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.
We recommend purchasingone 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. If your classes simply follow one after the other, then one Base Kit is all you need, with one Consumable Class Pack for each additional class.
Each classroom should be equipped with a Base Pack, and the Consumables Class Pack will replenish materials used during the first class time. 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.)
Week 1:Dual magnifiers (x9; also used in weeks 9, 10, and 11) Week 2: No kit materials for this week
Week 3: Outdoor thermometers (x2) Week 4: No kit materials for this week
Week 5: No kit materials for this week
Week 6: No kit materials for this week
Week 7: No kit materials for this week
Week 8: No kit materials for this week
Week 9:Preserved crayfish (x9), forceps (x9), wooden probes (x9), foam trays (x9), and dual magnifiers (x9; from week 1) Week 10:Owl pellets (x9), forceps (x9), wooden probes (x9), foam trays (x9), and dual magnifiers (x9; from week 1) Week 11:Dual magnifiers (x9; from week 1) Weeks 12: No kit materials for this week
Week 13:Fool's gold panning pack (1 bag) and modelling clay (x2 packs of 4 sticks; use 2 sticks) Week 14: Mineral streak plates (x9), straws (x9), and modeling clay (use 3 sticks) Week 15:Plaster (approx. 1-pound bag), plastic cups (x9), craft sticks (x9), and modelling clay (2-3 sticks) Week 16:Balloons (x9) Week 17: No kit materials for this week
Week 18: No kit materials for this week
Week 19:Jar of Epsom salts (x1), microscope slides (pack of 10), eyedropper (x1) Week 20:Drawing compasses (x5) Weeks 21-22:Deluxe Mineral Kit (x1) and Geology Test Kits (x2; also used in Week 23) Week 23: Rock Kit (x1) and Geology Test Kits (x2) Week 24:Orienteering/map compass (x1)
