TO: Elementary/Middle School Principals, Assistants
FROM: Richard Therrien
RE: Science Supply Recommendations
SCIENCE
MATERIALS RECOMMENDATION LIST K-12
Many schools have asked for some guidelines in
planning for materials purchases for the upcoming school year. Much depends on
the timing and implementation of science at each school.
Grades K-3 was
rewritten to align with state standards last year. Grades 4, 5 & 6
science do NOT have a separate set curriculum at this time, since there are not
separate science teachers for these grades, and curriculum is being rewritten
this year. Grades 7 & 8 was written last year
It is NOT recommended to buy science textbooks at
this time for grades K-5. Kit based programs provide students with the
experiences needed to develop conceptual understanding. The STC and FOSS/DSM
kits have writing, reading, and assessment components that integrate well with
our literacy standards. The teacher guides and training videos and websites
that are included are a rich resource. There are non fiction readers and
magazines included in the newest versions.
The literacy department has been working as well,
and can make recommendation for further nonfiction reading, from a variety of
sources, including Newbridge Discovery readers, to align with the units.
We are still currently using STC and other Science Kits, 2-3 per year, provided by
the district, not quite aligned with the state frameworks yet. The newest
version kits include writing, math, literacy as well, and have conceptual storylines
as well as research proven lessons for improved student achievement. We also
will be adding NewHaven specific guidelines and assessments to each kit the SRC
sends out.
I have previously sent out a rotation list and told
schools they may REQUEST a certain order.
A good resource for the upper elementary grades to
supplement district provided kits are the Science Daybooks, that contain basic
concepts, vocabulary and hands on activities, as well as the ScienceSaurus
student handbooks found from GreatSource.
However if you may choose to buy your own kits to
keep, and wish to align closer with the state frameworks, I have included some
detailed recommendations for supplies, kits, texts for K-8.
Here
is a tentative list, with links to web ordering, based on our curriculum and pacing guide, as well as
input from the CT SDE.
Thank
you.
Richard Therrien
Science Kits for 2012
Many schools are starting to plan for the next school
year... especially in terms of magnet themes.
This note is to try and help in your planning, but at
this point much of our science program is dependent on funding sources and so I
can't give you a definite plan.
As you know the district has tried to provide kits
for the required hands on instruction in science.
Each kit is about 12-16 50 minute lessons and we will
try to fit in three units a year. Doing 3 kits a year gives students about 40
to 75 hours of experiment based science.
Of course, the kits come with non fiction literature,
writing prompts, math skills, and assessments. We've also sent out other
smaller activities (CASAP/NAEP, embedded tasks) that fit in.
Out of the required state standards, usually one unit
is not kit based but rather experiential and reading/writing based.
Incorporating literacy and math
(measurement/graphing) skills would supplement the science to provide students
with 100-150 hours a year of science as recommended by state guidelines.
We have curriculum, units, activities, standards, for
ALL these units, and continue to revise as needed. (www.newhavenscience.org)
So it looks like:
K: FOSSWood or DSMProperties, Trees (school has), STCWeather
(also covers seasons unit0
1: STCOrganisms, STCCompare/Measure,
DSM Sun/Shadows,
(Motion
no kit)
2: DSMSoils, STCSolids/Liquids,
STCButterflies(spring
or fall), (Nutrition
no kit yet)
3: STCRocks, STCChemTests,
STCPlantGrowth (spring
or fall), (Recycling
no kit)
4: STCMotion/Design, STCLand/Water,
STCElectric
Circuits, (Ecosystems/Habitats
no kit) There are also suggested supplemental books.
5: Set order: Sound, GEMSColorAnalyzers,
GEMSMagnifiers, (Senses no kit), GEMSEarth/Moon/Stars, (ALL DONE BEFORE
CMT!) There are also suggested supplemental books.
6: STCEcosystems Kit (from SRC), DSMSimple
Machines Kit or FOSS Levers kit bought for Title I schools, 2010, Weather:
FOSS WeatherWater bought for Title I schools 2010, Watersheds Kit (from SRC),
plus NeoSci Weather, FoodChains, WaterPollution bought for Title I schools
2008.
