow lamp bulbs | 2
  • Grow lamp, clip on, swivel head | 2
  • Hook and loop fastener | 5 ft
  • 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
  • Paper, construction, black, 9" x 12" | 50 sheets
  • Plant labels, four different colors | 100
  • Pom-poms | 100
  • Radish seed packet | 1
  • Rulers, metric, plastic | 24
  • Screens, 23.5" x 23.5" | 4
  • Spoons, plastic | 24
  • Sticks, cake pop | 25
  • Tape measures, 1.5 m | 10

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Module 4

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 2 Module 4 that includes craft foam, modeling dough, whiteboards, and Knowledge Deck cards and posters

Items

  • Bag clips | 12
  • Biomes Custom
    • Class world map | 1
    • Earth’s Environments bottom maps and overlay maps | 6 sets
    •  Plant and animal stickers | 24 sets
    • Postcards | 1 set
  • Box, photo, 11" x 17" | 1
  • Craft foam
    •  Green, 9" x 12" | 6
    • Tan, 9 x 12" | 6
    • White, 9" x 12" | 6
    • Yellow, 9" x 12" | 6
  • Dental floss | 12 yd
  • Food coloring, blue | 0.5 oz
  • Hook and loop fastener | 5 ft
  • Ice cube tray | 1
  • Knowledge Deck™ cards
    • Norgay and Hillary | 24
    • Yellowstone | 24
  • Knowledge Deck posters
    • Norgay and Hillary | 1
    • Yellowstone | 1
  • Markers, wet erase, black | 6
  • Modeling dough | 9 lb
  • Plates, paper, 10" | 13
  • Stickers (including green, orange, red) | 72
  • Whiteboards, student, 11” x 17” | 6
  • Yarn | 1 skein

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Level 3

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    Module 1:
    Weather and Climate
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    Module 2: Survival
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    Module 3:
    Traits
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    Module 4:
    Force and Motion

Module Titles

The Level 3 Hands-On Materials Kits support hands-on investigations in the following modules.

• Module 1: Weather and Climate
• Module 2: Survival
• Module 3: Traits
• Module 4: Forces and Motion

Module 1

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 3 Module 1 that includes a US map, map pins, thermometers, and nonhardening clay

Items 

  • Aluminum foil | 1 roll
  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 gal | 6
  • Bins, clear plastic, 6 qt (with hole) | 6
  • Board, wooden, 2" x 4" x 4" | 1
  • Bottle caps | 6
  • Bottle, clear plastic, 2 L | 1
  • Bottles, clear plastic, 16.9 oz | 6
  • Cardboard, 12" x 12" | 3
  • Clay, modeling, nonhardening | 6 lb
  • Cups, paper, 3 oz | 50
  • Gloves, disposable, latex free, child size | 100
  • Map pins | 80
  • Pebbles | 5 lb
  • Poncho | 1
  • Rubber bands | 2
  • Ruler, metric, plastic | 1
  • Safety goggles, student | 24
  • Safety goggles, teacher | 1
  • Thermometers, Fahrenheit, plastic-backed | 24
  • Umbrella | 1
  • US map | 1

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Module 2

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 3 Module 2 that includes air dry clay, plastic butterflies, timers, and a tape measure

Items

  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 qt | 6
  • Butterflies, plastic | 12
  • Clay, modeling, air dry | 2 lb
  • Clothespins, 1" | 10
  • Coupon for butterfly larvae and netted exposure | 1
  • Craft sticks | 50
  • Cups, plastic, 9 oz | 25
  • Dot die | 1
  • Leaves, paper | 85
  • Measuring cups, set of 4 | 1
  • Plates, paper, 9" | 5
  • Radish seed packet | 1
  • Rulers, metric, plastic | 24
  • Scales, digital, ± 1 g |2
  • String| 1 spool
  • Tape measure, 1.5 m | 1
  • Test tubes, plastic | 8
  • Thermometers, glass, Fahrenheit | 2
  • Timers, digital | 2

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Module 3

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 3 Module 3 that includes a grow light system, test tubes, round containers, and timers

