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Focus on Middle School Science Set Lab Kit (Real Science 4 Kids)

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027305
Grade 5-8
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
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Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
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Everything you need is included.
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Focus on Middle School Science Set Lab Kit (Real Science 4 Kids)
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$144.95
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Warning
Choking Hazard
  • Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  • Children under 8 years can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision required. Keep uninflated balloons away from children. Discard broken balloons at once.

Description

Kit provides many items for three Focus on Middle School Science programs including Focus on Chemistry, Focus on Biology and Focus on Physics. Contents include nitrile gloves, pipet, 30 cm ruler, cups, microscope slides and coverslips, sterile swab applicators, agar nutrient, petri dishes, magnifying glass, corn and lima bean seeds, graduated cylinder 10 ml., filter paper, Lugol’s Iodine, hard rubber ball, tennis ball, marbles, heavy cord, metal slinky, flexible tape measure, steel balls (0.5” and 1”), magnetic compass, steel wool, glass beaker, clear and school glue, cornstarch, lab apron, glass stirring rod, tongue depressors, safety googles, sodium tetraborate, test tube, balloons, flexible plastic straws, electricity science kit (D batteries and battery holder, knife type switch, alligator clip wires, bulb holder and screw base bulbs, resistors, diode, DC Motor, propeller), ceramic bar magnets, 6 volt battery, copper wire, iron metal fillings, and 16 D nails. Additional items needed include a lighted microscope with minimum 400x (for example item 082503) inoculating needle with looped end, basic protozoa set-live culture, Eosin Y, methylcellulose, glass tube, isopropyl alcohol, Snap Circuits Jr. Discovery Kit (item 028551¬), platform scale (item 064626), dissection specimens and guides (crayfish, clam, earthworm, starfish, dogfish shark, frog, perch, and fetal pig), basic dissection tools and tray (item 082504 includes all the dissection supplies and specimens with the exception of the Dogfish Shark), and household items. Families wanting additional scientific supplies may wish to check with Home Science Tools for options.

Publisher's Description of Focus on Middle School Science Set Lab Kit (Real Science 4 Kids)

The Focus On Middle School Lab Kit contains many of the harder-to-find items for the experiments in the Focus On Middle School curriculum, 3rd edition. Use this kit for a hands-on exploration of Chemistry, Biology, & Physics!

Kit Contents Include: 1 Electricity Science Kit; 1 Battery, 6 volt; 1 Stirring Rod, glass, 10"; 1 Lab Apron No. 3, plastic, 2 mil; 1 Beaker, glass, 100 ml; 10 Tongue Depressors; 2 Balloons, medium, 9"; 8 Straws, flexible plastic; 1 Nail, 16D, bright box; 1 Steel Wool; 1 Pack of Seeds, baby lima bean, 22 g; 1 Pack of Seeds, corn, 18 g; 1 Pair of Chemical Splash Safety Goggles, adult; 2 Test Tubes, extra-large, 20 x 150 mm; 10 Pieces of Filter Paper, 11 cm; 15 Marbles; 1 String, heavy cord, 25'; 1 Tennis Ball; 1 Ball, hard rubber, 1-3/4"; 1 Ball, steel, 0.5" each; 1 Ball, steel, 1" each; 1 Compass, magnetic, 1.5"; 1 Pipet (medicine dropper); 8 Swab Applicators, sterile; 40 Petri Dishes, polystyrene, 90 x 15 mm;1 Magnifying Glass, 2 in, 3X lens; 1 Graduated Cylinder, glass, 10 ml; 1 Copper Wire, insulated, #24, 15'; 1 Extra-Large Slinky, metal; 1 Tape Measure, flexible, 150 cm; 2 Bar Magnets, 1.2" ceramic; 12 Cups, clear plastic, 9 oz; 4 Pairs of Gloves, nitrile, medium; 100 Microscope Slide Coverslips; 72 Microscope Slides, plain glass; School Glue, 4 oz; Clear Glue, 5 oz; Cornstarch, food-grade, 1 lb or 450 g; Iron Metal Filings, 30 g; Sodium Tetraborate (Borax), 30 g; Iodine (Lugol's) Biological Stain Solution, 30 ml; Agar, nutrient, dehydrated, 16 g



Category Description for Focus on Middle School (5-8)

Each 70-page student text is formatted similarly to a high-school text, with each chapter broken down into smaller segments on more specific topics. Although the text introduces concepts most children won't encounter in their elementary science curriculum, the explanations are clear and are presented in a way that they can understand. To give you an example of the types of topics covered, in Chemistry, chapters discuss matter, molecules, types of chemical reactions (including combination, decomposition and exchange reactions), acids, bases, neutralization, polymers, DNA, and more. Biology covers taxonomy, cells, photosynthesis, plants, protists, life cycles of the butterfly and frog, the water cycle, and more. Physics includes chapters on: force, work, potential and kinetic energy, motion, electrical energy and charges, electromagnetism, conservation of energy, and so on. Astronomy is the newest edition in this series and its 80+ pages include chapters on: What is astronomy, astronomer's toolbox (telescopes, Mars Rover, Hubble, etc.), earth, moon and sun, planets, solar system, other systems, our galaxy, other galaxies, and the universe. Each text contains ten chapters in all, split up into smaller segments on more specific sub-topics. Each segment focuses on one topic, and is short enough to read at one sitting without taxing short attention spans. The pages also incorporate colorful graphics and simple diagrams, and important words in the text areprinted in red. A summary wraps up each chapter, recapping the main points kids shouldtake from the reading, and a combined glossary index is included at the end of each book.

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Product Format:Other
Grades:5-8
Brand:Home Science Tools
Length in Inches:11
Width in Inches:11.875
Height in Inches:12.5
Weight in Pounds:9.75
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