NGSS* Earth and Space Science

SKU: KTESC03NGSS

QSL Earth and Space Science NGSS* Compliant kitQuality Science Labs’ Earth and Space Science NGSS* kit is tailored to comply with Next Generation Science Standards*. These standards were developed to improve science education for all students. For more information about NGSS*, visit their website here. *NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the...

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Description

QSL Earth and Space Science NGSS* Compliant kit

Quality Science Labs’ Earth and Space Science NGSS* kit is tailored to comply with Next Generation Science Standards*. These standards were developed to improve science education for all students.

For more information about NGSS*, visit their website here.

*NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

The experiments covered in this kit were designed to be educationally challenging for the student yet convenient for the teacher. They were written to teach clear scientific concepts of Earth and Space Science.

The labs in this kit:

1   Scientific Investigation
2   Star Viewing 1
3   Star Viewing 2
4   Variation in Sunrise and Sunset Times
5   Retrograde Motion of Mars
6   Telescopes
7   Counting the Visible Stars
8   Diameter of the Sun
9   Sunspot Cycles
10 Planetary Orbits
11 Orbit of Mercury
12 Orbital Speeds
13 Moon Viewing
14 Moon Cycles
15 Rotation of the Moon
16 How Daylight Hours Impact Regional Climate
17 Differential Heating of Earth and Water
18 The Greenhouse Effect
19 Water in the Atmosphere
20 Dew Point
21 Air Variables
22 Effects of Air Pressure Differences
23 Observing Pressure Changes
24 Preparing Weather Maps
25 Rock Identification
26 How to Dig for Fossils
27 Earth’s Density
28 Properties of Minerals
29 Earthquake Locations
30 The Steepness of a Volcano
31 Ocean Water, Salinity and Density
32 Wave Depth, Wave Velocity and Tsunamis
33 Glacial Dynamics
34 Human Impact on the Environment

Materials and Equipment Included in the kit:

Equipment-
Alum powder

Ball, foam with center hole
Ball, ping pong
Balloon, large
Balloon, small
Beaker, plastic 150 mL (2)
Beaker, plastic 500 mL
Bottles, small with lids (3)
Convex lens, 50 mm
Convex lens, 150 mm
Cork
Cotton ball
Cup, clear 9 oz.
Cup, foam 8 oz.
Dental pick
Fossils, embedded (3)
Funnel, large
Graduated cylinder, 100 mL
Hubble Space Telescope paper model
Index cards, 3 X 5 (7)
Index card, 5 X 8
Latex tubing, 100 cm
Lever
Lima beans
Magnifying glass
Measuring scoop, 1 cc
Paintbrush, small
Paper clips, large (4)
Paper clips, small
Paper, dark
Pipet, 9 inch
Plaster of paris
Rubber band
Ruler
Sandwich bags (3)
Sand paper
Slime
Sponges (2)
Spring scales (100g and 250g)
Steel marble
Steel nut
Steel wool
Stopwatch
Streak plate
String
String, nylon
Support board
Tape measure
Thermometers (2)
Thumbtacks (2)
Toothbrush
Tube, small plastic
U.S. blank maps (2)
Washers, metal (10)
Wood block, 1” x 4” x 6”
Wood splint

Rocks and Minerals-
Basalt

Calcite
Conglomerate
Diorite
Dolomite
Fluorite
Gabbro
Gneiss
Granite
Gypsum
Hematite
Limestone
Magnetite
Marble
Mica
Pyrite
Quartz
Quartzite
Rhyolite
Sandstone
Shale
Slate
Talc