Items

  • Bags, paper | 50
  • Beads, wooden, 16 mm | 230
  • Binder clips, medium | 4
  • Bins, clear plastic, 6 qt | 2
  • Containers, clear plastic, round, 4 oz | 6
  • Containers, clear plastic, round, 8 oz | 30
  • Containers, clear plastic, round, 16 oz | 24
  • Cups
    • Insulated, 9 oz | 2
    • Plastic, 9 oz | 50
  • Fast Plant Seed Packets
    • F1 Non-Purple Stem, Yellow-Green Leaf | 1
    •  Non-Purple Stem, Hairless | 1
    • Yellow-Green Leaf | 1
  • Food coloring, red | 2 oz
  • Graduated cylinders, plastic, 50 mL | 6
  • Grow light system | 1
  • Knife, precision | 1
  • Magnifiers, handheld, plastic | 6
  • Measuring spoons, set of 5 | 2 sets
  • Pitchers | 2
  • Plant fertilizer pellets | 1 lb
  • Plant label tags | 100
  • Plates, paper, 9" | 6
  • Rope, braided cotton | 50 ft
  • Salt | 26.4 oz
  • Shells, Peruvian scallop | 30
  • Spoons, plastic | 2
  • Straws, plastic | 4
  • Tape measure, 30 m | 1
  • Tape measures, 1.5 m | 5
  • Test tubes with rack | 6 sets
  • Timers, digital | 2
  • Toothpicks | 250

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Module 4

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 3 Module 4 that includes burlap, artificial grass, a game spinner, and toy cars

Items

  • Baking sheet, magnetic metal | 1
  • Balls, bouncy | 1
  • Balloons | 25
  • Balls, table tennis | 1
  • Bearing balls, 1˝ diameter| 6
  • Blocks, wooden, 1˝ x 2˝ x 0.5˝ | 6
  • Blocks, wooden, 1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5" | 7
  • Boxes, cardboard, 8" x 5" x 3", unassembled | 6
  • Burlap, 14˝ wide | 12 ft
  • Clipboards | 2
  • Clothespins, wooden, 3" | 2
  • Cloths, cotton | 1
  • Cloths, wool | 3
  • Compasses, mini | 4
  • Cork stoppers | 2
  • Cotton balls | 300
  • Cups, plastic, 3 oz | 14
  • Cups, plastic, 16 oz | 3
  • Film canisters with lids | 7
  • Foam rubber padding, 12˝ × 24˝ | 6 pieces
  • Game spinner | 1
  • Glue gun with glue sticks | 1
  • Grass, artificial, 12˝ × 24˝| 6
  • Hooks, screw in, ¾" | 24
  • Magnets, bar, with N/S labels | 12
  • Magnets, ceramic disc | 40
  • Magnets, ceramic ring | 24
  • Magnets, ceramic ring, coated | 2
  • Magnets, square, adhesive backed | 120
  • Meter sticks | 6
  • Ropes | 50 ft
  • Rulers, grooved | 6
  • Screws, brass | 2
  • Screws, steel | 2
  • Spinning top | 1
  • Spoon, plastic | 1
  • Timers, digital | 2
  • Toy cars | 6
  • Toy tools, plastic | 4 sets
  • Washers, brass | 2
  • Washers, steel | 6

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Level 4

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    Module 1:
    Earth Features
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    Module 2:
    Energy
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    Module 3:
    Sense and Response
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    Module 4:
    Light

Module Titles

The Level 4 Hands-On Materials Kits support hands-on investigations in the following modules.

• Module 1: Earth Features
• Module 2: Energy
• Module 3: Sense and Response
• Module 4: Light

Module 1 

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 4 Module 1 that includes plastic bins, modeling clay, cutting boards, and plaster of Paris

Items

  • Balloons | 25
  • Bearing ball catches | 6
  • Bins, clear plastic, 16 qt | 6
  • Clay, modeling, color pack | 8 colors (4 oz each)
  • Cups, clear plastic, 9 oz | 50
  • Cutting boards, plastic, 11" x 15" | 2
  • Gloves, disposable, latex free, child size | 100
  • Hook and loop fastener | 5 ft
  • Knife, plastic | 1
  • Lima bean seeds | 1 packet of 18 seeds
  • Magnifier, handheld, plastic | 1
  • Pans, aluminum, 13" x 9" x 2" | 6
  • Pebbles | 10 lb
  • Pipettes, disposable | 2
  • Plaster of Paris | 4.4 lb
  • Plastic wrap | 1 roll
  • Plates, paper, 9" | 9
  • Rock, small | 1
  • Rubber stoppers, size #00 | 6
  • Safety goggles, student | 24
  • Safety goggles, teacher | 1
  • Shaving cream | 11 oz
  • Sheet protectors, heavy duty | 12 sheets
  • Straws, paper | 100
  • Sugar cubes | 1 lb

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Module 2

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 4 Module 2 that includes Snap Circuits kits, heat lamps, a radiometer, and alligator clip cords