Some schools choose to semi departmentalize science
in sixth grade and may also use the supplemental textbooks
7: some kits for Title I schools bought 2010....
daily textbook/labs/materials.... Set order: Matter, Chemistry, Cells,
Genetics,Reproduction, Human Body (DSM Kit), Microbes, Food (FDA Food Safety
Kit, STC Food Chemistry)
8: some kits for Title I schools bought 2010.. daily
textbook/labs/materials.... Set order: Forces/Bridges,Motion (STC MotionEnergy
), Sun/Earth/Moon (GEMS ReasonSeasons),Landforms, EarthMovements (DSM
Earth/PlateTectonics), RockCycle, Natural Disaster
So you can request a specific order... of course I
can't send everyone Butterflies in the Spring!.
We have 65 classes per grade, but only 10-40 of many
of the kits.
And we don't have enough of many of the kits, so I
can't know for sure now.
We tend to ask classes to share if needed, or we
short change schools that aren't historically using or returning them.
I hope that we will be able to finalize our funding
before the year starts and we will get more flexibility.
Right now our plan is FALL: Sep 1 to Nov 15, WINTER
Dec 17-Feb 28, SPRING April 2 - June 9
In the meantime...
you
can REQUEST a specific order and let me know how it fits into your theme, and I
will work with our partner towns, the magnet office, and our workers to try and
settle a rotation before the end of the year.
Thanks!
Sales Rep for Carolina (New Haven should get a substantial discount IF we go
through the sales rep!)
Katie
Arace, Carolina Biological Supply Company, 114 Horizon Lane, Glastonbury,
CT. 06033
Tel:
800-227-1150 x3502, Local: 860-657-3405, Fax: 860-657-3609,
Email: katie.arace@carolina.com
This
document has links to ordering info for each kit
Grade K
STC
Kit GH-97-1201 Weather $515 (most provided by district)
FOSS Kit Wood $763 (most provided by district) OR DSM III Kit
Properties $377
FOSS Kit Trees $529 (most provided by district)
Grade One
Math connection: GH-97-1301
Comparing and Measuring $500 (most
provided by district)
Delta Kit
DSMIII Sunshine and Shadows $388
(most provided by district)
Delta Kit
DSMIII Force and Motion $399
STC Kit
GH-97-1101 Organisms $634 (most
provided by district)
Grade Two
STC
Kit GH-97-1401 Solids and Liquids $645(most provided by district)
STC Kit
GH-97-1601 Soils $479.95 or Delta Kit DSM
III SoilScience $367 (most provided by district)
Nutrition (no kit
yet), supplemental/free materials
STC Kit GH-97-1501
Butterflies $276 (most provided by district)
Grade Three
STC
Kit GH-97-2001 Rocks and Minerals $1150 or in house rock kits (most
provided by district)
STC
Kit GH-97-2101 Chemical Tests $780 (most provided by district)
Recycling (no kit
yet) supplemental/free materials
STC
Kit GH-97-1901 Plants $630 (most provided by district)
Grade Four
STC
Kit GH-97-2601 Electric Circuits (most provided by district)$765
STC Kit
GH-97-3001 Motion and Design (most provided by district) $950
Ecosystems (no kit
yet)
STC
Kit GH-97-2301 Land and Water $920 Class Set(most provided by district)
Science
Resource Daybook For Grade 4
with Science Saurus W4-051556
$24.75
Grade Five
UNH
Sound Kit (most provided by
district) or STC
Kit GH-97-2201 Sound $765 for Class
Set
LIGHT KIT: Two GEMS Kits (most provided by district) GEMS 11-4301
Color Analyzers $105 AND GEMS 11-4801 More Than Magnifiers $159
GEMS 11-4001
Earth/Moon Kit $275 (most provided
by district)
Science
Resource Daybook For Grade 5
with Science Saurus W4-051559
$24.75
Tentative recommendation for 6/7/8 science , New Haven
Pubic Schools as of 5/2009
Note that buying the three
modules per grade should work out to $45 per student.
Here is the list.
Each teacher should have set for students, 1 teacher
edition, 1 teaching resources per module.
Classroom set of materials/supplies if possible. The
kits are designed to accompany the text.
