Deluxe Lab Kit for Astronomy

New 2nd Edition!
This lab kit is designed to accompany Apologia's Exploring Creation with Astronomy. Perfect for the independent learner or busy family, this kit contains almost all the items you need to complete the experiments in the book. You won't find a more complete kit anywhere else! Using the items in this lab kit, students will be able to create a model of the solar system, assemble their own telescope, and find out how craters form on the moon! Items are packaged in individual lesson bags to correspond with lessons in the book.

Note: This kit is intended for parent/teacher use to complete curriculum lab activities with students. It includes items that are not designed or intended primarily for children ages 12 and under.

This kit contains:

LESSON 1

Balloons Thumbtacks Thread Scissors* Markers* Measuring Tape* Construction Paper*

*Included in Miscellaneous Items Bag

LESSON 2

Magnifying glass 2 Chocolate Bars Inflatable Globe (Save for Lessons 5 & 8) Styrofoam Ball (Save for Lessons 6 & 11) Aluminum Foil Straight Pin Thin White Box (Save for Lesson 13) Tape * White Paper* Flashlight with Batteries*

LESSON 3

Pencil Table Salt Flour Cooking Oil Marbles (Save for Lesson 8)

LESSON 4

Box with Lid White Flour Dishcloth 2 Rubber Bands Plaster of Paris 2 Bamboo Skewers Markers * Measuring Tape *

LESSON 5

Practice Golf Ball (Used in place of tennis ball) Golf Ball (Used in place of baseball) Cork Needle Magnet Inflatable Globe (Use from Lesson 2) Lid (Use from Jar in Lesson 11) Marker *

LESSON 6

Compact Disc 2 Magnifying Lenses Cardboard Tube Masking Tape Lightly-colored Ball (Use Styrofoam Ball from Lesson 2) Scissors * Measuring Tape *

LESSON 7

4 Sticks Plastic Cling Wrap Plastic Bottle Aluminum Foil White Vinegar Baking Soda Food Coloring Dish Soap White Flour Table Salt Cooking Oil Construction Paper *

LESSON 8

Sprinkles Sugar Red Cinnamon Candies Pinto Beans Large Marble (Use from Lesson 3) Ball (Use Inflatable Globe from Lesson 2) LESSON 9

2 Plastic Bottles 1?-inch Washer Electrical Tape

LESSON 10

Effervescent Seltzer Tablet Safety Goggles Film Canister

LESSON 11

Ball (Use Styrofoam Ball from Lesson 2) Glass Jar Matches Plastic Bag

LESSON 12

Powdered Sugar Vanilla Rock Salt Pint?-size Plastic Bag Gallon?-size Plastic Bag

LESSON 13

Cardboard Plastic Cling Wrap (Use from Lesson 7) Box (Use Thin White Box from Lesson 2) Bamboo Skewer Umbrella Chalk Red Tissue Paper (to put over your flashlight when you go stargazing) Rubber Band (to secure the tissue paper over your flashlight) Tape * Scissors * Markers * Flashlight *

LESSON 14

Craft Wire Craft Sticks Straws

* MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLY KIT

Scissors Set of 3 Markers Measuring Tape Flashlight with Batteries Clear Tape White Paper Construction Paper