3 Steps to Get Ready for Science

Welcome back! We are providing you with a 3-step checklist to simplify opening your classroom.

STEP 1

Inventory and Prepare Your Kits

Taking an inventory of your kits not only lets you know what you need to teach before teaching the units again, but also gives you an opportunity to clean and organize the equipment to ensure lessons run smoothly.

Tips for Kit Inventory

Use the inventory checklists to see what is missing and what consumables need to be replaced.

OpenSciEd Elementary School Kit Inventory Lists

Unit Title
K.1 Energy: Sunlight	Click HERE
K.2 Weather	Click HERE
K.3 Forces and Motion	Click HERE
1.1 Waves: Light	Click HERE
1.2 Waves: Sound	Click HERE
1.3 Space: Sky Patterns	Click HERE
2.1 Earth: Land Changing Shape	Click HERE
2.2 Structure & Properties of Matter	Click HERE
2.3 Habitats and Biodiversity	Click HERE
3.1 Forces & Interactions	Click HERE
3.2 Weather and Hazards	Click HERE
3.3 Trait Variations	Click HERE
4.1 Energy Transfer: Collisions	Click HERE
4.2 Energy Transfer: Electricity	Click HERE
4.3 Earth Processes	Click HERE
5.1 Ecosystems & Matter Cycling	Click HERE
5.2 Matter Properties	Click HERE
5.4 Earth in the Universe	Click HERE

OpenSciEd Middle School Kit Inventory Lists

Sixth Grade

Unit Title
6.1 Light & Matter	Click HERE
6.2 Thermal Energy	Click HERE
6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling	Click HERE
6.4 Plate Tectonics & Rock Cycling	Click HERE
6.5 Natural Hazards	Click HERE
6.6 Cells & Systems	Click HERE

Seventh Grade

Unit Title
7.1 Chemical Reactions & Matter	Click HERE
7.2 Chemical Reactions & Energy	Click HERE
7.3 Metabolic Reactions	Click HERE
7.4 Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis	Click HERE
7.5 Ecosystem Dynamics & Biodiversity	Click HERE
7.6 Earth’s Resources & Human Impact	Click HERE

Eighth Grade

Unit Title
8.1 Contact Forces	Click HERE
8.2 Sound Waves	Click HERE
8.3 Forces at a Distance	Click HERE
8.4 Earth in Space	Click HERE
8.5 Genetics	Click HERE
8.6 Natural Selection & Common Ancestry	Click HERE

OpenSciEd High School Kit Inventory Lists

Biology

Unit Title
B.1 Ecosystem Interactions & Dynamics	Click HERE
B.2 Ecosystems: Matter & Energy	Click HERE
B.3 Inheritance & Variation of Traits	Click HERE
B.4 Natural Selection & Evolution of Populations	Click HERE
B.5 Common Ancestry & Speciation	Click HERE

Chemistry

Unit Title
C.1 Thermodynamics in Earth Systems	Click HERE
C.2 Structure & Properties of Matter	Click HERE
C.3 Molecular Processes in Earth Systems	Click HERE
C.4 Chemical Reactions in Our World	Click HERE
C.5 Energy from Chemical & Nuclear Reactions	Click HERE

Physics

Unit Title
P.1 Energy Flow from Earth’s Systems	Click HERE
P.2 Energy, Forces & Earth’s Crust	Click HERE
P.3 Collisions & Momentum	Click HERE
P.4 Meteors, Orbits, & Gravity	Click HERE
P.5 Electromagnetic Radiation	Click HERE
P.6 Stars & the Big Bang	Click HERE

Missing some kit materials?

Order replacement items and consumables by one these methods:

If you have purchased 5-class kits or refurbishments, you may have additional consumables and living materials order sheets available.

- Additional consumables would be located in a brown Carolina box.
- Living material order sheets are attached to the brown Carolina box in a clear adhesive envelope. If you cannot locate these sheets, our Customer Service department can help you.

STEP 2

Prepare for Your First Lesson

Follow these tips to be ready to hit the ground running teaching your first OpenSciEd unit lesson:

Get familiar with program features
Get familiar with Lesson 1 features
- View the Lesson 1 Teacher Resource Video.
- Review the lesson materials.
- Kit items
  - Review the Needed-But-Not-Supplied lists by lesson, and inventory what you already have and what you need to gather.
  - Look for Plan Ahead tips for materials you may need to prepare ahead of time. For example, do you need to plant seeds or order living materials?
  - Order living materials 2 weeks ahead of time to ensure you receive them when you need them

STEP 3

Carolina Science Online (CSO)

CarolinaScienceOnline.com is Carolina’s eLearning platform with lots of features and digital resources. Here are some tips to help you prepare your student rosters and OpenSciEd content on CSO.

Check out new digital resources you may now be able to access.
Clean up, manage, and add additional available resources to your bookmarks for future assignments or in-class instruction.
Create new assignments or use the reassign option for existing assignments
Build your new student rosters using the CSO CSV student rostering template and send to cso_support@carolina.com, a Carolina eLearning Product Support Specialist will assist you.

Login to you CSO account to review Lesson 1 digital resources and create your first assignment. If you’re not already on Carolina Science Online and would like to get started, contact cso_support@carolina.com, a Carolina eLearning Support Specialist will assist you.

Download a printable version of this checklist to use when you’re opening your classroom!