Acid Rain Study Outfit

The LaMotte Acid Rain Study Outfit includes dependable tools necessary to make surveys of acid precipitation, and determine the pH levels of local ponds, lakes, and streams. This complete outfit includes a durable, tapered rain gauge; an easy-to-use pH test kit; study guide; and activity sheets. The comprehensive study guide and support materials will stimulate classroom activities and discussions.

The Acid Rain Study Outfit serves as a valuable unit for any environmental science program. Recommended for grade levels 5 and above.

GREEN Low Cost Water Monitoring Kit

Use this kit at home or pack it into a field bag and explore the water quality of natural aquatic systems nearby. The GREEN Low Cost Water Monitoring Kit can be used to test fresh, brackish, or saline aquatic environments.

A great learning and water testing tool for any investigator ages 8 to 98! Ideal for citizen monitoring efforts, too.

Test Factors:

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Coliform Bacteria

Dissolved Oxygen

Nitrate

pH

Phosphate

Turbidity

Temperature Change

Description

Order Code

Green Low Cost Water Monitoring Kit

NPK Soil Test Kit

Safe, easy, and economical! Students can perform up to fifty tests each for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium levels using non-hazardous TesTabs. Each kit includes the necessary apparatus, simple diagrammed instructions, and a laminated color chart.

The NPK Soil Test Kit was specifically designed to meet the needs of the GLOBE ProgramTM (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment). This soil test kit is fun to use and easy to ship anywhere! Ideal for upper elementary, middle, and high school students.

Science Project Kits^TM

It's that time of year again! You have to do a project for the science fair... but don't panic.The Science Project Kits will guide you through the entire project from choosing a subject, doing the research, collecting the data, and finally displaying the results.TesTabs, test tubes, and project ideas are included!

pH - Discover The pH of Things Around You

Topics include acid rain, corrosion, acids and bases. Create an experiment to test household items and make a pH scale. 20 tests.

NITROGEN - Find Out About Nutrients In Soil And Plants

Description

Order Code

pH Science Project Kit

3-5873

Nitrogen Science Project Kit

3-5874

Bacteria Science Project Kit

3-5875

Chlorine Science Project Kit

3-5876

Copper/Iron Science Project Kit

3-5877

Dissolved Oxygen Science Project Kit

3-5878

Hardness Science Project Kit

3-5879

BugKit

A creepy, crawly, wet investigation of the health of streams, ponds, and other freshwater environments. Following the easy-to-read BUGKIT manual, one to two students learn to collect, observe, sort, and identify aquatic insects as a tool for measuring water quality. Students can complete the activity at home after collection or spend an afternoon outdoors beside a stream. The BUGKIT includes mesh leaf bags for collection, trays and plastic dishes for sorting, a magnifying lens, BUGGUIDE, and a BUGBOARD identification chart. Ideal for bug-hunters, age 8 and up.

Item Description

Order Code

BugKit

3-0030

Nitty Gritty Soil Science

The Nitty Gritty Soil Science kit is a great introduction to the basic concepts of soil science. Instructions for cool science experiments and Just for Fun activities, games, and internet connections are included. Investigate healthy plant requirements for proper soil texture, ideal levels of soil pH, and nutrients. Learn to properly care for plants and perform pH, nitrate, phosphate and potassium soil tests using non-hazardous TesTab methods. Reagents for ten tests for each test factor are included. Make friends with earthworms and discover the importance of composting! Recommended for green- and dirty-thumbs ages 8 and up.

Description

Order Code

Nitty-Gritty Soil Science

Funky Faucet Sink Science

Explore what's coming out of your funky faucet! Test tap water for pH, chlorine, hardness, copper, and iron. Learn while you laugh with Just for Fun activities including Make Your Own Lava Lamp and edible experiments like the Pollution Parfait. Non-hazardous TesTab reagents, test tubes, word search game, internet connections and instructions for simple water quality tests also included. Perfect for sink scientists ages 8 and up.

Description

Order Code

Funky Faucet Sink Science

Topsoil Tour

The Topsoil Tour is an investigation into the physical and chemical properties of soil. Each student on the Topsoil Tour completes seven units while conducting his/her own soil tests for soil texture, pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium using safe, simple TesTabs^® reagent tablets. Tablets and sample test bags for 40 students.

Item Description

Order Code

Topsoil Tour

5425

Reagent Refill

R-5425

Pondwater Tour

The Pondwater Tour is a great introduction into the study and measurement of changes in the water quality of a lake, stream, pond, aquarium, or even a fish bowl. Each student on the Pondwater Tour conducts water quality tests for pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, and ammonia using safe, simple TesTabs^® reagent tablets. Students test variables and investigate natural processes that create changes in water quality over time. Tablets and sample test bags for 30 students. Grades 4-8.

