Prepare for Classical Conversations Cycle 3 with Cornerstone!
Cornerstone's Cycle 3 Base Kit provides durable goods to pass from class to class PLUS consumable materials for one class of 8 students and 1 tutor. Additional Class Packs should be purchased to refill consumable items for subsequent classes. See list of items below.
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. If your classes are coming in one at a time, then one Base Kit is all you need, with one 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
Example table to determine community purchases:
# Classes # Base Kits # Class Packs Cost per Student
1 1 0 $20.55
2 1 1 $18.75
3 1 2 $17.29
4 2 2 $18.75
5 2 3 $17.88
6 2 4 $17.29
What is in my Cycle 3 Base Kit?
Thaumatrope activity sheet (x9) |
Week 1 |
Bag of rubber bands (¼ pound) |
Week 1 |
6-inch wire (x9) |
Week 2 |
250ml beakers (x9) |
Weeks 2, 4, & 13-15 |
Fingerprinting sheet* (x9) |
Week 3 |
Ink stamp pad |
Week 3 |
Dual-lens plastic magnifiers (x5) |
Weeks 3 & 5 |
Permanent markers (x5) |
Week 4 |
Rubber tubing, approx. 2 feet (x1) |
Week 4 |
Straws (x14) |
Weeks 4 & 13 |
Pumice, soap, & sandpaper (x5) |
Week 5 |
Anatomy Sticker Sets (x9) |
Weeks 7-12 |
Bottle of food coloring (x1) |
Week 13 |
50ml graduated cylinder (x5) |
Week 13 |
Bag of marbles (x30) |
Week 14 |
Medicine cups & thumbtacks (x5 each) |
Week 14 |
Triangular jars (x5), balloon (x5), & effervescent tablets (x3 two-packs) |
Week 16 |
Iodine (x1) and plastic pipettes (x5) |
Week 17 |
Plastic jars with caps (x10) |
Week 18 |
Epsom salts (4 oz bottle) |
Week 18 |
Bag of counting chips (75 red, 50 blue, 25 white) |
Week 19 |
Pizza Combination sheets (x9) |
Week 20 |
Pancake probability sheets (x9) |
Week 21 |
Dice (x9) |
Weeks 21 & 23 |
Bold* indicates items that are replenished in the additional Class Packs |