Materials
The Center for Science Teaching and Learning has professional resource books, limited multimedia, and science and math kits for grades 1-6 available for loan to NAU students, northern Arizona teachers, and other educational partners.
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* We cannot reserve or hold library items.
Contact Lillie Giffen at (928) 523-7187 or Lillie.Giffen@nau.edu with questions about the CSTL library.
Kits
The CSTL partners with the Coconino County Education Service Agency (CCESA) and Flagstaff STEM City to lend STEM learning materials to teachers in the Flagstaff area. We have several original Full Option Science System (FOSS) kits (first and second edition) for elementary and middle school grades and 2 Engineering is Elementary (EiE) kits for elementary grades available to loan. NAU faculty and Flagstaff area teachers may check out a kit for up to 120 days.
* Please note: The kits available for loan must be adapted to meet the new Arizona Science Standards.
Kit Loan List
Solar Energy Accordion Closed
Subject: FOSS
Recommended Grade Level: Grades 5 & 6
Consists of four investigations that allow students to experience solar energy first hand and to investigate the variables that affect solar-energy transfer.
Kit: 2 boxes
Levers and Pulleys Accordion Closed
Subject: FOSS
Recommended Grade Level: Grades 5 & 6
Consists of four investigations that involve students in fundamental concepts of simple machines.
Kit: 1 box plus box of extra materials
Physics of Sound Accordion Closed
Subject: FOSS
Recommended Grade Level: Grades 3 & 4
Consists of four sequential investigations. They provide opportunities for students to explore the natural and human-made worlds by observing and manipulating materials in focused settings using simple tools.
Kit: 2 boxes, plus other loose pieces
Human Body Accordion Closed
Subject: FOSS
Recommended Grade Level: Grades 3 & 4
Engages students in thoughtful activities about the form and function of a most remarkable machine, their own body. (Activity topics: Bones, Joints, Muscles, Stimulus/Response)
Kit: 1 box
Ideas and Inventions Accordion Closed
Subject: FOSS
Recommended Grade Level: Grades 3 & 4
Consists of four sequential investigations that promote student creativity and inventiveness. Each investigation provides valuable science content while introducing a conventional technique for revealing the unseen.
Kit: 1 box plus small bin of extra materials
Electronics Course Accordion Closed
Subject: FOSS
Recommended Grade Level: Grades 7 & 8
The Electronics Course emphasizes the use of knowledge and evidence to construct explanation for electric energy and its use in technology.
Kit: 2 boxes
It’s a Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes Accordion Closed
Subject: EiE
Recommended Grade Level: Grades 1-4
The unit introduces the field of aerospace engineering by guiding students to explore how aerospace engineers design and test technologies to be used in extra-terrestrial environments. Hands-on activities, discussions, and readings are used to introduce students to engineering technology concepts appropriate for elementary school students.
Kit: 1 bin plus student books
Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Accordion Closed
Subject: EiE
Recommended Grade Level: Grades 3-5 (with modifications included for Grades 1-2)
Introduction to optical engineering by guiding students to explore how optical engineers use their knowledge of science (particularly the behavior and properties of light), math, and their creativity to design a lighting system for the interior of a model ancient Egyptian tomb.
Kit: 1 bin plus 25 student books
Questions?
Contact the Materials team at (928) 523-4193 or CSTLMaterials@nau.edu with questions about Kit Materials.
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