The Bucket Orchid Pollinator Model was developed by STEM Pre-Academy as an engineering design challenge tool for teachers, and over time, it has been proven engaging and fun for the students.

Teachers have used this to teach students the importance of these pollinators and plant morphology while integrating the engineering design process to develop a hand pollinator.

With this model, students can test their different prototypes of pollinators in the classroom. Each kit includes one pollinator model and ten “pom-poms” to simulate pollen.

The Vanilla Orchid Pollinator Model was developed by STEM Pre-Academy as an engineering design challenge tool for teachers, and over time, it has been proven engaging and fun for the students.

Teachers have used this interactive and hands-on approach to teach students about the importance of these pollinators and plant morphology while integrating the engineering design process to develop a solution to the challenge.

With this model, students can test their different prototypes of pollinators in the classroom. Each kit includes one pollinator model, a sample engineering notebook, and ten “pom-poms” to simulate pollen.

Use this 10 MP digital camera with 3.3x optical zoom to capture student work to include in their reports and presentations. SD card included.

Prime Climb is a colorful, fast-paced board game that builds fluency in multiplication, division, factoring, and prime numbers. With a unique color-coded number system, students develop number sense and strategy while engaging in meaningful play.

Measure the light intensity in the Photosynthetically Active Radiation light spectrum from 400 to 700 nanometers. This is the spectrum most plants use to photosynthesize (excluding UV light). Use this sensor to design & plan or troubleshoot your indoor and outdoor plant / aquatic systems. You can even combine this with the CO2 sensor for a photosynthesis experiment.

The Rain Simulator was created for an EDP challenge activity that required controlled rainfall to be simulated within a contained space.

The system uses a pump box to pressurize water and produce rain inside the rain chamber.

Teachers have found it useful for Engineering design challenges and Math applications.

Example of applications using the rain simulator are:

• Designing a house to withstand a tropical storm and a rooftop using the Pythagorean theorem.

Relational GeoSolids are a versatile set of transparent 3D shapes designed to help students explore volume, surface area, and geometric relationships in a tangible way. Each shape is relationally sized—so students can compare and contrast dimensions across cylinders, cones, cubes, spheres, and more using real-world math practices.

Developed by Tyler Levine and STEM Pre-Academy the Seed Saving Classroom kit includes the materials to collect, clean, dry, and store your seeds. While this kit and the associated activities are geared towards tomatoes, there is much flexibility in what you can do!

The Seed Saving Classroom Kit can help you preserve the viability and longevity of your seeds by ensuring minimal moisture content within the seed so that they don’t prematurely germinate and/or rot and grow mold when stored.

And don’t miss the Seed Saving Activity that was developed to go along with this kit.

From the publisher:

This new edition of Shore Fishes of Hawai‘i updates our knowledge of Hawaiian fishes and has been expanded to include 372 species. All are illustrated by the author’s 475 superb photographs. The most important characteristics to identify a fish are given as well as the size attained and its distribution. Each species account begins with the American common name, followed by the Hawaiian name (when known), and the scientific name. Because it is necessary to use some scientific terminology when giving the principal diagnostic characteristics of families or species of fishes and what they eat, a handy glossary appears at the back of the book before the Index.

Author: John E. Randall

The Silhouette Cutter is an additional (optional) accessory that cuts paper, vinyl, and other thin material. It has its own free software, Silhouette Studio, which can be used to design anything imaginable. It also works with Fablab ModelMaker 3D software to cut paper shape nets that can be manually folded into 3D models.

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 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 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

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.

This hands-on Solar Tracker and Sundial Kit allows students to explore solar energy and the Earth’s motion by adjusting a photovoltaic panel to determine the Sun’s position. Using included tools—such as a sundial, compass, multimeter, and tape measure—students can align the solar panel, measure current output, and optimize tilt and azimuth to maximize energy collection.