DESCRIPTION: Spotten Cave is a rockshelter located on the South end of Utah Lake, near Santaquin, that has been used throughout history by humans, and contains several different layers, or strata, of occupation. In Spotten Cave, archaeologists found hundreds of artifacts and even a few prehistoric firepits. But it isn’t just prehistoric peoples that utilized rock shelters! Several historical artifacts, like bottles, metal nails, and even some shell casings were found in Spotten Cave. CONTENTS: Flash Drive which includes: Slideshow presentation “The Archaeology of Spotten Cave,” Teacher’s notes...

DESCRIPTION: Bee-Bot is an exciting robot designed specifically for use by young children. This colorful, easy-to-operate, and friendly little robot is a perfect tool for teaching sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just having fun! Directional keys are used to enter up to 40 commands which send Bee-Bot forward, back, left, and right. Pressing the green GO button starts Bee-Bot on its way. Bee-Bot blinks and beeps at the conclusion of each command to allow children to follow Bee-Bot through the program they have entered and then confirm its completion with lights and sound....

Description: Learn about animals by studying bones and skulls. Try to distinguish how animals are uniquely adapted for survival by observing differences in jaws, teeth, eyes, and other structures of the skull. Contents: Specimens: Pond Turtle shell, Snapping Turtle Skull, Black Bear skull, Beaver skull, Coyote skull, American White Pelican skull, Domestic Duck skull, Red-Tailed Hawk skull, Frog skull, Snake skeleton Printed materials: Animal Skulls: A Guide for Teachers, Naturalists, and Interpreters by Richard S. White Jr. Bears by Deborah Hodge Beavers by Deborah Hodge Land Predators...

DESCRIPTION: Breakout EDU is the immersive learning games platform, requiring critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication among students.  The kit is a unique collection of resettable locks, boxes, and items that can be used and reused to play any of the Breakout EDU games.  The Breakout EDU kit allows for the facilitation of games where players use teamwork and critical thinking to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to open the locked box. The games transfer the ownership of learning from the instructor to the student, making it easy to...

Description: Water is the foundation of life. Discover the importance of water, its unique properties, and water modeling. Use tools to collect specimens and data to better understand water in the environment and human use and impact on water. Use models to understand watersheds, meteoric, and groundwater systems, and predict impacts based on droughts, human use, and pollution. Create art and actionable items to work for change in our communities and schools. This CI-Water toolbox is an initiative of the NSF EPSCoR project that intends to: Foster STEM learning through coordinated K-12 activities...

The race is on to build hands-on coding skills! Build your maze, and then use the coding cards to create a step-by-step path for Colby, the Programmable Robot Mouse. Program the sequence of steps, and then watch Colby race to find the cheese! This kit includes ten (10) deluxe sets each containing 30 double-sided coding cards, 10 double-sided activity cards, a cheese wedge, and Activity Guide to provide the perfect hands-on introduction to coding concepts. Have students create their own path with 16 maze grids to create a 20' x 20' maze board, 22 maze walls, and 3 tunnels for endless possibilities....

DESCRIPTION: This toolbox provides teachers with one-of-a-kind Museum casts of dinosaurs unearthed by Utah paleontologists. CONTENTS: Fossil Specimens: Allosaurus upper jaw bone with teeth Tyrannosaurus rex tooth Utahraptor hand claw Grallator track (footprint) Black bear jaw Elk jaw Coyote jaw Diabloceratops skull frill piece & horn Apatosaurus hip bone with tooth marks Tarbosaurus toe bones Dinosaur egg Modern and fossilized seashell Modern and petrified wood Books: DK Eyewitness: Fossil by Dr. Paul Taylor DK Eyewitness: Dinosaur (with CD & Poster)...

DESCRIPTION: Take your class on a field trip of a lifetime, without even leaving your classroom! Journey to Ouelessebougou (Way-less-ay-boo-goo), Mali. This kit's contents (trunk) are treasures to discover and friends just waiting to meet your students. The activities are aligned with second-grade social studies core objectives, but you are encouraged to explore ways to tie them to other areas of the curriculum. Some of the activities are standalone; others require using the Ouelessebougou Education Trunk, which includes artifacts, pictures, and explanations. CONTENTS: Curriculum manual/activity...

Description: Get your students outdoors and explore nature and the environment around them.  Whether it's collecting leaves and bugs, testing the quality of water, examining the soil, or any of the many things you can do with this kit, you and your students will take learning to a new level- by experiencing it.  This Teaching Toolbox contains everything you need to effectively take your classroom investigations outdoors. Contents: Gloves, trowels, soil sieve, soil corer, hip waders, pipettes, collection vials, water testing kit, collapsible kick net, butterfly and insect nets,...

