Lending Library
KIT Name/Description
Amphibians KIT (Levels P-I-U--)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 2000
Producer: Various
Includes: frog development model; "Calls of Frogs & Toads" CD; books; poster; Eyewitness video, "Amphibians"; frog counters; Frog Math activity book; and frog metamorphosis stuffed toy. ETA, Acorn Nauralists, Nasco and Nature Watch
Media #90072
Animal Skulls KIT (Levels-I-U-S-)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 2000
Producer: AcornNaturalist
Includes: replicas of animal skulls: black bear, gray squirrel, jack rabbit, whitetail deer, raccoon, gray fox, and coyote. Includes two books on animals skulls with suggested activities.
Media #90073
Animal Tracks KIT (Levels P-I-U-S-)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 2000
Producer: Acorn Naturalists
Contains: track molds of Northern California mammals; track print and animal scat scarves; books; video "Revealing Their Presence". Adaptable to all grade levels.
Media #90071
Bats KIT (Levels P-I-U--)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced : 0000
Producer: Bat Conservation International
Includes: 1 video, "Kids Discover Bats"; 2 posters; 3 books, one with a audio cassette and stuffed toy bat; bat stamp with stamp pad; CD Rom, "Stelluna;" and a Cross Curricular Theme Unit Book.
Media #90070
Biodiversity KIT (Levels-I-U-S-)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 2000
Producer: World Wildlife Fund
Contains: World Wildlife environmental education program,"Windows on the Wild," or WOW. WOW uses biodiversity as a "window" to help learners of all ages to explore the web of life and understand how all living things are interconnected. Kit includes: posters; WOW teacher book, and WOW student books; a Slides/CD-ROM set, a video with guide and additional environmental books.
Media #90055
Birds KIT (Levels P-I-U-S-)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 2001
Producer: Acorn Naturalist, Library Video
Includes: Eyewitness video: "Bird"; Video: "All About Birds;" 3 CD set "Birding by Ear;" CD-ROM: "Interactive Guide to Birds;" six egg replicas; Fandex Field Guide; BOOKS: Peterson's First Guide, Bird Activity book, Bird Coloring book, Bird Tales From Near and Far, How Birds Migrate, Everything You Never Learned About Birds, Birds, Birds, Birds, Nests and Eggs.
Media #90081
Butterflies KIT (Levels P-I---)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced : 0000
Producer: Acorn Naturalists/ETR/Library Video
Includes: poster, 2 videos, life-cycle models, books, stamps, and more.
Media #90088
California KIT (Levels-I-U--)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 1999
Producer: Various Sources
Collection of items pertaining to California's history, regions, wildlife, and plant life. Includes: CD-ROM, Music CDs, videos, maps, fact cards, flag and books. Title VI '99-'00 Bookhandler, Toucan Valley Publications, G. Cram, TEAMS videos, State Parks, CA Institute for Biodiversity, Child Graphics Co.
Media #90047
California Native American Baskets KIT (Levels-I-U--)
Length: 999 minutes
Year produced: 1999
Producer: Yosemite Museum Shop
Learn about California Indian Basketry in this kit that contains a poster, video, books, articles, and miniature examples.
Media #90036
California Native American Curriculum KIT (Levels-I-U--)
Length: 999 minutes
Year produced: 1999
Producer: Bookhandler/Yosemite Museum Shop
Includes: video, posters, articles, books and artifacts covering the different tribes of California.
Media #90035
Child's Place in the Environment Kits, Grades 1-6
These guides were developed by the Department of Environmental Education to provide elementary teachers with an example of an interdisciplinary thematic environmental program. The grade-level specific units are correlated to the "Science Framework for California Public Schools." Each grade-level specific unit is designed around four major themes: "Valuing the Environment;" Systems and Interactions;" "Patterns of Change;" and "Conservation." Kits includes materials for lessons, and children’s books as well as the teacher's guide.
Child's Place in the Environment
Grade 3 KIT (Levels P----X)
Media #90041
Child's Place in the Environment
Grade 4 KIT (Levels P----X)
Media #90042
Child's Place in the Environment
Grade 5 KIT (Levels P---- X)
Media #90043
Child's Place In the Environment
Grade 2 KIT (Levels P----X)
Media #90040
Child's Place In The Environment
Grade 1 KIT (Levels P----X)
Media #90039
Child's Place in the Environment
Grade 6 KIT (Levels P----X)
Media #90044
Earthworms KIT (Levels P-I---)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 0000
Producer: Acorn Naturalist
Includes: 1 video "Wormania" with guide; Booklet "Squirming in the Soil;" Booklet "Observation Dish;" Magnifying Glass; Book "Wormology;" Book "Worms Eat Our Garbage."
