Education Kits

Anchorage Public Lands Information Center
Contact Joanne at 271-2741 Anchorage to reserve kits
joanne_welch@nps.gov
Educational kits are can be reserved ahead of time. The NPS staff at AAPLIC also has aResource Library with curriculum, books, games, tapes, posters & videos for classroo use. Kits are loaned for 1-2 weeks at a time (1-2 weeks is given for shipping out, you keep the kit for 1-2 weeks and then 1-2 weeks is given for shipment back in).
 

Educational kits are can be reserved ahead of time - up to 3 months in advance. 

1. Call the center and request a kit
2. Kits are loaned for 1-2 weeks at a time (1-2 weeks is given for shipping out, you keep the kit for 1-2 weeks and then 1-2 weeks is given for shipment back in). They allow 1 month total for check-out and return of kit.
3. You may only check out one kit at a time.

1. Kits must be postmarked by due date.
2. APLIC pays for postage sent, borrower is responsible for postage returned.

Track Kit
This kit includes several tracking activities, trackstories, and the instructions for making your ownplaster casts. Teachers provide the plaster andother materials. Latex molds include beaver,coyote, eagle, bear, wolf, caribou and manymore!

Loon Kit
Check out this kit on our fantastic friends, thel oons. It contains a loon costume, slides, video,books, several activities and more! The kit comesfrom Alaska Science Teachers Association viafunds from ARCO Alaska, Inc., Audubon Society,and Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Classroom Puppet Show Kit
We had such a response from students to handlethe puppets from the APLIC Traveling PuppetShow that we decided to create a puppet showfor classroom use. This puppet productionfeatures the True Story of the Three Little Pigs...the story of the Three Little Pigs from the wolf'sperspective. The show is sure to be a hit withplayers and audience alike! All puppets, scripts,props, and a portable stage are included.

Wolf Kit
Do you want your students to learn more aboutwolves? This kit from Alaska Department of Fishand Game includes activities, Native Americanstories, books, puppet, videos, posters, a wolfhide and skull, and more! Prepared with theassistance of biologists and educators throughoutAlaska, the kit is designed to be used at all gradelevels.

Marine Mammals Kit
An education kit with books, posters, games, avideo, puppets, and curriculum guides aboutmarine mammals in Alaska: Whales, dolphins,porpoises, seals, walrus, polar bears and otters.This kit was developed at the Southeast AlaskaDiscovery Center in Ketchikan.

Beak Adaptation Kit
Imagine a hummingbird trying to gulp down a mouse, or an eagle trying to sip nectar from atiny flower...sounds impossible, right? This kit willallow your students to determine ways that birds'beaks are adapted to retrieving and eatingdifferent foods. The kit follows NatureScope's"Fill The Bill" activity and includes materials for 8different stations of hands-on experiments withbeaks using kitchen tools.

Owl Pellet Kit
Are you studying bones? Try a unique means ofteaching by dissecting an owl pellet. Owls,hawks and other raptors swallow their preywhole and later regurgitate a pellet containingcomplete skeletons of rodents, moles, shrews,and birds. (The pellets are sanitized.) The kidsdiscover each new bone with excitement andfun... they can even reconstruct a skeleton! Thisis the only kit which involves a charge ...$2.50 per owl pellet ( ed discount alreadyincluded).

Songbird Blues Kit
Migratory songbirds are the focus of this new kitfrom the Montana Natural History Associationand the National Park Service. It has beenspecially adapted to fit Alaskan songbird speciesand includes a teacher's activity guide, videos,books, student research kits, posters, songbirdcassettes, puppets and much more! A greatresource for teaching about birds!

Alaskan Animal Scent Kit
Charge up your kids with this tracking adventure.Students follow their noses in this activityadapted from NatureScopes's "Sniffing Out ATrail". Students must find their scent at fivestations, read the attached clues, and determinewhat Alaskan animal they are. Kit includesinstructions, film cannisters, and clue cards.Teachers supply the scents: orange peel, onion,garlic, vinegar, and other inexpensive

Compass Kit
Wondering where you are? Interested inorienteering? This kit includes 30 Silva Startercompasses for use by students. Also includes ademonstrator compass, Outward Bound Map &Compass Book, Teach with Topos, and otherbooks.

Classroom Constitution Kit
Written over 200 years ago, the Constitution is an important “living” document. Includes a replica of the Constitution, lesson plans, quizzes,and School House Rock video. Includes buttons and/or pocket constitutions for students.

Alaska Resources Kit: 
MineralsAlaskan educators and industry teamed up tocreate this kit which includes 150 activities,mineral samples, testing kit, books, posters,filmstrips, and a video. Students use reading,discussion, math, and games to learn aboutminerals. The materials are flexible enough to beused with 4th grade through high school.

Stampeder Kit
Straight from Klondike Gold Rush NationalHistorical Park, this kit explores what it mighthave been like to come to Alaska during the GoldRush. Includes children’s activities & Gold Rushmaterials.