STEAM TO GO!
Grades 4 and up
Animal Games Kit
Grade Interest: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: 125 Animals that Changed the World
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Spot the Difference in the Wild Game
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Animal Trivia Challenge Game
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Cat Crimes Game
from Penworthy
Fun and learning with the animal themed kit. With this kit, kids can work on observation and memory skills with an animal themed spot the difference game, learn animal facts through an animal trivia survival game, and practice logic and deductive reasoning as they identify which feisty feline is to blame in Cat Crimes.
Building and Design Kit
Interest grades: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: From an Idea to Lego
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City Engineering and Building Set
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Brain Builders Keva Plank Set
from Penworthy
Dive into a behind-the-bricks look at the beloved LEGO toy with this hands-on STEAM kit. Kids can take what they learned in the world of LEGO engineering and apply it to the KEVA Brain Builders and City Engineer sets which give you the tools to design and build creations to solve challenges.
Electronics, Coding, & Bots Kit
Interest grades: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: Robots and Drones
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Artie 3000 The Coding Robot
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Snap Circuits Jr Set
from Penworthy
Science Comics gives us a high-interest graphic novel packed with facts on robots and drones: past, present and future. Kids apply the information to coding with Artie the programmable robot that draws whatever you code on any sheet of paper. Use Snap Circuits to enjoy hours of educational fun while learning about electronics and circuits with hands-on manipulatives and easy-to-follow activity guides.
Estimation and Patterns
Interest Grade: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: How Many Guinea Pigs Can Fit on a Plane?
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Book: Greater Estimations
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Centimeter Cubes
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Make a Splash 120 Activity Mat
from Penworthy
Kids practice place value, estimation, and operation concepts with a 1,000-piece centimeter cubes set helping them visualize quantities with ease. The 120 Activity Mat immerses kids into number concepts through 120 and teaches place value and number patterns. The books support estimation and visualization in a high-interest manner.
Everyday Science
from Penworthy
Interest Grade: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: DC Super Hero Science
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Chemistry Lab
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Bug Discovery yLab
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Safety Goggles
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Magnifiers
Explore popular science topics in DC Superhero Science, an action-packed nonfiction title, featuring experiments led by beloved DC super heroes. Use the scientific method like Bumblebee, defy gravity like Superman, or make things out of light like Green Lantern. Perform cool chemistry experiments and dig into the fascinating world of insects with simple activities that can be completed with items found around the house or in nature.
Examine Science and Nature
Kit includes:
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Book: Smithsonian 10 Minute Science Experiments
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Handheld Mini Microscope
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12 Specimen Slides with 36 Assorted Specimens
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Brainbox Science and Nature Game
Interest Grades: 4+
from Penworthy
Let's go and explore! This kit encourages kids to explore everyday items in their house, backyard, or on a nature walk. The Handheld Mini Microscope and Specimen slides give children a lens into assorted specimens including algae, fish scales, coffee, grasshopper, silk, to name a few. The fun and memory-boosting game features essential science and nature topics to teach life science topics.
Examine Science and Nature
Kit includes:
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Book: Technology is Awesome
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Marble Circuit Game
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Circuit Explorer Rocket Mission: Light!
Interest Grades: 4+
from Penworthy
Play and learn with this circuits kit. Develop problem solving , cause and effect, and logic skills in this addictive marble circuits game or learn the fundamentals of circuitry with this imaginative play set made to teach key engineering and design principles. Wrap it all together with a look at 101 incredible technology facts that every kid should know.
Explore the Outdoors
Penworthy
Interest Grades: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: Nate Investigates Life Cycle
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Aqua Viewer Telescope
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Explorer Scope
This kit encourages kids to explore the great outdoors. Perfect for nature walks and backyard exploration with the submergible Aqua Viewer and Explorer Scope for both up-close examination of everything from rocks to bugs or once expanded, things far away or high in the sky. Perfect for STEM learning and exploration on the go.
Family Game Night
from Penworthy
Interest Grade: 4+
Kit includes:
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Disney Villainous Board Game
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Horrified: Universal Monsters Board Game
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The How I Survived Game
Break away from screens and engage with this collection of games for kids 10 and up. Disney villains, monsters, and a humorous look at a survival game are sure to engage kids. Small group play at the library or fun at home.
Green Energy Kit
from Penworthy
Interest Grades: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: The Future of Energy
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Meta 4 Transforming Solar Robot
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Snap Circuits Green Energy
Our world runs on energy and the Green Energy kit teaches kids about alternate energy sources that are clean and renewable. The kit introduces young engineers about energy and promotes hands-on exploration of energy concepts. Kids will be introduced to solar, wind and geothermal power and encouraged to build over 125 different projects using alternate energy sources.
Let's Explore Space
from Penworthy
Interest Grades: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: Stars and Galaxies
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Nancy B's Science Club MoonScope & Sky Gazer's Activity Journal
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Geosafari Constellation and Solar System explorer
Learn and explore space with this kit that includes a telescope, constellation and solar system projector, and book about stars and galaxies. Drive interest in STEM and foster the drive for exploration.
Machines and Contraptions Kit
Kit includes:
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Book: Neo Leo
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Simple Machines Set
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KEVA Contraptions Set
Interest Grades: 4+
from Penworthy
Young thinkers explore the ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci through his notebook sketches, showing how his ideas foreshadowed modern inventions. Students construct, examine and explain simple machines to develop a deeper understanding of how they make work easier. KEVA planks build an early understanding of proportion and balance, while teaching basic principles of physics and engineering.
Math Games Kit
Kit includes:
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Book: Let's Estimate
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Snap It Up! Game
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Head Full of Numbers Game
Interest Grades: 4+
from Penworthy
Partying dinos explain estimation in this entertaining introduction by a tried-and-true team of fun math book creators. How much pizza do you need for a dinosaur party? If you don't know exactly, you have to estimate! This lively introduction to the mathematical concept of estimation is straightforward and fun.
Mechanical Advantage Kit
Interest Grades: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: 10-Minute Engineering Projects
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STEM Mechanics Wheels, Axles, & Inclined Planes
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STEM Mechanics Levers & Linkages
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STEM Mechanics Pulley Drives
Explore the basics of mechanical advantage with the STEM focused kit exploring wheels, axles, pulleys, levers, and more. Introduce kids and keep them engaged in physics and engineering with this great kit.
from Penworthy
My Amazing Body
from Penworthy
Kit includes:
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Book: Me and My Amazing Body
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Double-Sided Magnetic Human Body
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Human Heart Model
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Human Brain Model
Interest Grades: 4+
From your head to your toes, this kit is an introduction to anatomy and explains the important parts of your body. The hands-on manipulatives for the heart, brain, and skeleton will provide children an in-depth look into the human body and create an appreciation for everything their bodies can do.
Rocks and Fossils
Interest Grades: 4+
Kit includes:
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Book: Rocks Fossils Minerals and Gems
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Fossils Collection
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Mineral Collection
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GeoSafari Stereoscope
Penworthy
Read all about rocks, fossils, minerals, and gems, and get an in depth in person look and feel at the same time. Learn about geology hands on with this stereoscope featuring 10X and 20x magnification and a top mounted LED light for great views of the collection of 12 rock samples, 9 fossils, and 12 minerals included with the kit.