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STEAM KITS

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS & MATH planolibrary.org

STEAM Kits include learning components for science, technology, engineering, arts and math to support STEAM-based learning. STEAM Kits offer our community a way to learn about a new subject through hands-on activties, books and DVDs. Initially created in partnership with University of Texas at Dallas, the collection of kits continues to grow

what

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kits

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where

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out

a

steam

kit

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All five library locations at Plano Public Library have STEAM Kits. Place a hold for pick up at any location or stop by and choose an available kit from the shelves

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Plano Public Library has over 100 STEAM Kits, covering a variety of science, technology, engineering, arts and math topics. See our full collection online: http://bit.ly/STEAMKits

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Most STEAM Kits check out for seven days, or one week; others for 21 days, or three weeks. Be sure to check your online account (polaris.plano.gov) to see when the due date is. Each STEAM Kit is labeled with the check-out length

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STEAM KITS

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Elementary STEAM Kits are perfect for families and children ages 5+ to explore together • Addition & Subtraction

• Advanced Snap Circuits • Animation • Bass Guitar • Bone Detective • Boomwhack Music • Bridge Building • Build a Contraption • Code & Go Robot Mouse • Code-a-Pillar • Code Master • Counting • Crochet • Cue Robot • Dash Robot • Dinosaurs • DNA • Drawing • Drumming

• Engineering for Earthquakes • Evens & Odds

• Exploring Fossils • Finch Robot

• Fractions, Decimals & Percents

• Geology • Geometry • Guitar • Handbells • Hand Chimes • Heart • Human X-Ray • Keyboard • Knitting • Lap Harp • LEGO NXT Robotics • Magnets • MaKey MaKey • Mapping • Measurement

• Capacity & Volume

• Length, Angles & Perimeter • Liquid

• Weight & Conversion • Microscope Activity • Money

• Multiplication & Divison • Musical Marble Maze

• The Night Sky • Number Sense

• Optics: Lenses & Prisms • Origami

• Paper Engineering

• Precision School Balance • Probability

• Puzzles & Logic • Shakespeare • Simple Machines • Snap Circuits • Solar Power • Spirograph

• Straw Rocket Launcher • Take Apart Torso

• Time

• Tracks and Trails • Ukulele • Weather • Weaving • Word Problems • World of Bugs • Xylophone

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MAGNETS

Explore the invisible and amazing power of magnets with 33 experiments and games, learn about magnetic poles and fields, and how magnets behave under different conditions

• Magnet Science kit with manual • Bar and horseshoe magnets

• Investigating Magnetism • What is Electromagnetism? • Magnetism DVD

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MAKEY MAKEY

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With the MaKey MaKey, you can turn everyday objects into touchpads and

combine them with the Internet. Use pencil graphite, silverware, foil, Play-Doh and more with the MaKey MaKey to create whatever you imagine

Ages 8+

• MaKey MaKey toolkit and guide

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MAPPING

Learn how to read different kinds of maps, how to use a compass to find a heading (direction) and how to use a GPS to find your coordinates (latitude and longitude). Visit

geocashing.com to find a geocache near you

• 2 maps: Plano and Texas • TomTop Mini handheld GPS • Compass

• Different Kinds of Maps

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MEASUREMENT I

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Learn the difference between Metric and Standard measurement, and measure length, mass, volume, time and speed with the various instruments

Ages 5+

Caution: Choking hazard; not recommended for children 3 years old and younger

• Precision School Balance and Measuring Set kits

• Tape measure, stopwatch and digital calipers

• Perimeter, Area, and Volume • How do you Measure Weight? • Measuring Volume

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MEASUREMENT II

Use measuring tape, a ruler and the Inchworms game to explore linear measurements in the real-world

Ages 6+

• 12-inch ruler

• 10 tape measures in Standard and Metric • Inchworms game with activity cards

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MEASUREMENT III

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Learn about measurement in this kit using measuring tape, thermometer, Inchworms, angle ruler and a folding number line

Ages 6+

• Folding number line • Tape measure

• Thermometer • Angle ruler

• Inchworm workbook and activity pieces • Workbook pages

• Measuring Penny

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MEASUREMENT:

CAPACITY & VOLUME

Learn about capacity and volume

measurement using these two Measurement Center kits in one

Ages 6+

• Capacity Measurement Center • Volume Measurement Center

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MEASUREMENT:

LENGTH, PERIMETER, AREA & ANGLES

STEAM KITS

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Learn about angles, area, perimeter and length measurement using these two Measurement Center kits in one