Each teacher should also have: a set of the program
wide resources (link to newest Prentice
Hall catalog)... , which should include Adapted Reading Study Workbooks,
Adapted Tests as well as technology resourcesÉSpanish editions and workbooks
are also available. These can probably be assumed to be comped with a large
purchase. You MUST use science supervisorÕs name when ordering and local sales
rep to receive complimentary teacher materials.
Local Sales Rep
E-Mail Address: John.Landers@pearsoned.com
Voice Mail: (800)
435-3499
Ext.1469
Phone: (860)
349-0383 FAX: 860) 349-9566
ALL 6-8
Students should have access to
The
Nature of Science and Technology
0132011603 The Nature of Science and Technology
Student Edition $15.97
0132011778 TeacherÕs Edition $32.47
0132035618 Teacher Resource Pack $99.97
0131901451 Consumable Material Kit $39.97
0131901621 non Consumable Material Kit $129.97
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Grade Six (if self contained, see
book recommendations and Frey Kits as well)
-Delta
Science Module Simple Machines Class Set (most provided by district) $367
or FOSS Levers Kit bought in January 2010 for Title I schools, Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciPulleysMachinesKit
-STC
Kit GH-97-2801 Ecosystems $800 Class Set (most provided by district), Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciFoodWebKit
-Water
Resources Kit (Urban Resources/Open Spaces Unit) (most Watersheds Kits provided
by district), Spring
2008 Title I Schools UrbanWaterTestKit,
NeoSciExploringGroundwater, NeoSciInvestigatingWaterPollutionKit
-Weather:
Foss Weather/Water Kit bought in January 2010 for Title I schools, Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciExploringWeatherKit
ScienceSaurus
Grade 6-8 Student Handbook W4-052916
$17.25
Some
Schools are choosing to also adopt a departmentalized approach for sixth grade,
which aligns with the following Prentice Hall Modules:
For
Specialized Grade Six Programs and ADDITION to Kits sent by district
(Ecosystems, Watersheds, Simple Machines)
6th grade Environmental
Science
0133651045 Student Edition 14.97
0133651223 Teacher Edition 32.47
0132035499 Teaching Resources 99.97
013190132x Consumable Materials 199.97
0131901508 Non Consumable Materials 299.97
Plus STC Ecosystems Kit rotated among schools
Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciFoodWebKit
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6th grade Weather
and Climate
0133651096 Student Edition 14.97
0133668495 Teacher Edition 32.47
0132035537
Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901370 Consumable Materials 119.97
0131901540 Non Consumable Materials 199.97
Plus FOSS Weather/Water Kit bought in January 2010
for Title I schools
Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciExploringWeatherKit
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6th Grade EarthÕs
Waters
0133651088 Student Edition 14.97
0133668487 Teacher Edition 32.47
0132035529 Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901362
Consumable Materials 259.97
0131901532 Non Consumable Materials 549.97
Plus FOSS Weather/Water Kit bought in January 2010
for Title I schools
URI Watersheds Kit rotated among schools
Spring 2008 Title I Schools UrbanWaterTestKit,
NeoSciExploringGroundwater, NeoSciInvestigatingWaterPollutionKit
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SIMPLE
MACHINES:
SHARE EIGHTH
GRADE MATERIALS ON FORCE , DSM Kit on Simple Machines for some schools.