Media #90096
Endangered Animals KIT (Levels-I-U--)
Length: 999 minutes
Year produced: 1999
Producer: Lib. Video
Includes: books, coloring book, video, CD-ROM and posters. Materials purchased from Library Video, Learning Services and Upstart.
Media #90027
Fish Printing KIT (Levels P-I-U-S-)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 0000
Producer: Acorn Naturalist
Includes: 6 fish; 3 paints (red, violet & black); rubber brayer (roller) with instructions and fish descriptions.
Media #90097
Fossils KIT (Levels P-I---)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 0000
Producer: Delta Education
Includes: Fossil book; "I Dig Fossils" video; Geological Time Chart; 2 hand magnifiers; 11 Fossil examples with descriptions and; a bucket of fossils.
Media #90101
Gold Rush Kit (2 Boxes) KIT (Levels-I-U--)
Length: 999 minutes
Year produced: 1995
Producer: R. Matonich
A collection of artifacts, minerals, books, & pictures from the California Gold Rush days. Box 1: Pictures, 16 books, binder, chinese hat, gold pan, butter churn, pyrite, caste pot, ladle, quartz, square nails, tin cup,Homemade soap, crucibles, Patty Reed's doll, & bees wax. Box 2: Gold rocker, scale, miner's candle holder, & carbide lamp.
Media #90010
Insect and Arachnids NGS GeoKit KIT (Levels-I-U-S-)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 1999
Producer: National Geographic Society
Kit: Take an in-depth look at these often misunderstood & overlooked animal classes. Learn how each class is defined and the similarities, differences and common misconceptions. Includes: 2 maps, 100+ page teacher guide; 4 overhead transparencies; student handouts, trivia cards, 3 videos: "Animal Classes: Insects," "The Benefits of Insects," "Animal Classes: Arachnids," and class pack of NGS magazine articles.
Media #90078
Insects KIT (Levels P-I---)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 0000
Producer: Acorn Naturalist
Includes: 10 magnifying bug viewers; 1 bug game; 1 bug house; 1 video - "Bugs Don't Bug Us;" 18 bug rubber stamps with 2 stamp pads; 3 books: "Pet Bugs," "Introducing Insects" and "Creepy Crawlies;" the "Scientific Method;" and 2 posters.
Media #90098
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 0000
Producer: Acorn Naturalist
Includes: 10 magnifying bug viewers; 1 bug game; 1 bug house; 1 video - "Bugs Don't Bug Us;" 18 bug rubber stamps with 2 stamp pads; 3 books: "Pet Bugs," "Introducing Insects" and "Creepy Crawlies;" the "Scientific Method;" and 2 posters.
Media #90098
Reading Rainbow Curriculum Pkg. Salamander Room KIT (Levels P-I---)
Length: 030 minutes
Year produced: 1993
Producer: GPN
Kit includes video, feature book, rainforest audio cassette, reproducible rainforest trail guides, integrated curriculum guide.
Media #90028
Simply Seasons With Winnie the Pooh KIT (Levels P----)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 0000
Producer: Disney
Includes: a plush Pooh Bear, clothing for each season, one video: "Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons," and ten books. With teacher guide and activities.
Media #90090
Stream Ecology Exploration KIT (Levels P-I-U--)
Length: 000 minutes
Year producer: 2000
Producer: Acorn Naturalists
Includes: Discovery Scope, petri dishes, large strainer, catch nets, 10 two-way microscopes, brushes, leaf bags, ruler, scale, dishes spoons, micro-invertebrate identification cards, tree finder book, magnifiers and Stream Ecology Instructor's Manual.
Media #90054
Tree KIT (Levels P-I-U--)
Length: 000 minutes
Year produced: 2000
Producer: Acorn Naturalist/Nature Watch
Contains: "Tree Cookies" cross sections of different types of trees as well as examples of different growth rates,etc. Books: "The Lorax," "Grandmother Oak," "Someday a Tree," "Tree Life," "Once There Was a Tree," "Trees Are Terrific," Activity book: "Exploring the Forest With Grandfather Tree," Resource guides: "Investigating the Oak Community," and "Forestry Curriculum Resources," Eyewitness "Tree" video; Nature Watch Leaf Cards; audio cassette: "Billy B Sings About Trees," Tree identification by leaf and bark, Winter Tree Identification and Tree Finder Identification Kit.
