Make physics concepts related to force and motion come alive in your classroom with this lab. Students will design their own experiments to test the effects of angles and mass on a car and ramp system. Observations about marble and ramp systems will also be made.

Students practice building circuits using light bulbs, speakers, or motors. Students identify and discuss key circuit vocabulary through inquiry-based activities and games. The kit concludes with an Evaluation activity during which your students "interview" for a position at CISER Electronics!

3rd-5th Grade students will learn about Weddell seals living within the Ross Sea, Antarctica. All lessons have associated PowerPoints as well as a short video that can be used in place of the PowerPoint. Lesson 1: Introduction to and Mapping Antaractica: Lesson 2: Antarctic Food Web; Lesson 3: Diving Behavior of Weddell Seals; Lesson 4: Weddell Seal Measurements.Students will become familiar with this extreme environment, how animals are adapted to survive in Antarctic conditions, and about the careers needed for the community and research facility in Antarctica to thrive. 

Working to further expand our elementary resources, this kit contains lessons applicable to a number of different Earth Science TEKs. Students will have the opportunity to observe erosion in real time through the use of the stream table. They will also investigate other agents of erosion with the Glaciers, Wind, Waves, & Rain activity. Two lessons will cover topics dealing with natural disasters as they will mimic landslides and model exploding volcanoes. In addition, they will find themselves predicting the organisms which produced the fossils included in the kit as well as searching your classroom for examples of natural resources during the natural resource scavenger hunt. Additional activities included in the kit cover topics pertaining to soil investigation and composition as well as the solar system.

This kit contains six lessons that allow students to discover how movement of the Earth's crust can contribute to the formation of different landforms as well as cause natural disasters. Student's will also take a closer look at the rocks and minerals that make up Earth's crust. All lessons include real world examples and applications and are TEKs specific. Student activities range from charting earthquakes in real time in order to recognize their occurrence along plate boundaries to identifying 15 different unknown minerals. Additional lab titles highlight the following topics: plate tectonics, the formation of mountains via folding and faulting, the rock cycle, and orbits.

Students learn about elements, compounds and the basics of the Periodic Table in this investigative laboratory series. Students test nine common household substances to determine the composition of a "mystery mixture" of two of the substances. Students will analyze the compounds for elements and learn about the chemical formula and its meaning. Students build atoms from the nucleus up and gain understanding of reactivity, simple bonding, and shared element group characteristics through interactive class activities. Finally, students take on the role of scientist and learn to identify elements based on density, and then how to categorize metals, nonmetals, and metalloids on the basis of appearance, malleability, conductivity, and reactivity.

This lab covered Rheology of different materials and explores non-Newtonian fluids. Students create different types of fluids and solids and explore different properties of rheology.

The Tiny is Mighty lab covers high school Biology TEKS §112.42 (B, C, and D). The lab is split into three parts. Part one completes TEKS §112.42 (B) and teaches students how to compare and contrast eukaryotes and prokaryotes. It includes a brief introduction to cell theory, endosymbiotic theory, a student lab that introduces light microscopes, and a gram staining lab among other hands on activities. Part two completes TEKS §112.42 (C), which is focused on cellular processes. Included in part two is an introduction to homeostasis, a role play activity with positive and negative feedback loops, a blood sugar lab, and a modeling activity about different diffusion methods. Part three completes TEKS §112.42 (D) and is focused on viruses. Included in part three is a create your own virus activity, a comparison of bacteria to viruses, a research activity on common viruses, an introduction to antibiotics (including an introduction to antibiotic resistance and monoclonal antibody production) as well as a Kirby Bauer Antibiotic Resistance lab, and an infection game that utilizes acid-base chemistry to demonstrate contagion of viruses.

Optional Equipment: Compound Light Microscopes & Incubator

Bring current biotechnology to the science classroom. Bring CSI to the classroom as a means to help students better understand DNA and its uses in society. The teacher sets up a crime scene and students run DNA samples to determine the guilty suspect. DNA simulating a victim and 3 suspects is provided.

Through DNA electrophoresis lab activities, students will determine which pharaoh was King Tut's father, in addition to determining the relationship of King Tut to other mummies. Students learn about the mummification process and perform an intriguing "preservation experiment." They will also engage in math activities with bone ratios and building tools, a geocaching activity involving hieroglyphics and completion of a pedigree chart for King Tut. DNA will be provided.

Engage students in a role-playing activity to learn about the eleven body systems. As interns, they study the symptoms of assigned patients in an emergency room setting. Students are challenged to determine which diagnostic tests to run, in addition to learning the normal values for each of these tests. Activities include blood typing (artificial blood), lung function testing, blood pressure monitoring, bone dissection, suture technique and examination of X-rays. At the conclusion of the lab, each student group gives a presentation, explaining their patient's symptoms, diagnostic test results, and prognosis.

Optional Equipment: Compound Microscope & Light Microscope

This lab leads students through the exploration of the structure and phases of water. It introduces solutions and aqueous solutions, acids and bases and explores the power of hydrogen and electrochemistry.