0-13-3651134 Student Edition 17.97
0133668533 Teacher Edition 32.47
0131902865 Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901427 Consumable Materials 69.97
0131901591 Non Consumable Materials 299.97**OR STC
Kit 97-4601 Energy, Motion, Machines Class Set $270 was bought to SHARE
with grade 8 in January 2010 for Title I schools
Spring
2008 Title I Schools NeoSciPulleysMachinesKit
The following kit
was bought in January 2010 for Title I schools: Grade 6 FOSS Levers Kit,
Science Notebook, Parent Folio
DEPARTMENTALIZED
SEVENTH/EIGHTH GRADE ALSO
SEE
NeoSciHowScientistsDoScienceKit
7th grade Chemical
Building Blocks
0133651118 Student Edition 18.97
0133668517 Teacher Edition 34.47
0132035561 Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901397 Consumable Materials 179.97
0131901567 Non Consumable
Materials 279.97** OR Carolina
STC Kit GH-97-4406 Properties
of Matter $2895 Class Set,
Spring 2008 Title I Schools:
NeoSciElement Kit, GeneralChemModelKit
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7th grade Cells
and Heredity
0133651029 Student Edition 17.97
0133651207 Teacher Edition 32.47
0132035464 Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901393 Consumable Materials 148.47
0131901486 Non Consumable Materials 327.47 ** OR Carolina
STC Kit GH 97-4806 Organisms from Macro to Micro $3195 Class Set,
Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciExploringCellProcesses
Kit
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7th grade Human
Biology
0133651037 Student Edition 17.97
0133651215 Teacher Edition 32.47
0132035472 Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901311 Consumable Materials 199.97
0131901494 Non Consumable Materials 449.97 ** OR Carolina
STC Kit GH-97-4006 Human Body Systems $2495 for class set
The following kits
were bought in January 2010 for Title I schools: Grade 7 DSM You and Your Body
Kit
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(Optional) 7th Grade From
Bacteria to Plants
0133651002 Student Edition 17.97
0133651185 Teacher Edition 32.47
0132035448 Teacher Resources 99.97
0131901281 Consumable Materials 229.97
013190146X Non Consumable Materials 189.97
Carolina STC Food Chemistry Kit (Spring 2011)
Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciMicrobe
Hunt Kit, NeoSciMicrobe Refill
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8th grade Motion,
Forces, and Energy
0-13-3651134 Student Edition 17.97
0133668533 Teacher Edition 32.47
0131902865 Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901427 Consumable Materials 69.97
0131901591 Non Consumable Materials 299.97**OR
STC
Kit 97-4601 Energy, Motion, Machines Class Set $270 (was bought in 2010 for Title I schools)
Spring 2008 Title I Schools KNex
Bridge Kit , BalsaWoodBridgeBuildingKit, NeoSciInvestigatingForceMotionKit,
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8th Grade Astronomy
(solar system only)
0-13-365110X Student Edition 17.97
01333668509 Teacher Edition 32.47
0132035545 Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901389 Consumable Materials 134.97
0131901559 Non Consumable Materials 299.97** Or Carolina
STC Kit GH-97-5006 Earth In Space
$3895 Class Set
The following kits
were bought in January 2010 for Title I schools:
Grade 8 GEMS Reasons
for Seasons, Delta Science Orbiter Planetarium
Spring 2008 Title I Schools EarthMoonKit
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8th Grade Inside
Earth
0-13-3651053 Student Edition 17.97
0133668460 Teacher Edition 32.47
0132035502 Teaching Resources 99.97
0131901346 Consumable Materials 139.97
0131901516 Non Consumable Materials 299.97** OR Carolina
STC GH-97-4206 Catastrophic Events $3895
The following kits
were bought in January 2010 for Title I schools: Grade 8 DSM Earth Processes
Spring 2008 Title I Schools PlateTectonicsKit, NeoSciEarthShakesLabKit
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(Optional) 8th Grade EarthÕs
Changing Surface
0-13-3651061 Student Edition 17.97
0-13-3668479 TeacherÕs Edition 32.47
0-13-2035510 Teaching Resources 99.97
0-13-1901354 Consumable Materials 169.97
0-13-1901524 Non-Consumable Materials 149.47
Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeSciChemWeatheringRocksKit, SimulatingRockCycleKit