Items

  • Alligator clip cords | 12
  • Balloons, high quality, large | 25
  • Bearing balls, 1˝ | 6
  • Binder clips, small | 2
  • Blocks, wooden, 2" x 4" x 4" | 2
  • Bowl, 1 qt | 1
  • Cars, pull back | 2
  • Copper wire, enamel coated, 100 ft | 6 spools
  • Cups, clear plastic, 9 oz | 6
  • Flashlight with batteries | 1
  • Flashlights, hand-crank | 2
  • Heat lamps with reflectors | 2
  • Heat light bulbs | 2
  • LEDs, red | 105
  • Magnets, neodymium | 24
  • Meter sticks | 6
  • Nails, 4˝ | 6
  • Nuts, metallic | 12
  • Plates, paper, 9" | 50
  • Pushpins | 100
  • Radiometer | 1
  • Radios, handheld, with batteries | 2
  • Rice, uncooked | 1 lb
  • Rubber band, 2" long | 130
  • Rulers, grooved | 12
  • Sandpaper | 2 sheets
  • Sentence strips | 100
  • Snap Circuits® Green kits by Elenco® | 6
  • Stopwatches | 6
  • Thermometers, Fahrenheit, plastic-backed | 2
  • Wire cutter | 1

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Module 3

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 4 Module 3 that includes blindfolds, headphones, rubber mallets, and clipboards

Items

  • Aluminum foil | 1 roll
  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 qt | 6
  • Balls, table tennis | 12
  • Bin, clear plastic, 41 qt | 1
  • Bins, clear plastic, 16 qt | 6
  • Blindfolds | 6
  • Clipboards, clear | 12
  • Cotton balls | 300
  • Cups
    • Clear plastic, 9 oz | 6
    • Paper, 3 oz | 25
  • Headphones, noise blocking | 6
  • Mallets, rubber | 6
  • Maple syrup | 24 oz
  • Mouthwash | 2 oz 
  • Paint tray, metal | 1
  • Pipettes, disposable | 26
  • Shoeboxes | 4
  • Speakers | 6
  • Spring toys, precompressed | 6
  • Tape, colored | 1 roll
  • Toy boat | 1
  • Vinegar, white, distilled | 16 oz

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Module 4

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 4 Module 4 that includes cellophane, photo boxes, flashlights, and handheld radios

Items

  • Batteries, 3-volt watch | 30
  • Beads, pony, various colors | 100
  • Binder clips, large | 12
  • Cardboard, 12" x 12" | 4 sheets
  • Cellophane
    • Blue, 10" | 6 sheets
    • Green, 10" | 6 sheets
    • Red, 10" | 6 sheets
  • Chenille stems, 12" | 100
  • Clay, modeling, nonhardening | 1 lb
  • Construction paper, black | 50 sheets
  • Craft sticks | 100
  • Flashlights with batteries | 8
  • Lamp with shade and bulb | 1
  • LEDs (includes green, red, white) | 105
  • Linking cubes, plastic | 100
  • Mirrors, 4" x 6" | 8
  • Photo boxes, black | 6
  • Protractors | 6
  • Radios, handheld, with batteries | 4
  • Remote, infrared, with batteries | 1
  • Sandpaper, adhesive backed, 2-3/4" | 10 ft
  • String | 420 ft
  • Tape, clear | 8 rolls
  • Tape, electrical | 2 rolls
  • Thumb tacks | 100
  • Toothpicks | 500
  • Transmitter, FM, portable | 1

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Level 5

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    Module 1:
    Matter
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    Module 2:
    Ecosystems
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    Module 3:
    Earth Systems
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    Module 4:
    Orbit and Rotation

Module Titles

The Level 5 Hands-On Materials Kits support hands-on investigations in the following modules.

• Module 1: Matter
• Module 2: Ecosystems
• Module 3: Earth Systems
• Module 4: Orbit and Rotation

Module 1

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 5 Module 1 that includes sandpaper, lemon juice concentrate, graduated cylinders, and rubber balls

Items

  • Alcohol, rubbing | 32 oz
  • Aluminum foil, 10" x 10" | 1 piece
  • American flags, small | 12
  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 qt | 50
  • Baking powder | 10 oz
  • Baking soda | 1 lb
  • Balloon, transparent | 1
  • Balls, rubber | 2
  • Beaker, glass, 250 mL | 1
  • Bingo chips
    • Blue | 140
    • Yellow| 120
  • Bottle caps | 2
  • Bottle, plastic, 8 oz | 2
  • Bubble wrapping, medium | 1 sheet
  • Car wax | 9.5 oz
  • Containers, plastic, 4 oz, with lid | 6
  • Cooling pad | 1
  • Copper cubes | 3
  • Copper tubing pieces | 10
  • Cups, clear plastic, 3 oz | 100
  • Cups, clear plastic, 9 oz | 160
  • Epson salt | 16 oz
  • Gloves, disposable, latex free, child size | 100
  • Graduated cylinders, 50 mL | 6
  • Granite cubes | 3
  • Hand pump with needle | 1
  • Heat lamp with light bulb | 1
  • Hot plate | 1
  • Iron cubes | 3
  • Lemon juice concentrate | 32 oz
  • Magnets | 6
  • Marbles | 50
  • Nail polish, clear | 1
  • Nails, iron | 25
  • Oil
    • Coconut | 14.5 oz
    • Peppermint | 2 oz
    • Vegetable | 946 mL
  • Paint, white | 8 oz
  • Pepper, black | 18 oz
  • Petroleum jelly | 6 oz
  • Plastic wrap | 1 roll
  • Plates, paper, 9" | 6
  • Safety goggles, student | 24
  • Safety goggles, teacher | 1
  • Sandpaper, 9" x 11" | 3 sheets
  • Scale, plastic rocker | 1
  • Scales, digital, ± 0.1 g | 6
  • Sea salt | 26.4 oz
  • Spoons, plastic | 102
  • Syringes with caps, 60mL | 6
  • Tongs, utility | 1
  • Vinegar, white, distilled | 2 L
  • Washing soda (sodium carbonate) | 250 g
  • Watch glasses | 3

