Sun Catchers Kit

Using the overarching question of how various forms of solar energy can solve challenges in our lives, students explore the power and significance of the sun both as an energy source and a member of the cosmos. In this kit, they'll ask big questions like "What are all the different ways we rely on the sun and what is the evidence of its importance in our lives?" Kit includes everything you need for various solar explorations, plus a teacher's guide with flexible pacing guides that accommodate all levels, cross-curricular integration, and printed student notebooks. Accommodates 30 students. Recommended for Elementary.

Standards: Aligns with NGSS, SEPs, CCCs.

Click here to download a sample of the curriculum manual.

CHOKING HAZARD (1). Not for under 3 yrs.

Kit includes:

• Radiometers, 4 Ea
• IR Thermometers, 4 Ea
• Multimeter, 1 Ea
• Light Meter, 1 Ea
• Dowels, 10 Ea
• Craft Sticks, 15 Ea
• UV Flashlight, 5 Ea
• UV Sensitive Beads, Set of 300
• Regular Beads, Set of 300
• Cordage (30'L), 1 Ea
• Key Rings, 30 Ea
• Light-Blocking Materials (Al foil, tissue paper, light cloth, dark cloth)
• Solar Panels, 7 Ea
• Breadboards, 6 Ea
• Buzzers, 5 Ea
• LEDs, 10 Ea
• Resistors, 10 Ea
• Jumper Wires, 30 Ea
• Educator Guide, 1 Ea
• My STEM Stories Student Notebook, 30 Ea
• My STEM Explorer Notes Student Experiment Notebook, 30 Ea
• Follow the Energy Cards
• Follow the Energy printed Sheets
• Timelines
• Reference books
  • Space: A Visual Encyclopedia, 1 Ea
  • Everything Space, 1 Ea
  • Universe, 1 Ea