Science Kit Cooperative

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What is a Science Kit Cooperative?

Any public or private school/district residing in the NEWESD 101 region is eligible to join the Science Kit Cooperative.

We currently serve approximately 200 teachers and over 800 students in 22 districts (28 buildings) within the NEWESD 101 region.

 

Our goal is to provide quality hands-on materials and professional development that allow for successful implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in the Physical, Earth, and Life science strands with a STEM focus.

 

Students are more engaged and focused when working on hands-on investigations - even those who fidget during larger group sessions. This style of learning helps all types of learners, from kinesthetic to social to tactile as well as our high-needs and special education students. The investigations are phenomenon-based in order to "hook" the students and help them engage during their learning.

 

We would love the opportunity to discuss our program with you and see how we might be able to work together!


How It Works

Participating districts purchase a share in the kits which are rotated among different schools throughout the year on a trimester-based schedule. This sharing of ownership of the kits make equitable science access more cost-effective across all of our districts.

What Has Changed in the Science Kit Cooperative?

Starting with the 2023/2024 school year, schools in NEWESD 101 will have the flexibility to choose from a variety of kit titles and curricula, allowing them to select the most suitable combination for their school and community. All of the units we offer are aligned to NGSS and have appeared on the adoption list for many states. With the exception of our extension mini-kits and engineering kits, the curriculum offers digital versions of the teacher’s guide, student books and student sheets in Spanish. Each kit has enough permanent and consumable supplies for 1 classroom. Elementary kits (K-2) are designed to accommodate up to 24 students, while kits for upper elementary (3-5) are designed to accommodate up to 30 students. Middle school kits (6-8) are designed to accommodate up to 32 students. For middle schools who use the STC-MS kits, teachers who teach multiple sections of the same class can order class sets of consumables to use with the shared permanent items.

 

Materials Support/School-Owned Kits

Along with the Science Kit Cooperative, we are also able to order materials support/refurbishment services for curriculums that are outside the scope of our offered titles. For example, we are able to offer supplies for the refurbishment of Project Lead the Way (PLTW), OpenSciEd, etc.

 

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For More Information

Beth Worthy, Science Kit Manager
(509) 789-3525 | [email protected] 

Michelle  Grove, Elementary Regional Science Coordinator
(509) 789-3757 | [email protected]

Tammie Schrader, Secondary Regional Science Coordinator
(509) 323-2725 | [email protected]

Erik Wolfrum, Director
(509) 789-3551 | [email protected]

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