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Module 2

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 5 Module 2 that includes a soil test kit, radish seeds, bingo chips, and plastic jars

Items

  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 qt | 5
  • Balls
    • Table tennis | 1
    • Tennis | 1
  • Bingo chips, red | 200
  • Bottles, clear plastic, 16.9 oz, with caps | 16
  • Bowl, microwaveable, 1 qt | 1
  • Containers, clear plastic, with lids, 4 oz | 12
  • Cups, clear plastic, 9 oz | 3
  • Gloves, disposable | 100
  • Jars, clear plastic, 16 oz, with lids | 2
  • Magnifiers, handheld, plastic | 6
  • Meter sticks | 2
  • Name tags, adhesive | 50
  • Pipettes, disposable | 2
  • Radish seed packet | 1
  • Rulers, metric | 6
  • Sieve | 1
  • Skewers, wooden, 12" | 4
  • Soil test kit (custom) | 1
  • Spoons, plastic | 24
  • Straw, plastic | 1
  • Water, sparkling, clear plastic bottle | 1
  • Yarn balls | 3

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Module 3

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 5 Module 3 that includes pony beads, spray bottles, modeling clay, and chenille stems

Items

  • Aluminum foil | 2 rolls
  • Bags, resealable plastic, 1 qt | 1
  • Balloon | 1
  • Balloon pumps, handheld | 6
  • Beads, pony
    • Blue | 750
    • Green | 750
    • Red | 750
  • Beaker, glass, 250 mL | 1
  • Bins, clear plastic, 6 qt | 15
  • Bottles, clear plastic, 16.9 oz, with caps | 24
  • Cardboard, 7" x 7" | 6
  • Chenille stems, 12" | 100
  • Clay, modeling, nonhardening | 5 lb
  • Clay, natural | 5 lb
  • Cotton swabs | 200
  • Craft sticks | 50
  • Cups
    • Clear plastic, 9 oz | 50
    • Paper, 3 oz | 50
  • Cutting boards, plastic | 2
  • Filters, coffee | 40
  • Food coloring, blue | 15 mL
  • Forks, plastic | 2
  • Gravel | 5 lb
  • Jars with lids, clear plastic, 8 oz, with lids | 4
  • Marbles | 1 cup
  • Measuring spoon, 1 tbsp | 1
  • Pipettes, disposable | 7
  • Plastic wrap | 2 rolls
  • Plates, paper, 9" | 50
  • Popcorn kernels | 2/3 cup
  • Push pins | 6
  • Rice, uncooked | 3 lb
  • Rocks, small | 6
  • Silt | 1 lb
  • Sponge, small | 1
  • Spoons, plastic | 48
  • Spray bottles, plastic | 6
  • Straws, bendable | 51
  • String | 128 m
  • Sugar, granulated white | 2 cups
  • Tape, electrical | 2 rolls
  • Timers, digital | 6
  • Toothpicks | 250

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Module 4

PhD Science hands-on materials kit from Level 5 Module 4 that includes polystyrene foam balls and disks, star stickers, mini globes, and lanterns

Items

  • Balls, polystyrene foam, smooth, 2" | 6
  • Beads, 2 mm | 240
  • Bins, clear plastic, 6 qt | 2
  • Chalk | 3 sticks
  • Compasses | 12
  • Disks, polystyrene foam, 4" x 4" x 1" | 12
  • Flashlight | 1
  • Globe | 1
  • Globes, mini, 3" | 6
  • Knives, serrated | 4
  • Lanterns | 6
  • Meter sticks | 4
  • Paraffin blocks, 0.25 lb each | 8 blocks
  • Protractors | 6
  • Star stickers | 140
  • Sticks, wooden, 7" | 12
  • Tape, electrical | 1 roll
  • Tealights, LED, nonflickering | 12

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* Please note: Certain items included in the kits may be different from those pictured in promotions or packaging due to availability.