(Optional) EVENT
BASED SCIENCE MODULES can be used in many units, including quarter four
eighth grade
9780131666368 Earthquake!
Student Edition 12.47
978013166696 Earthquake! Teacher Edition with video
27.97
Materials Also Recommended for Grades Six Through
Eight are smaller unit material
kits per class. (ALL Schools have
these as of Jan 2008). They can be ordered from:
Frey Scientific
c/o
School Specialty Science
PO
Box 3000
80
Northwest Blvd
Nashua,
NH 03061-3000
1-800-225-3739
and also
through our online ordering with School Specialty at the 26% state discount:
1 Grade 6 15529717 Spring 2008 Title I Schools UrbanWaterTestKit 38.95
1 Grade 6 15530411 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciHowScientistsDoScienceKit 119
1 Grade 6 15531488 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciFoodWebKit 49.95
1 Grade 6 15567542 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciExploringGroundwarer 79 79.00
1 Grade 6 15570787 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciExploringWeatherKit 89 89.00
1 Grade 6 15572227 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciInvestigatingWaterPollutionKit 69 69.00
1 Grade 6 15573625 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciPulleysMachinesKit 119
1 Grade 7 15530411 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciHowScientistsDoScienceKit 119 119.00
1 Grade 7 15567479 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciExploringCellProcesses
Kit 56 56.00
1 Grade 7 15567518 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciMicrobe
Hunt Kit 59 59.00
1 Grade 7 15567521 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciMicrobe
Refill 39.45 39.45
1 Grade 7 15577099 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciElement
Kit 54 54.00
1 Grade 7 15583815 Spring 2008 Title I Schools GeneralChemModelKit 104
1 Grade 8 15529112 Spring 2008 Title I Schools SimulatingRockCycleKit 72 72.00
1 Grade 8 15530411 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciHowScientistsDoScienceKit 119 119.00
1 Grade 8 15530479 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciEarthShakesLabKit 69 69.00
1 Grade 8 15530568 Spring 2008 Title I Schools EarthMoonKit 24.95 24.95
1 Grade 8 15571181 Spring 2008 Title I Schools BalsaWoodBridgeBuildingKit 109 109.00
1 Grade 8 15576036 Spring 2008 Title I Schools PlateTectonicsKit 221 221.00
1 Grade 8 15576940 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeSciChemWeatheringRocksKit 59 59.00
1 Grade 8 15577066 Spring 2008 Title I Schools NeoSciInvestigatingForceMotionKit 119 119.00
Other
items that each student Grade 6-8 should have access to include:
Class
set stopwatches
Hand
lenses
Graduated
Cylinders (200 ml)
Beakers
(250 ml)
Balances
(Double Pan or electronic)
Simple
microscopes, slide sets
Rulers
Meter
Sticks
Measuring
Tape
Duct
Tape!
Wood
Weights
String
HotPlates
Gloves
Goggles
Some Suggested materials for Grade 9/10 Science for in addition to normal supplies. (Guidelines indicate $10-$15 per student for materials per year, in addition to basic tools such as hot plates, stopwatches, beakers, metersticks, rulers, microscopes, thermometers, balances, goggles, droppers, cylinders)
Frey Scientific
c/o
School Specialty Science
PO
Box 3000
80
Northwest Blvd
Nashua,
NH 03061-3000
1-800-225-3739
CT State Contract Bid 05PSX0379, 27% discount
|
Grade |
9 |
15525917 |
NeoSciPolymerKit |
104 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15526740 |
FreyEnergy,Heat,.ConvectionKit |
115 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15529403 |
RecyclablePlasticKit |
168 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15529801 |
NeoSci Polymers as Straws Kit |
31.95 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15530411 |
NeoSciHowScientistsDoScienceKit |
119 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15531514 |
Powerhouse Renewable Energy Kit |
149 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15564638 |
AlternativeEnergyKit |
150 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15573274 |
NeoSciMakingPlasticKit |
30.95 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15577084 |
NeoSciMagnet Kit |
119 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15577525 |
NeoSciAcidRainKit |
46.95 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15583051 |
NeoSciElectricity Kit |
114 |
|
Grade |
9 |
15583815 |
GeneralChemModelKit |
104 |
|
Grade |
10 |
15527993 |
UnderstandingEnzymesKit |
44.95 |
|
Grade |
10 |
15529735 |
IntroductionToGeneticEngineeringKit |
77 |
|
Grade |
10 |
15530411 |
NeoSciHowScientistsDoScienceKit |
119 |
|
Grade |
10 |
15531213 |
BioTechnology In the Classroom |
299 |
|
Grade |
10 |
15567503 |
NeoSciBioTech for YoungSciKit |
109.95 |
|
Grade |
10 |
15575142 |
EnzymeExperimentationKit |
72 |
|
Grade |
10 |
15583815 |
GeneralChemModelKit |
104 |
|
Grade |
10 |
15589857 |
CellStructureKit |
67 |