Cycle 3 Base Kit

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 using the Classical Conversations Cycle 3 curriculum. Additional Class Packs should be purchased to refill consumable items for subsequent classes.

We recommend purchasing one Base Kit for each class conducting experiments at the same time. If two or three classes are working simultaneously, you will need two or three Base Kits. If classes rotate one at a time, one Base Kit is sufficient, along with one Consumable Class Pack for each additional class. Designed for shared classroom use and long-term stewardship, this kit helps communities stay organized and prepared throughout the Cycle 3 science year.

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What’s in the Cycle 3 Base Kit?

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are replenished in additional Class Packs.

Week 1:
Thaumatrope activity sheets (x9); bag of rubber bands (¼ lb)

Week 2:
6-inch wire (x9); 250 ml beakers (x9)

Weeks 2, 4, and 13–15:
250 ml beakers (x9)

Week 3:
Fingerprinting sheets* (x9); ink stamp pad; dual-lens plastic magnifiers (x5)

Week 4:
Permanent markers (x5); rubber tubing (~2 ft, x1); straws (x14)

Week 5:
Dual-lens plastic magnifiers (from Week 3); pumice, soap, and sandpaper (x5)

Weeks 7–12:
Anatomy sticker sets (x9)

Week 13:
Bottle of food coloring (x1); 50 ml graduated cylinders (x5); straws (from Week 4); beakers (from earlier weeks)

Week 14:
Bag of marbles (x30); medicine cups (x5); thumbtacks (x5)

Week 16:
Triangular jars (x5); balloons (x5); effervescent tablets (three 2-packs)

Week 17:
Iodine (x1); plastic pipettes (x5)

Week 18:
Plastic jars with caps (x10); Epsom salts (4 oz bottle)

Week 19:
Bag of counting chips (75 red, 50 blue, 25 white)

Week 20:
Pizza Combination sheets (x9)

Week 21:
Pancake probability sheets (x9); dice (x9)

Week 23:
Dice (from Week 21)