Kid's Newsletter Ask-A-Scientist Resources
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- Available for Checkout from Ecology Explorers

(updated 8/2001)


Resources you can check out from Ecology Explorers
Maximum Checkout - 1 month

Microclimate Exploration Kit

  • 1 - 50 meter tape measure
  • 6 Thermometers
  • 1 Soil Thermometer
  • 1 box of 6 timers
  • 1 roll of flagging tape

Ground Arthropod Investigation Kit

  • The Practical Entomologist by Rick Imes
  • Bug Watching with Charles Henry Turner by Michael Elsohn Ross
  • Entomology by Ellen Doris
  • An Introduction to the Study of Insects by Borror, Triplehorn, & Johnson
  • Insect Metamorphosis Display
  • Insect Comparison Display
  • Insect Transparencies
  • Identification Key
  • 6 Insect viewers
  • 1 Linen Tester
  • 10 Hand lenses
  • 9 Specimen Jars
  • 15 Petri Dishes
  • Large Plastic Arthropods
    - Stag Beetle, Scorpion, Cat Flea, Black Widow, Lubber Grasshopper

Bruchid Beetle Investigation Kit

  • 15 Petri Dishes
  • 10 Hand Lenses
  • 1 Linen Tester
  • 6 Bug Viewers
  • 16 Specimen Jars
  • 16 Rulers
  • Bruchid beetle and Blue Palo Verde pictures and key

Bird Identification Kit

  • 7 4X30 Bushnell Binoculars
  • 1 10x25 Bushnell Binoculars
  • 7 Pocket Naturalist - Phoenix Bird Guides
  • National Geographic Field Guide to North America
  • Birds of Phoenix and Maricopa County
  • 4 Easy Field Guides to Common Desert Birds

Plant Investigation Kit

  • 1 Plant Press
  • 4 Easy Field Guides to Common Trees of Arizona
  • A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona
  • Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Desert
  • Western Garden Book
  • Plant Transparencies
  • 50 Meter Tape Measure

Mini Table Top

    A mini version of the tabletop exhibit we take to events. Great for setting up a bird identification learning center in your classroom!

SCENE Library

    The library is no longer open to the general pubic, but as an Ecology Explorers teacher you can check out books, videos, software, and lots more. Call to make sure someone will be there when you come! (480-965-4179 or 480-965-2975)

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