Earth Science Educational Materials
Comprehensive, economical kits enable multiple activities for learning about minerals and rocks and their various physical properties, as well as other essential properties of natural processes on planet Earth. Modern technology allows for accurate tracking and prediction models for aiding comprehension of immense natural phenomena such as hurricanes and earthquakes, and Avantor offers a wide variety of kits to choose from for studying historical geological stages in the Earth’s development and the remnants of those stages such as fossils or ash from volcanic eruptions.
Coliscan® EasyGel® Water Monitoring Kit
Make Sure the Water is Free of E. coli
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Advanced Fossil Collection
These collections provide background into the history of life on Earth.
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Types of Fossilization Collection
This Collection has been assembled to provide background into the history of life on Earth.
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Contour Model Kit
Students learn about contour lines by working with plastic models of an actual Mexican volcano.
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Riparian Component
Expand Your Enviroscape® Model with the Following Components
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LaMotte® BioPaddles
Students identify and quantify microbes in air, soil, water, or any surface.
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Premium Fossil Collection
This Premium introductory collection features 12 palm-sized specimens perfectly sized for identifying details.
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pinosaurus sp. (Cretaceous) Fossil Specimen
Well-preserved individual teeth from what may be the largest known carnivorous dinosaur found to date in the fossil record. Exceptional quality and detail. Average size: 1 1/2" L x 1/2" W. Morocco.
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Sunshine Makes the Seasons
What are the reasons for the seasons? Students read and find out that it all begins with the Sun.
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Rock Cycle Game
By playing this fun game, students will better understand the intricacies of the rock cycle, including the formation and breakdown of rocks and the processes by which one type of rock becomes another.
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WaterWorks™ Bacteria Check Water Quality Test
Bacteria Make Up Much of the Composition of the Soil
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Moon Pops Activity
Who says you can't lasso the moon? Bring miniature moons on a stick into the classroom to illustrate phases of the moon and how the positions of the Earth, sun, and moon cause each phase. Each Moon Pop consists of a wooden stick supporting a sphere with one black half and one white half.
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Wood River, IL/MO 7 -1/2 Quadrangle Map
Additional maps for all your lab groups.
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Smithsonian Giant Volcano Kit
Recreate the spectacular sight of an erupting volcano with this kit, developed by a Smithsonian Volcanologist.
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Simon and Schuster’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals
M. Prinz, G. Harlow, and J. Peters, eds.