Ages 7+

• Angles, Length and Perimeter Center • Area Measurement Center

• Perimeter, Area and Volume: A Monster Book of Dimensions

• Measure Up Math: Area • Measurement DVD

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MEASUREMENT: LIQUID

Measurement spoons, cups and jars show you how to measure teaspoons,

tablespoons, quarter-cups and more

Ages 6+

• Gallon Guy

• Liquid measurement set with jars, cups and spoons

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MEASUREMENT:

WEIGHT & CONVERSION

STEAM KITS

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Learn about weight and how to convert measurement using two Measurement Center kits in one

Ages 8+

• Weight Measurement Center

• Conversation Measurement Center • Dry-erase markers

• On the Scale: A Weighty Tale

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MICROSCOPE ACTIVITY

Using a basic microscope, flat and well slides, look at different materials close up

Ages 8+

• Microscope

• 12 prepared microscope slides • Blank slides and cover slips

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MONEY I

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Use cash and coins with the Money

activity book, play a round of Menu Math and Money Bags with friends and family, and learn how to use your birthday money

Ages 5+

• Money Bags board game • Menu Math board game

• Cash and coin set with activity book (do not write in book)

• Makayla’s Birthday Money

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MONEY II

Learn about making change, different currency and how to save money

Ages 8+

• Dollars and Cents pocket game • Money Cubes

• Makayla’s Birthday Money • Counting Change

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MULTIPLICATION

& DIVISION

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Practice your multiplication and division with flash cards, Quick Pick activity cards and a round of SMATH. Watch the School House Rock DVD to memorize your multiplication tables

Ages 8+

Caution: Choking hazard; not recommended for

• SMATH board game

• Math Rods Multiplication and Division set with activity cards

• Figuro Triangle fact cards

• Multiplication and division flash cards

• The Best of Times

• Food From Around the World

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MUSICAL MARBLE MAZE

Experiment with music and a marble run using Xyloba. Use your creativity,

construction skills and music appreciation to discover what music you can make

• Xyloba Mezzo Kit

• 101 More Music Games for Children: New Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song

• The Story of the Orchestra DVD

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THE NIGHT SKY

Observe the night sky with the FirstScope telescope and astronomical binoculars

Ages 8+

• Telescope with 2 eye pieces and instructions

• LED red light flashlight • Binoculars

• Lens cleaning cloth

• Stars and Constellations

• The Night Sky Month by Month • Seeing in the Dark DVD

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NUMBER SENSE I

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Learn about numbers, place value and counting with this kit

Ages 4+

• Place value blocks • Number line

• Quick Pick place value activity cards • Whole number place value cards

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NUMBER SENSE II

Counting and learning numbers is fun for the whole family with games

Ages 6+

• Hundreds Number board game • Pop for Numbers game

• Pop for Counting game

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NUMBER SENSE III

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Learn about place value, whole numbers and decimals with the Base Ten activity and place value dice

Ages 6+

• Place Value jumbo foam dice • Plastic Base Ten starter kit

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OPTICS:

PRISMS & LENSES

Many everyday objects - digital cameras, remotes, discs - are enabled by the science of optics. Learn about this science of light with various lenses, mirros and lasers

Ages 8+

• 3 sets of 6 color paddles • Laser pointer

• Magnifier and metal mirror • 7 acrylic lens and prism set • 6 lenses demonstration set

• A Project Guide to Light and Optics • The Optics Book

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ORIGAMI

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Learn the art of paper folding with colorful paper, guides, books and a DVD

Ages 8+

• 6” x 6” origami paper

• Ultimate Origami for Beginners • Star Wars Origami

• Kusudama Origami • Folding Paper

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PAPER ENGINEERING

Learn the history of paper and how to create a moveable paper figure

Ages 8+

• Cardstock and quilling paper

• Karakuri: How to Make Mechanical Paper Models that Move

• Make: Paper Inventions • The Story of Paper

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PRECISION SCHOOL

BALANCE

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Use the balance, weights and activity sheets to discover how much things weigh and how to balance

Ages 6+

• Precision School Balance set with 2 pans, weights and instructions

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PROBABILITY I

Learn about probability and estimation with learning centers, dice and spinners

Ages 7+

• Probability spinners

• Estimation and Data & Graphing Learning Centers

• Dice in dice

• Jumbo foam polyhedral dice

• It’s Probably Penny • That’s a Possibility!

