A 36-week program designed for Grades 7-9 that allows
students to discover how to live sustainably in the future
SCI-SURV - $129 Note: Not available for 2011

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Learn to Use Sustainable Resources to Survive! You are about to be stranded on an island, where you will need to learn to live sustainably using the resources available to you on the small island. To survive, you must learn how to harness the power of the sun and the wind as well as tap the energy of other physical forces. You will read the journal entries of islanders and build models of the same projects or conduct the same experiments right alongside them.

Conservation Study Program Guide | SCIS-101 | $35
A simple-to-follow 36-week schedule of the activities and resources designed as part of this course.

Conservation Student Worktext | SCIS-202 | $29
An array of topics will engage students in how they can be good stewards of our world. Not only will students learn from included passages about a variety of topics, but they’ll also find answers for themselves on how to conserve in regards to heating, cooling and energy efficiency, solar power and water use, organic foods, recycling and more. Many active learning opportunities are included. Consumable.

Power House Green Essentials Kit | SCIS-201 | $100
This kit presents the quandary of people stranded on an island who are trying to survive, and has students conduct experiments and build models right alongside them. Students can use the kit to build a model house complete with solar panels, windmill, greenhouse, and desalination system. Students will also build and operate a solar cooker, solar hot water tank, a hygrometer, air conditioner and more! This kit includes a full-color manual with 30 experiments and 10 building projects. You’ll need to add some supplies. These are listed in your program guide. ($9)

Project Chapters in Power House:

Heat Trap:  Construct and experiment with a greenhouse.

The Sun Collector:  Collect the sun's rays to heat water.

The Sun Burners:  Make a solar cooker while learning about the principles of light before you cook rice and bread.

The Heat Absorbers:  Learn how heat of evaporation provides cooling, conduct experiments about air humidity, build a hygrometer and test a refrigerator.

The Water Vampire:  Desalinate water.

The Energy Converters:  Extract electric current from sunlight and metals in acid, galvanize a nail, and split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

The Forces of Magnetism: Generate electric current with magnetic fields. Build a current indicator, electric and solar motors, a transfer switch, and a crane. Lift pencils with the sun and learn about levers.