Hands-on Purdue: Lab Kit Program
Welcome to the Purdue University Lab Kit Program. Below are the kits that you may reserve for classroom use.
STEP 1: Click here to Register for the program
STEP 2: Select the kit that best suits your needs. (See available kits below)
STEP 3: Please check the availability of the kit you are interested in requesting before making your reservation.
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STEP 4: Request your reservation after verifying that the kit you would like to use is available.
Click here to make your request
Available Kits:
Gravity Model
- Contents:
- Hoops
- Clips
- Large marbles
- Small marbles
- Gravity Model Unpacking Video
Distance to the Sun
- Contents:
- packing peanuts, tape measure, electric pump, clamp, large balloon, pins, pencils, and tape (to repack and return the kit)
- Unpacking Video
- Lesson plan page
Exoplanet Light Curve
- Contents:
- packaging peanuts, a container with 6 clamp lights, 3 light bulbs, a container with (straws, 6 large balls, 6 small balls, 6 plug-in adapters, 6 cords, 6 arduinos), tape (to repack and return the kit)
- Unpacking Video
Classifying Matter
- Plastic tub Contents:
- Container with pipette, 6 baggies with: laser pointer, carbon rod, copper, weighing boats, magnet
- Funnels
- Bag with additional stir magnets
- 6 stir plates
- 2 zip ties (to repack and return the kit)
- Unpacking Video
- Link to the PD session over this activity
- Classifying Matter: A Virtual Lab
An Investigation in Earth Systems
- Contents of the tub:
- Container 1: white and black balloons, laser
- Container 2: plastic springs
- Container 3: prism glasses
- Container 4: thermometers
- Radiometers
- 2 zip ties (to repack and return the kit)
Specific Heat and Measure of Energy
- Contents:
- Container 1: (3) hand bubblers, IR Thermometers
- Container 2: (2) Thermal motion machines
- Between top 2 tubs: (2) hand bubblers
- Container 3: (3) hand bubblers, Ring and Ball demos
- Container 4: bags of nuts and bolts, alcohol thermometers
- Container 5: sets of thermal plates
- Container 6: sets of thermal plates
- 2 zip ties (to repack and return the kit)
Introduction to Data Collection Kit
- Contents:
- LabQuest 2 (12)
- pH (12)
- Temp (12)
- Conductivity (12)
- Spectrovis Plus (12)
- Cuvettes (12)
- Videos:
- Unpacking the Introduction to Data Collection kit
- This video shows everything in the kit and how to pack it back up when ready to return it to Purdue.
- Using the LabQuest2
- Are you unsure how to use the LAbQuest2? This video explains how to use it, including how your students can connect their devices to it to get their own data for the lab.
- Unpacking the Introduction to Data Collection kit