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PROBABILITY II

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Use dice, cards, coins and spinners to experiment with odds and chance

Ages 6+

• Dice-in-Dice

• Deluxe Probability Kit with spinners, dice, chips, coins, activity cards and playing cards

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PUZZLES & LOGIC

Work on your spatial reasoning, increase your visual dexterity and practice problem solving

Ages 8+

• Tangram • Q-bitz • IQ Fit

• Think Fun Gordian Knot

• Perplexus Original Maze Game

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SHAKESPEARE

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Explore the famous bard and his theatrical plays with this acting kit

Ages 3+

• Instructions for costume headbands • How to turn a bedsheet into a toga guide

• Shakespeare for Kids

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Kids • Tales from Shakespeare

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SIMPLE MACHINES

Learn about six simple machines and two mechanisms

Ages 6+

• Engino Simple Machinese parts

• Simple Machines: Forces in Action • Zombies and Forces and Motion

• Science of Disney Imagineering: Levers and Pulleys DVD

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SNAP CIRCUITS

STEAM KITS

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Complete 100 electricity experiments with a snap circuit board. Begin with Experiment 1 to better understand the instruction guide This kit requires two AA batteries

• Snap Circuits Jr Kit with instruction booklet

• Build Your Own Periscope, Flashlight, and Other Useful Stuff

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SOLAR POWER

Learn about how solar cells convert

energy from sunlight to mechanical energy by building more than 20 solar-powered models

Ages 8+

• Physical Solar Workshop

• How Solar Energy Works • The Sun DVD

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SPIROGRAPH

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Explore symmetry and art together by making fun shapes with the included paper, pens and stencils

Ages 5+

• Super Spirograph kit • Colorful pens

• Paper

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STRAW ROCKET

LAUNCHER

Building and launching straw rockets is a fun way to learn the science and math involved in rocketry. Rockets can travel up to 50 feet; use the launcher in a large, open area

Ages 8+

• Straw Rocket Launcher with DVD • Tube of lubricant

• Straws • Index cards • Modeling clay

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TAKE APART TORSO

STEAM KITS

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Learn how to identify organs and put them back in the human body with a torso

model and visual guide

Ages 10+

• Mini torso with removable body parts • Visual guide

• The Human Body Book: an Illustrated Guide to its Structure, Function, and Disorders

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TIME

Learn about seconds, minutes and hours with the Time Interactive kit and pocket chart

Ages 6+

• Time Interactive Math Kit with activity cards, clocks, write-and-wipe clocks and 2 CDs

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TRACKS & TRAILS

Animals leave behind all sorts of clues that help us learn more about them. This kit will introduce basic ways of learning about animals through scat, tracks and other signs

• Repliscat Sampler • Animal Tracks! game

• Wildlife Watching: Spotting Animals on Outdoor Adventures

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UKULELE

STEAM KITS

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Learn how to strum along on a ukulele

using music books, an instructional DVD and materpieces on CD. Write your own musical number on blank sheet music

Ages 8+

• Ukulele with case and tuner • Bolopick felt picks

• Blank sheet music

• My First Ukulele for Kids: Learn to Play Book 2

• Disney Hits for Ukulele

• The Complete Ukulele for Kids DVD • Classical Ukulele Masterpieces CD

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WEATHER

Learn about weather, and measure tempterature and atmospheric pressure

Ages 5+

• TACKLIFE Anemometer Handheld with flashlight, wind speed meter

• Weather Center device with booklet • Pet tornado

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WEAVING

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Explore weaving using a Lap Loom, colorful yarn and other supplies

Ages 7+

• Lap Loom with instructions, yarn, tapestry needle, shed sticks and stick shuttles

• Abuela’s Weave

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WORD PROBLEMS I

Practice your problem solving skills with activity folders and puzzles

Ages 7+

• 6 Real-World Math Folders

• Problem Solving Match-Up puzzles • Problem Solving Strategy puzzles

• Shopping Trip Math

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WORD PROBLEMS II

STEAM KITS

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Work on your problem solving skills with fun games, including games to play with a group and story problems you can solve with items from around your home

Ages 7+

• Flip Over Math: Story Problems • Math Diction game

• Under the Sea Shells work problem activity set

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WORLD OF BUGS

Learn insect basics, and look at some of the differences and similarities between them using a magnifying glass. One specimen is NOT an insect - can you figure out which?

• Creature Peeper

• Set of 12 acrylic specimens • Magnifying glass (2)

• Fandex Bugs field guide

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XYLOPHONE

STEAM KITS

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Learn the basics of playing the xylophone and write your own masterpiece using the blank sheet music

Ages 8+

• Lyons 25-note xylophone with case • Rhythm Band rubber mallets (2) • Rhythm Band wooden mallets (2) • Blank sheet music

• Popular 8-Note Songs

• Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin and More, Stories for Young Musicians DVD