Everyday Essentials for Everyday STEM Lessons

Introducing Ward's Science Essentials: Convenient, cost-effective kits for teaching essential STEM skills

Everyday Essentials for Everyday STEM Lessons

Everyday Essentials for Everyday STEM Lessons

Essentials by Ward's Science are cost-effective, ready-to-teach activity kits that include must-have science supplies and flexible activity guides for teaching a variety of 5-8 science topics with STEM applications.

With simple, easy-to-follow activity guides paired with easy-to-use materials, Essentials by Ward's Science kits help students:

Experience
Immersive lessons create real-world scenarios in the classroom, helping students see the role of STEM in everyday life.
Collaborate
Group-driven activities and challenges foster teamwork and build leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Make Connections
Cross-curricular content reveals tangible examples of how science, technology, engineering and math work together to solve problems.

And help you...

Save Time
Get everything you need for a complete, collaborative STEM lesson in one kit.
Save Money
Affordably priced to help you make a big impact on a small budget.
Cover Curriculum Essentials
Easy to incorporate into your lessons with a variety of topics, subject areas, and grade levels.

Get the Essentials

Available for Life Science, Physical Science, Earth Science, Math, and Engineering
Most kits include materials for 15 student pairs; Select kits are single/small-group demonstration

Earth Science

Description	Item Number
Ward's Essentials Igneous Rocks	470226-462
Ward's Essentials Sedimentary Rocks	470226-464
Ward's Essentials Metamorphic Rocks	470226-466
Ward's Essentials Basic Minerals	470226-468
Ward’s Essentials Modeling Geological Core Sampling	470231-280

Engineering

Description	Item Number
Ward's Essentials "A Bone to Fix"	470227-118
Ward's Essentials Clearing the Water	470227-120
Ward’s Essentials Spacesuit Challenge	470231-276
Ward’s Essentials Drones in the Sky	470231-284
Ward's Essentials Architecture Challenge	470231-278
Ward's Essentials Design a Coated Pill	470231-274

Life Science

Description	Item Number
Ward's Essentials "How Much DNA?"	470227-324
Ward's Essentials The Ins and Outs of Diffusion	470227-162
Ward's Essentials Green Glucose Production	470227-320
Ward’s Essentials Crawling Color Walking Water	470231-282

Math

Description	Item Number
Ward's Essentials Pythagorean Theorem Puzzle	470225-372
Ward's Essentials Magic Blocks Kit	470225-374
Ward's Essentials Spiral of Theodoris Kit	470225-376
Ward's Essentials Trig Puzzle Kit	470229-064

Physical Science

Description	Item Number
Ward's Essentials Catenary Arch Kit	470225-366
Ward's Essentials Torque Feeler Kit	470225-368
Ward's Essentials Carpenter Center of Mass Kit	470225-370
Ward's Essentials Catapult Kit	470225-378
Ward's Essentials Trebuchet Kit	470225-062
Ward's Essentials Endothermic Reactions Kit	470225-904
Ward's Essentials Exothermic Reactions Kit	470225-516
Ward's Essentials Chemiluminescence Kit	470225-518
Ward's Essentials Paper Chromatography Kit	470225-520
Ward's Essentials Thin Layer Chromatography Kit	470225-522
Ward's Essentials Properties of Polymers Kit	470225-524
Ward's Essentials Acid Bases and pH Kit	470225-526
Ward's Essentials Physical and Chemical Properties Kit	470225-528
Ward’s Essentials Magnetic Slime Kit	470231-158
Ward’s Essentials Human Circuit Kit	470231-160
Ward’s Essentials Architecture Challenge	470231-278
Ward’s Essentials Walking Waters	470231-282

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