Instructional Kit Program

Instructional Materials (COSER 521)

Membership in the Instructional Materials program (COSER 521) provides access to all hands-on and standards-aligned classroom curriculum resources for learning experiences in the elementary (grades k-5 – COSER 521.001) and middle level (grades 6-8 – COSER 521.002) classrooms.  Over one-hundred kit titles can be ordered online and are delivered to your school.  Kits are supported with all resources needed to use the curriculum in the classroom with up to thirty students, along with necessary teacher training and support.  Contact Amy Windus for assistance:  amy_windus@caboces.org or 716-376-8285.

 

Kit titles for grades K-5 (COSER 521.001):

Advancing STEM is a complete curriculum that aligns with all 2016 K-5 NYS Science Learning Standards.  The curriculum was written by over forty educators from over twenty school districts in the Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES and Erie 2 Chautauqua BOCES regions.  All curriculum materials can be reviewed at www.advancingSTEM.com.  Teachers in this service have access to Engineering is Elementary kits, a curriculum developed by the Boston Museum of Science that focuses on engineering and science.

Our Legacy Kit titles (aligned to 1997 NYS Science Learning Standards), including Health Kit titles, are also available.

opens in a new windowThe Star Lab may also be reserved through this service.

 

Pre K (Click on any title to reserve for your classroom)

• Science Kit Titles – Aligned to 2016 NYS Science Learning Standards:
• • opens in a new windowRon’s Habitat Adventure
  • opens in a new windowRon’s Ramp Adventure

Kindergarten (Click on any title to reserve for your classroom)

• Advancing STEM Kit Titles – Aligned to 2016 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowEyes on the Sky:  Investigating Weather Patterns
  • opens in a new windowIt’s a Matter of Pushing Or Pulling: How Objects Move
  • opens in a new windowOne Under The Sun:  Plant and Animal Interactions with the Sun and Their Environment
  • opens in a new windowSpot the Differences: Changes To the Environments
• Engineering is Elementary Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowCatching the Wind:  Designing Windmills
  • opens in a new windowThinking Inside the Box:  Designing Plant Packages
  • opens in a new windowTo Get to the Other Side: Designing Bridges
• Legacy Kit Titles – Aligned to 1997 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowClassroom Plants
  • opens in a new windowInsects
  • opens in a new windowShapes, Forms, and Colors
  • opens in a new windowSunshine and Shadows
  • opens in a new windowWaterplay
• Health Kit Title:
  • opens in a new windowMy Body

 

Grade 1 (Click on any title to reserve for your classroom)

• Advancing STEM Kit Titles – Aligned to 2016 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowIt’s Just a Phase:  Patterns In the Sky
  • opens in a new windowLend Me Your Hears:  Discovering Sound Properties
  • opens in a new windowTraits and Behaviors:  Ants and Plants
  • opens in a new windowWatt’s So Bright:  Discovering Light Properties
• Engineering is Elementary Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowJust Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes
  • opens in a new windowListen Up:  Designing Lighting Systems
  • opens in a new windowSounds Like Fun: Seeing Animal Sounds
• Legacy Kit Titles – Aligned to 1997 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowFrom Seed to Plant, Egg to Adult
  • opens in a new windowHabitats
  • opens in a new windowMagnets
  • opens in a new windowProperties
  • opens in a new windowRocks, Fossils, and Dinosaurs
• Health Kit Title:
  • opens in a new windowMy Body Works Together

 

Grade 2 (Click on any title to reserve for your classroom)

• Advancing STEM Kit Titles – Aligned to 2016 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowA Birdseye View Over Land And Water:  Models, Maps, and Patterns
  • opens in a new windowLean On Me:  How Plants and Animals Depend On Each Other
  • opens in a new windowMatter Matters:  Properties of Matter
  • opens in a new windowWeathering the Change:  Erosion Processes
• Engineering is Elementary Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowThe Best of Bugs: Designing Hand Pollinators
  • opens in a new windowA Stick In the Mud:  Evaluating a Landscape
  • opens in a new windowA Sticky Situation: Designing Walls
• Legacy Kit Titles – Aligned to 1997 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowGrade 2 Assessment
  • opens in a new windowMeasuring
  • opens in a new windowPhysical Science
  • opens in a new windowPlants and Animals
  • opens in a new windowWeather
• Health Kit Title:
  • opens in a new windowBody Senses

 

Grade 3 (Click on any title to reserve for your classroom)

• Advancing STEM Kit Titles – Aligned to 2016 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowForced to Stick With It:  Motion and Magnetism
  • opens in a new windowHand-Me-Down Genes:  Life Cycles and Traits of Butterflies
  • opens in a new windowI Will Survive:  Organisms Surviving in Different Environments
  • opens in a new windowWeather Around the World:  Data Trends, Water Cycle, and Hazards
• Engineering is Elementary Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowThe Attraction is Obvious: Designing Maglev Systems
  • opens in a new windowMarvelous Machines:  Making Work Easier
  • opens in a new windowA Slick Solution: Cleaning an Oil Spill
• Legacy Kit Titles – Aligned to 1997 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowBuoyancy
  • opens in a new windowEnergy Forms and Interactions
  • opens in a new windowGrade 3 Assessment
  • opens in a new windowLife Cycles and Traits of Frogs
  • opens in a new windowSchoolyard Studies
• Health Kit Title:
  • opens in a new windowNutrition and Digestion

