Learning Kits
The kits below are FREE to check out. Each kit comes with:
Lesson Plans
Kit Materials
Supplemental Materials
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Kits are delivered in a large tub and are yours for two weeks, but you can always ask for more time if you need it.
Please contact Sarah Turner with any questions.
Classroom Aquaponics Kit
Investigate the basic needs of plants and fish and discover how plants, animals, and bacteria interact in a symbiotic system by assembling, maintaining, and observing a small-scale aquaponics system.
Desktop Greenhouses Kit
Do plants need light? Students will investigate the importance of light to plants by creating desktop greenhouses.
Aeroponic Garden Kit
Students use the Engineering Design Process to develop and construct an aeroponic garden to grow a food crop.
Test Tube Hydroponics Kit
Investigate the importance of nutrients for plant growth and discover how plants grow without soil.
Get Popping! Science of Popping Popcorn Kit
How does popcorn pop? Investigate this phenomenon by observing how heat affects the water inside a popcorn kernel.
World Fabric Map and Foods From Around the World Kit
This fabric map is an excellent resource for "hands-on" geography activities.
Wheat Germ DNA Necklace Kit
Is there DNA in my food? Absolutely! Use this kit to extract and observe strands of DNA from wheat germ.
Strawberry DNA Necklace Kit
Is there DNA in my food? Absolutely! Use this kit to extract and observe strands of DNA from strawberries.
Soil Painting Kit
Use this kit with the Color in the Garden lesson plan, which uses painting with soil-based pigments to help students understand soils.
Ranch Starter Kit
Need a great way to connect students to rangelands? Have them start their own ranch!
Pollination Kit
Simulate the role worker bees play in pollination by conducting a pollination simulation.
About Farm Animals Book Kit
The package of materials includes ready-to-copy booklet masters and enough samples of wool, hay, straw, cattle, pig, and chicken feed for the entire class to create the booklets.
Countdown to Hatch - Chicken Embryo Kit
Build suspense and get a sneak peek at embryo development inside a fertile egg with this colorful embryology kit.
Chicken Genetics Matching Cards Kit
Use the Chicken Genetics Matching Cards to discover the basic genetic characteristics found in various breeds of chickens.
Hen House Prototype Kit
The Hen House Paper Circuit kit contains copper tape, white LEDs, 3-volt coin cell batteries, hobby motors and propellers. Enough materials for 10 small groups of students.
Farming Corn in a Glove Kit
Grow your own farm in a glove! This kit contains instructions and enough materials for 30 students
Living Necklace Kit (Corn Seeds)
Grow your own necklace! This kit contains enough materials for 30 students to plant popcorn
Living Necklace (Cucumber Seeds) Kit
Grow your own necklace! This kit contains enough materials for 30 students to plant cucumber seeds
Living Necklace (Wheat & Soybean Seeds) Kit
Grow your own necklace! This kit contains enough materials for 30 students to plant a wheat, and soybean seed
Living Science/Agriculture Careers Equipment Bags Kit
This is a great resource to help your students better understand the exciting and diverse array of STEM employment opportunities in food, agriculture, and natural resources. Each kit comes wit