What's in the Foundations Kit?
The Foundations Science Kit is an optional add-on to your membership. It includes all of the basics you need to get your Montessori laboratory set up right out of the box.
What's in the Foundations Kit?
The Foundations Science Kit is an optional add-on to your membership. It includes all of the basics you need to get your Montessori laboratory set up right out of the box.
Solid & liquid components
Solid & liquid components
Gathering the appropriate materials and components for an experiment is an important task for the elementary child to practice. These solids and liquids are all safe enough for them to collect and experiment with independently (with proper supervision of course).
Test tubes & rack
Test tubes & rack
Mixtures, solutions, and chemical reactions all need somewhere to take place. The four plastic test tubes and accompanying wooden rack will come in handy for a number of experiments.
Beakers & Petri dishes
Beakers & Petri dishes
Beakers and Petri dishes are some of the most recognizable and widely used pieces of lab equipment. The Foundations Science Kit provides five beakers and four Petri dishes for use in numerous experiments.
Science tool kit
Science tool kit
These are all of the tools needed for magnifying, measuring, pouring, pipetting, scooping, and transferring – important techniques for young scientists to utilize while experimenting.
Safety goggles (PPE)
Safety goggles (PPE)
It’s important to learn and practice safety in the lab, which is why the Foundations Science Kit includes a set of child’s safety goggles. Safety first!
Solid fuel stove (burner)
Solid fuel stove (burner)
In the lab we always practice fire safety when we’re doing experiments with open flames. This foldable stove can provide a convenient surface to conduct these experiments on.
Everything in the kit
- Acetic acid (vinegar)
- Aluminum foil
- Balloons (blue)
- Balloons (mixed)
- Black marker
- Block eraser
- Calcium carbonate (chalk powder)
- Chalk
- Cheesecloth
- Color tablets
- Construction paper
- Duct tape
- Emulsifying agent (dish soap)
- Filter paper
- Foil pan (mini)
- Fold top plastic bag
- Funnel
- Granular material (sand)
- Index cards
- Iron filings
- Magnesium sulfate (epsom salt)
- Magnet (in zip-sealed bag)
- Magnetic marbles
- Magnifying lens
- Measuring spoon
- Measuring tape
- Paper cups
- Paperclips
- Pencil + sharpener
- Pipecleaners
- Pipette
- Plastic BB's (at least 50)
- Pom-pom + string (2-4ft)
- Protractor
- Rubberbands
- Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
- Sodium chloride (table salt)
- Stirrers
- Styrofoam ball
- Styrofoam ball half
- Sucrose (sugar)
- Suction cup
- Tea candles
- Toothpicks
- Triglyceride mixture (vegetable oil)
- Tweezers
- White crayon
- Zip-sealed bag
Common household items you'll need
- Apple
- Bath tissue
- Cardboard box
- Corn syrup
- Cutting board + knife
- Dairy milk
- Deep tray or baking dish
- Dirt, rocks, sticks
- Empty paper towel roll
- Flashlight
- Flour
- Freezer & refrigerator
- Glass jar with metal lid
- Heatproof containers
- Hammer
- Honey
- Ice cubes
- Large cup and bowl
- Lamp with removable shade
- Lighter
- Marshmallows
- Matches
- Microwave/hot plate/stove
- Newspaper
- Petroleum jelly
- Plastic bottle
- Plastic gallon jug
- Plastic wrap
- Plate/tray
- Pot/pan
- Sink/tub to catch liquids
- Scissors
- Spatula
- Spray bottle
- Straw
- Sugar cubes
- Thermometer
- Timer
- Water
- Wooden skewer
Other items you'll need
- 9-volt battery
- Clay
- Incense
- Jolly Ranchers
- Fine-grade steel wool (0000 grade from the hardware store works best)
- Small potted plant
- Wooden dowel