 

Grade 4 (Click on any title to reserve for your classroom)

• Advancing STEM Kit Titles – Aligned to 2016 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowCenturies of Change:  Processes That Shape the Earth
  • opens in a new windowFull of Potential:  The Effects of Energy
  • opens in a new windowMakin’ Waves:  Patterns of Waves and Information Transfer
  • opens in a new windowParts of a Whole:  Internal and External Plant and Animal Structures
• Engineering is Elementary Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowAn Alarming Idea: Designing Alarm Circuits
  • opens in a new windowNo Bones About It: Designing Knee Braces
  • opens in a new windowNow You’re Cooking: Designing Solar Ovens
  • opens in a new windowSolid As a Rock: Replicating An Artifact
• Legacy Kit Titles – Aligned to 1997 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowDensity
  • opens in a new windowElectrical Circuits
  • opens in a new windowPowders and Crystals
  • opens in a new windowGrade 4 Assessment
  • opens in a new windowSimple Machines
• Health Kit Title:
  • opens in a new windowMove Your Body

 

Grade 5 (Click on any title to reserve for your classroom)

• Advancing STEM Kit Titles – Aligned to 2016 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • Titles coming in 2020
• Engineering is Elementary Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowA Long Way Down:  Designing Parachutes
  • opens in a new windowTaking the Plunge:  Designing Submersibles
  • opens in a new windowWater, Water Everywhere: Designing Water Filters
  • opens in a new windowA Work In Progress:  Improving a Play Dough Process
• Legacy Kit Titles – Aligned to 1997 NYS Science Learning Standards:
  • opens in a new windowEcosystem (Pond Life)
  • opens in a new windowElectromagnetism
  • opens in a new windowIncubation and Embryology
  • opens in a new windowIntermediate Level Measurement
  • opens in a new windowLooking At Liquids
  • opens in a new windowMeet the Creatures
  • opens in a new windowNature’s Forces and Simple Machines
  • opens in a new windowOur Brain and Its Systems
  • opens in a new windowRocketry
  • opens in a new windowRocks, Minerals, and Landforms
  • opens in a new windowSolar System
  • opens in a new windowTerrariums and Vivariums
• Health Kit Title:
  • opens in a new windowOur Lungs, Heart, and Health
  • opens in a new windowOur Brain and Its Systems

Kit titles for grades 6-8 (COSER 521.002):

Lab-Aids is a research based kit curriculum designed specifically for grades 6-8 by Lab-Aids, Inc and aligned to 2016 NYS Science Learning Standards.  Click on any title to reserve for your classroom.

• Life Science Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowBody Systems
  • opens in a new windowEvolution
  • opens in a new windowEcology
  • opens in a new windowFrom Cells to Organisms
  • opens in a new windowReproduction
• Earth Science Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowEarth’s Resources
  • opens in a new windowGeological Processes
  • opens in a new windowLand, Water, and Human Interactions
  • opens in a new windowSolar System and Beyond
  • opens in a new windowWeather and Climate
• Physical Science Kit Titles:
  • opens in a new windowChemical Reactions
  • opens in a new windowChemistry of Materials
  • opens in a new windowEnergy
  • opens in a new windowFields and Interactions
  • opens in a new windowForce and Motion
  • opens in a new windowWaves

 

Engineering Everywhere, also produced by the Boston Museum of Science, is an engineering curriculum for middle-school students.  Each unit is composed of several activities that last for about an hour each.  All materials are shipped with each kit.

• opens in a new windowDon’t Runoff:  Engineering an Urban Landscape
• opens in a new windowFood for Thought:  Engineering Ice Cream
• opens in a new windowGo Fish:  Engineering Prosthetic Tails
• opens in a new windowGrowing Up:  Engineering Vertical Farms
• opens in a new windowHere Comes the Sun:  Engineering Insulated Homes
• opens in a new windowIt’s About Time:  Engineering Timers
• opens in a new windowIt’s in the Bag:  Engineering Bioinspired Gear
• opens in a new windowOutbreak Alert!:  Engineering a Pandemic Response
• opens in a new windowPlants to Plastic:  Engineering Bioplastics
• opens in a new windowPut a Lid On It:  Engineering Safety Helmets

 

Program Staff

Amy Windus, Program  Manager  (716) 376-8285

Clay Nolan, STEM Coordinator  (716) 376-8354

Leigh Leyva, Keyboard Specialist  (716) 376-8272

Tiffany Turner, Educational Material Aide  (716) 376-8288

Dale Cummings, Educational Material Aide  (716) 376-8303

Carleigh Spiller, Educational Material Aide  (716) 376-8296