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ʻĀina is a game that challenges you to use strategy and cooperation to flip a landscape from negative to positive, distribute resources for lasting wealth, and open pathways for water to flow—all in 64 moves. The cards are also the playing board. They create a landscape of a stylized ahupuaʻa (traditional land division), and the entire game revolves around laulima (working together) to restore its vibrancy.

Work collaboratively using an ʻŌiwi approach to mālama ʻāina in order to transform your ahupuaʻa and set it to prosper for future generations!

This durable 100-meter fiberglass measuring tape is an essential tool for STEM activities that require long-distance measurement, whether you’re conducting experiments on motion, mapping ecosystems, building scale models, or collecting field data. The tape’s rugged design and easy-rewind handle make it perfect for outdoor use, and its metric measurements align with scientific conventions.

This set of 60 lab-grade, professionally prepared microscope slides includes a wide variety of plant, insect, animal tissue, cell, and microorganism specimens—each clearly labeled and organized in a sturdy storage case. Slides are standard 25 × 75 mm optical glass, ideal for use with common compound microscopes—perfect for middle school STEM educators exploring life science and biology.

A tablet with WiFi, Bluetooth and Camera capabilities. These iPads are perfect for online research, robotics, and data collection with Pasco sensors. All iPads come pre-loaded with Sphero and Ozobot apps, as well as the data collection apps necessary for all Pasco sensors.

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The Bird Beak EDP Kit immerses students in the world of Hawai‘i’s endemic birds through a hands-on engineering design challenge. Students use a variety of materials to design, build, and test bird beaks tailored to specific food types—modeling the relationships between form and function. The lesson integrates natural selection, adaptation, and biodiversity while applying the full Engineering Design Process (EDP).

This kit includes bird “food” items, and an EDP notebook that guides learners to document their process, test different designs, and reflect on how birds have evolved to survive in unique ecological niches across Hawai‘i.

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Fill your classroom with “A-ha!” moments as students play and solve eight unique brainteasers in a Centers format. Students will build problem solving and critical thinking skills with hands-on puzzles including Straight Arrow, The Missing “T”, Four T’s, 4-Piece Pyramid, Starburst, The Fifth Chair, Double Square and Pack It In. Each brainteaser encourages students to exercise logic in new ways and builds confidence to take on more difficult challenges. 24 Hint Cards provide as-needed help to students who feel stumped.

Age Recommendation: Ages 7 and up

Grades 8-12

Marine debris is an environmental problem of global importance, enlisting the concern and action of scientists, policy makers, as well as the general public. This three-lesson kit focuses primarily on plastic marine debris. Students critically examine data and samples and take part in activities that explore the causes, geographical distribution, and biological impacts of marine debris. Each lesson can be completed in about 50–60 minutes, but many of the activities are discrete and can be easily rearranged to fit various curricular objectives and time constraints.

Grades 3-8

Students learn about the causes of coral reef destruction by assuming various character roles in this marine murder-mystery. As they determine who killed Seymour Coral, students learn the basics of DNA testing. Suspects include global warming, sedimentation, and other threats facing coral reefs today.

This activity is designed for 15 students, but can be modified for 12-24 students. A narrated PowerPoint that provides background information on coral reefs can be shared in advance in a separate lesson. The total class time for the PowerPoint, skit, and pre- and post-surveys is about 100 minutes.

Grades 3-8

This kit introduces students to one of the key skills needed by anyone considering a maritime career: knot tying. Step-by-step instructions with color photos are provided, along with pre-made reference knots. Each knot is associated with a practical application and with a professional who uses this knot in their job. Students learn about a variety of marine science careers and their education requirements. This lesson can be completed in one hour.

Grades 6-12

This two-lesson kit familiarizes students with the causes and consequences of ocean acidification: the process by which our ocean is becoming increasingly acidic. Briefly, ocean acidification is caused by increasing atmospheric concentrations of CO₂, some of which dissolves in the ocean and forms an acid. An acidic ocean poses threats to marine ecosystems, such as coral reefs. Ocean acidification is one of the most serious environmental issues facing the planet and is predicted to have devastating impacts within the next century.

Lesson 1 includes a simple hands-on experiment, a short PowerPoint, and optional readings with worksheets. In Lesson 2, students conduct a more in-depth experiment with electronic probes to simulate the process of ocean acidification. A pre- and post- survey is included. Each lesson will require approximately an hour.

Grades 8–12 for Lessons 1 & 2
Grades 10–12 for Lessons 3 & 4

Collecting and analyzing oceanographic data helps students appreciate the relevance of marine science to their own lives and understand the value of technology in science. This four-lesson kit introduces some fundamental concepts in oceanography including density, ocean circulation, nutrient cycling, and variations in the chemical, biological, and physical properties of seawater through hands-on and computer-based experiments. Each lesson is designed to be completed in about 70 minutes, but the activities are discrete and can be rearranged to fit various curricular objectives and time constraints. Pre- and post- surveys are included to assess student learning.

Grades 3–12 for Lessons 1, 2, & 3
Grades 6–12 for Lesson 4

This kit explores plankton and their global importance through four lessons and an optional extension activity. Plankton are tiny plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) that are incapable of swimming against major currents in the ocean.

In Lesson 1 (40 minutes), students learn about plankton through a narrated PowerPoint presentation and investigate and identify various phytoplankton.

In Lesson 2 (45 minutes), students design their own phytoplankton.

In Lesson 3 (50 minutes), students investigate zooplankton with a microscope.

In Lesson 4 (60 minutes), students use an educational CD and virtual microscope to explore phytoplankton, learn about environmental factors that affect phytoplankton growth and distribution, and run a computer simulation to generate phytoplankton blooms.

Lessons 1, 2, and 3 are suitable for Grades 3–12, whereas Lesson 4 is geared toward Grades 6–12. Computers (not provided) are required for Lesson 4, and the students (or the teacher) must provide the supplies for the optional extension activity. Pre- and post- surveys are included.

Grades 6-12 for Lessons 1, 2
Grades 9-12 for Lesson 3

This three-lesson kit introduces random sampling, one of the key concepts employed by scientists to study the natural environment, including microbial communities.

In Lesson 1, students study the abundance and diversity of marine microbes. Colored beads in a bag represent different species of microbes, and the bag itself represents the ocean. Working in groups, each student randomly selects ten “microbes” from the “ocean”, and records the data. The students then compare the species composition of the samples they obtained to that of the entire population.

In Lesson 2, technology is introduced. Students enter and graph data from Lesson 1 using Excel (a Microsoft Office program).

In Lesson 3, statistics provide a means for students to assess how well their samples represent the total population. Lessons 1 and 2 are suitable for grades 6–12, and Lesson 3 is geared toward grades 9–12. All of the supplies in this kit are in support of Lesson 1. Computers (not provided) are required for Lesson 2 and may be optionally used for Lesson 3. If computers are not available, Lesson 2 may be omitted, and Lesson 3 can be taught directly following Lesson 1. Each of the three lessons requires approximately 50 minutes of class time.

Capture activities and learning moments through photos or videos with this ideal DSLR camera. It’s particularly useful for recording teacher demonstrations or student projects. The package already comes with an SD card, a 50mm lens, and an 18-135mm lens. Additionally, you can request tripods, external microphones, and other media equipment as necessary.

Explore the foundations of encryption, pattern recognition, and algorithmic thinking with the Cipher Disk Kit, which includes a Alberti Cipher Disk and a Mexican Army Cipher Disk. These physical cipher tools allow students to encode and decode secret messages, introducing key concepts in computer science, cybersecurity, modular arithmetic, and substitution ciphers.