Snap Circuits Green Alternative Energy Kit

The Snap Circuit Green Alternative Energy Kit demonstrates the generation process of renewable energy. Students can assemble and experiment with simple, interchangeable components that snap into place on a grid platform.


Snap Circuits Jr Kit

Snap Circuits Jr is ideal kit for students to understanding the fundamentals of electricity. The kit allows students to explore circuits with pieces that easily “snap” into place on a grid platform. Teachers can design challenges that allow students to design solutions using engineering design process. We also have supplemental snap circuit kits that focus on alternative energy, as well as a motion detector that can be used to expand the kit’s applications.


Snap Circuits Motion Detector Kit

Snap Circuits Motion Detector Kit is ideal for students to learn motion detecting in 6 different circuit projects (included):
- Siren Motion Detector
- Alarm Motion Detector
- Police Car
- Fire Engine
- Machine Gun
- European Siren


Solar Panel

Explore the basics of solar power with the Junior Solar Sprint Solar Panel. Students investigate the energy produced by solar panels in response to light level (or angle of the sun). This tool is designed to be used with our multimeter and comes with curriculum that can be used as is, or modified for your class. The lesson can be used as a stand alone investigation or to prepare students for Solar Sprint or as part of a larger climate change unit.


Sphero Mini Classroom Set

Sphero Mini is a robot students can program to complete tasks, travel to exotic locations, and even play games. Students can control the Sphero Minis with a smartphone/tablet app using block coding, text coding, or a joystick to enable various robotic possibilities.

Teachers use Spheros to teach coding, Engineering design process, and other skills through hands-on activities.

Each kit includes a classroom set of 16 bots packed in a box and an additional box full of accessories. Each loan requests include iPads pre-loaded with the Sphero EDU app.


Sphero SPRK+ Power pack

This is our little round friend, Sphero. Sphero is a robot that students can program to complete tasks, travel around to exotic locations, and even play games. Sphero is controlled from a smartphone / tablet app that unleashes a whole bunch of robotic possibilities. Students can control Sphero using block or text coding, or just using a joystick. iPads with the pre-loaded Sphero app included with loan request. Each kit includes a classroom set of 12 bots packed into a sturdy rolling charging case.


Strawberry DNA Extraction Kit

DNA is a very abstract concept that can be difficult to grasp. With this DNA kit, extract "chunks" of DNA from strawberries and papaya that students can actually see. Students will learn about cell walls and cell membranes breaking down these walls and membranes are essential to the extraction process. Each kit contains 16 sets of materials for students to work in groups of 2 or more.


Tech Light Lab

Are you looking for a fun and educational way to teach your students about reflection, refraction, and color? The Tech Light Lab Kit is safe and easy to use, allowing your students to explore the fascinating world of light and color in a fun and engaging way. The kit includes everything you need to perform the ten activities and lessons in the box.


Test Tube Rack with 10 Test Tubes

Looking for an educational tool that can help students learn about science in a fun and interactive way? Look no further than our test tube and rack set! Its sturdy construction and collapsible design makes this set perfect for classroom use and other educational activities. Use it to conduct experiments, explore chemical reactions, and more. Our teachers have used this tool to propagate Native Hawaiian plants while allowing the students to observe root development. Each kit includes one rack and 10 test tubes.


Vertical Wind Turbine Kit

Are you looking for a hands-on EDP Challenge for your students? University of Hawai‘i engineering students designed and built the vertical wind turbine generator to help teachers learn and teach the Engineering Design Process (EDP). The vertical wind turbine activity challenges students to design and manufacture blades to transform wind energy into electrical energy using magnets and coils in a rotating base. The kit includes everything you need to perform the challenge. Teachers use this tool to cover EDP, electromagnetism, and circuits.

Quantity Available: 4

NGSS:

  • MS-ETS1-1
  • MS-ETS1-2
  • MS-ETS1-3
  • MS-ETS1-4

Watershed Tour Kit (Non-Digital)

Use this kit to collect water quality data without sensors. This kit includes reagent tablets and vials to measure nitrates, chloride, dissolved oxygen, and pH of a liquid. Combine with high-tech Vernier or Pasco sensors for a great lesson comparing the different types of technology used to gather data. Also included Carolina 120 cm Turbidity Tube, Standard Red-Alcohol Thermometers, and an Ocean Hydrometer to measure the specific gravity and salinity of water (ppt).


Watts Up Power Meter

The Watts Up power meter measures the power consumption of any device over a period of time. The data can be accessed from the device in real-time over web. Data can be exported in a spreadsheet format. Answer questions like "How much power does your TV use when it's on? How about when it's off but still plugged in?"


Wave Tank

The STEM Pre-Academy wave tank was designed by and fabricated by a former UHM mechanical engineering student in collaboration with middle school teachers. The tank can be use to demonstrate absorbed waves, standing waves, changes in frequency, wavelengths (1D wave equation), wave particles, single slot wave propagation, double slot wave propagation, and wave energy conservation.

Note: O‘ahu pickup only!