DESCRIPTION: This hands-on activity will encourage investigation of the surrounding environment by using observation, data collection, analysis, and comparison to allow the students to understand the difference in how materials gain and lose heat.  Students will work together in small scientific groups to research and collect data and convene with the greater scientific community (classroom) to share data and draw conclusions.   Students will: Measure the temperature of different materials Evaluate and compare the rate of change in temperature between different materials. Communicate...

DESCRIPTION: Hummingbird is designed to enable engineering and robotics activities for students that involve the making of robots, kinetic sculptures, and animatronics built out of a combination of kit parts and crafting materials. Combined with very easy-to-use software environments like Scratch,Snap!, the CREATE Lab Visual Programmer, and Ardublock. Hummingbird provides a great way to introduce kids to robotics and engineering with construction materials that they are already familiar with. At the same time, Hummingbird continues to provide new challenges by allowing programming in the...

DESCRIPTION: Dozens of mounted entomological specimens to help students understand the incredible variability and beauty of insects. Learn to classify and to identify unique adaptations. CONTENTS: Specimens, books, magnifying lenses, poster. Click here for detailed contents list. GRADE/SUBJECT: K-5; SEEd, Biology ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Website

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 engages and challenges students to practice STEM and robotics skills in a “near real world” environment, preparing them for college and career in the technology-infused world. Students and teachers can leverage the advanced features and functionality of EV3 along with the STEM, robotics, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) lessons to build job-specific skills with a focus on Computer Science, Engineering and specific areas of CTE/vocational education such as Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Pre-Engineering. The new EV3 Micro-Python programming...

Hands-on coding in YOUR classroom! The micro:bit is a handheld, 5x5 dot matrix programmable micro-computer that can be used for all sorts of cool creations, from robots to musical instruments – endless possibilities! Start with one of the over 200 different free activities and resources, from easy experiments to creative coding challenges. From there you can move to coding it using any web browser in Blocks, Javascript, Python, Scratch, and more; no software is required. The micro:bit has a stamp-sized circuit board, called a 'microcontroller', in that you write programs on a laptop, tablet...

Robots to create coding and Creativity Ozobot is a little toy robot that blends the physical and digital worlds — and teaches kids programming. Ozobot could be the world’s tiniest robot! It uses very basic programming, as you simply train the robots to follow patterns on the surfaces that they roll over. It can be coded in two ways: online with OzoBlockly and screen-free with Color Codes. Ozobot can identify lines, colors, and codes on both digital surfaces, such as an iPad, and physical surfaces, such as paper. Additional resources can be found here. GRADE/SUBJECT: 2-8; Robotics, Coding...

Ozobots have had a makeover! These updated Ozobots come in a class set of 18 Evo Robots, and bots now come equipped with speakers, proximity sensors, and improved line follow and color sensors. Coding can also be accomplished online via OzoBlockly. These Evo’s come with a charging cradle so all bots can be charged at the same time. Also included are 18 boxes of color code markers and a USB charging cable. It uses very basic programming, as you simply train the robots to follow patterns on the surfaces that they roll over. It can be coded in two ways: online with OzoBlockly and screen-free...

Description: Our newest bin welcomes you and your students to discover the incredible ecosystems found within Utah’s mountains. This Botany Bin module covers fifth-grade Core and sixth-grade SEEd life-science standards with phenomena-based lesson plans and materials. Through investigation of over 100 represented organisms, students explore the who, when, where, and why of traits, with a special look at canines. Through the lenses of dendrochronology, the Utah mountain ecosystem, the bark beetle outbreak, and forest fire management students analyze data, construct explanations, develop models,...

DESCRIPTION: Plant specimens from Utah's diverse habitats are accompanied by curriculum, activities, and resources for studying adaptation and classification. See examples of Utah plants from wetlands, forests, and deserts. Learn to sort and classify using seeds, plant specimens, and important botanical resources. CONTENTS: 30 preserved plant specimens from all the habitats of Utah. Other materials include Books, lesson plans, quadrat for population studies, plant press, magnifying lenses, many different types of seeds, slices of a tree trunk, rulers, and other materials for lessons. Click...

DESCRIPTION: Examine the differences between rocks and minerals and learn how each was formed. Discover how rocks and minerals are important in our everyday lives. Compare specimens in the different stages of the rock cycle. CONTENTS: Samples of 21 different minerals, 5 igneous rocks, 4 metamorphic rocks, 4 sedimentary rocks, 6 Geology/mineral books, and other miscellaneous items to help conduct successful lessons.  Lessons are included in both Spanish and English. Click here for the content list. GRADE/SUBJECT: K-12; Geology, Science ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Website

DESCRIPTION: This is a simple and fun activity where students utilize models of the Sun, Earth, and Moon and determine why moon phases occur. The hands-on activity will challenge students' common misconceptions by using observation, data collection, analysis, and comparison to allow the students to discover the real reason behind the seasons. Students will work together in small scientific groups to research and collect data and convene with the greater scientific community (classroom) to share data and draw conclusions. Students will 1) measure the amount of direct sunlight at specific locations...