Cycle 1 Base Kit
Week 1: Dual magnifiers (x9; also used in weeks 9, 10, and 11)
Week 3: Outdoor thermometers (x2)
Week 9: Preserved crayfish (x9), forceps (x9), wooden probes (x9), foam trays (x9), and dual magnifiers (x9; from week 1)
Week 13: Fool's gold panning pack (1 bag) and modelling clay (x2 packs of 4 sticks; use 2 sticks)
Week 19: Jar of Epsom salts (x1), microscope slides (pack of 10), eyedropper (x1)
Cornerstone's Cycle 1 Base Kit provides durable goods to pass from class to class PLUS consumable materials for one class of 8 students and 1 tutor. See list of items below.
NOTE: The Cycle 1 Consumables Class Pack ($76.50 each) contains consumable materials for one class of 8 students and 1 tutor, without the durable goods.
We recommend purchasing one Base Kit for each class that will be conducting experiments at the same time. So if there are two or three classes working simultaneously, you will need to purchase two or three Base Kits. Any classes following the ones with a base kit will need a Consumable Class Pack for each additional class.
To determine how many Base Kits and Consumable Class Packs your community needs, use the following formula:
# science classes happening simultaneously = # base kits
# additional classes doing science = # class packs
For example, a small community of 24 students who can all share the durable materials will need 1 Base Kit and 2 Consumable Class Packs. A larger community of 40 students with 2 groups doing science at the same time will need 2 Base Kits and 3 Consumable Class Packs.
The Base Kit includes the following:
(Additional household materials will be required. See the free Materials List on our Learning Center Page.)