Science United Project has distributed more than​

science kits to classes with refugee students in Greece since 2016

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Force & Motion Unit 

Kit 1: Car and Ramp 
​Students experiment with a toy car and a ramp! They place a paper cup on top of the vehicle to add on different weights. They also change the ramp's incline to see how far the car rolls.

• Mathematics: Students measure distance using standard or non-standard units of measurement (depending on their age). Students analyze the measurement by finding the difference (6-8 yrs. old), calculate the average from three trials (9-12 yrs. old), or graph on XY axis (13-18 yrs. old).

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Kit 2: Balloon Hovercraft 
Students create their own hovercraft and then test it by timing the amount of time in motion with a stopwatch. They can also observe how the balloon hovercraft moves on different surfaces to learn about friction.

• Mathematics: Students measure time using provided stopwatches. Students analyze the data by finding the difference (6-8 yrs. old), calculate the average from three trials (9-12 yrs. old), or graph on XY axis (13-18 yrs. old). 

Kit 3: Pom-Pom Catapult 
Students build their own catapult using craft sticks and rubber bands. They draw a target on a blank paper and launch the pom-poms at it adding up their amounts.

• Mathematics: Students can be challenged to get their pom-pom to the largest number (5-7 yrs. old), add the numbers together using age appropriate amounts (6-10 yrs. old), build numbers from digits on target to learn place values (6-12 yrs. old) multiply numbers from the target to find greatest value (8-16 yrs old).

Magnetism & Electricity Unit

Kit 1: Magnetic Fishing Pole
Students learn about magnetic forces, North and South poles, by building a magnetic fishing pole using paper straws, wax strings, paper clips and magnets with holes to test objects and see which are attracted to the magnet.​

Kit 2: Magnet Field Frame
Students learn about magnetic fields by using a blank paper frame, a magnet and iron fillings. They can decorate the frame with their own original designs, and experiment with magnetic attraction by placing the magnet close to the iron fillings.

Kit 3: Testing for Insulator and Conductors
Students build a circuit with a LED and a coin cell battery. They label the parts of the circuit and then hypothesize and test objects to see which of them are conductors or insulators.

Kit 4: LED Flower
Students build a LED Flower circuit using a LED with leads, a coin cell battery and colorful paper straws and flowers. They are asked to explain how energy travels.  (reinforces activity 2) 

Kit 5: Paper Circuits
Students create a circuit with conductive copper tape, a LED, and coin cell battery. Students explain how energy travels and why the copper tape works as a conductor. (reinforces activity 2)

Biology & Mathematics Unit

Kit 1: Paper Microscope
Students construct a microscope using paper, LED light, concave lens, and water. They observe how the water magnifies the object placed on the slide below.  
Students can find different objects around their classrooms to build slides with and draw what they observe. 

Kit 2: Greenhouse in a CD Case
Students observe a bean that has been soaked in water and one that has not and share their thoughts on how the two beans are similar and different.  Students dissect the bean and learn about different parts and their functions. Students learn about what plants need to grow. Students construct a greenhouse using a CD case, soil, and beans.  Mathematics: 

• Using a standard or non standard ruler, students will measure and construct age appropriate graphs to demonstrate the bean plants growth graph (bar graphs or line graphs) 

Kit 3: Hanger Scales

1. Students construct a balance using a hanger, paper plate, string, and straw. Students measure the mass of test objects using non-standard units of measurement (paperclips)

Mathematics: 

• Students can find the mass of objects that correspond to their understanding of counting and numeracy (for example student who are 5 years old should only measure objects that have a mass of 9 paperclips or less).
• Students measure the mass of 5 beans soaked in water and 5 beans that have not been. Student calculate the difference to find the mass of the water absorbed by the beans (number of paper clips). This can also be completed with sponges that have been soaked in water and those that have not (7-10 years old).
• Students find the mass of the different test object and create equations (1 block + 2 metal rings= ___glass beads + ___beans) to solve (9-16 years old).