Item Description

Order Code

Pondwater Tour

5418

Reagent Refill

R-5418

Tapwater Tour^®

The Tapwater Tour is an exciting investigation of water quality examining the chemical properties of water directly from the tap. Each student on the Tapwater Tour completes several units while conducting his/her own water quality tests using safe, simple TestTab^® reagent tablets. Students learn the relationships between good and poor water quality while examining the pH, chlorine, hardness, copper, and iron of water from the tap. Tablets and sample test bags for 35 students. Grades 4-8.

Item Description

Order Code

Tapwater Tour

3608

Reagent Refill

R-3608

Watershed Tour^TM

Introduce students to stream and river ecosystems through a classroom-based tour of a virtual watershed. Geared toward students in grades 4-8 and designed for teachers who are unable visit a stream with their students. Students will learn about stream ecology, water quality issues, and their own connection to a watershed.

Through a week long series of hands-on TesTab^® tablet tests, games, and activities, students will "test" four stations along a river continuum – from the headwaters to the mouth of the river as it enters the estuary-to study how the river changes and how human activities can influence water quality. Includes lecture materials, illustrated handouts, teacher's tips, test procedures, TesTab reagents, data sheets, and games. TesTab reagents and test tubes for 30 students in groups.

Developed by LaMotte Company in cooperation with the Stroud Water Research Center

Item Description

Order Code

Watershed Tour

5419

Reagent Refill

R-5419

Garden Guide Kit

A simple, economical test kit for soil science education or garden analysis. Rapid test procedures, diagrammed instructions, and laminated color charts are used to measure concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium (15 tests each), and soil pH (30 tests). Garden Guide manual and LaMotte Soil Handbook are included to interpret test results and give lime and fertilizer recommendations.

Description

Order Code

Garden Guide Kit

5679

Reagent Refill

R-5679

Soil Sampling Tube

A 12" galvanized steel sampler with a 1" core diameter, saw-toothed tip, and cut-away side for examination of core prior to removal for testing.

Soil Sampling Bags

These 6" x 4" (15 x 10cm) plastic zipper top bags have instructions for collection and preparation of soil samples printed directly on each bag. By preventing contamination or accidental mixing of different samples, these convenient soil bags help insure accurate test results.

Description

Soil Sampling Bags (Package of 100)

Soil Texture Unit

A great tool for testing and demonstrating different soil textures and properties. Students can test soil from the schoolyard or compare soil samples brought from home.

Description

Order Code

Soil Texture Unit

Reagent Refill

Earth Force Elementary Education
Watershed Field Trip Kit

Study the environment and the effect humans have on nature through actual field study! This fun, economical kit helps tell The Watershed Story, an excellent way to explain a watershed and how it relates to nature that students encounter every day. Teacher's manual provides guidelines on taking a field trip, conducting water quality tests, and data sheets for collection and interpretation of data.

Test for pH, nitrate, phosphate, and dissolved oxygen using non-hazardous TesTabs®; as well as turbidity and temperature. Includes all necessary reagents and accessories. Also includes an activity from Project WET. Designed for up to 30 students, grade 1-5.

Description

Order Code

Earth Force Elementary Watershed Field Trip

GREEN Low Cost Estuary Monitoring Kit

By popular demand! A modification of the popular Low Cost Monitoring Kit, the Estuary Kit is specifically designed to provide simple, affordable and non-hazardous methods of testing saline and brackish waters for coliform bacteria, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, pH, phosphate, temperature, and turbidity. A great introduction to Earth Force's GREEN program or any other water quality monitoring effort. Supplied with all TesTab^® reagents and components to test ten water samples (Three for coliform).

Description

Order Code

Green Low Cost Estuary Monitoring Kit

Learn more about Earth Force

and GREEN

at www.earthforce.org.

GREEN Low Cost Water Monitoring Kit

A popular, economical tool for learning the basics of water quality. No other test kit on the market compares to this portable, easy-to-use water testing kit. Students will have fun analyzing sample water for eight different test factors: pH, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, temperature, turbidity, nitrate, phosphate, and coliform bacteria. This complete kit includes a manual with step-by-step, diagrammed instructions; an easy-to-use laminated color chart, and all the necessary apparatus and non-hazardous TesTabs® to test ten water samples (three samples for coliform).

Use this kit at home or pack it into a field bag and explore the water quality of natural aquatic systems nearby. The GREEN Low Cost Water Monitoring Kit can be used to test fresh, brackish, or saline aquatic environments.

A great learning and water testing tool for any investigator ages 8 to 98! Ideal for citizen monitoring efforts, too.

Description

Order Code

Green Low Cost Water Monitoring Kit

GREEN Water Monitoring Kit

An inquiry-based approach to watershed education. Students ask questions, learn to design and implement a river study from acquiring and reading watershed maps to determining/scheduling study sites and water quality testing. They will then compile and analyze results, share the results with their community, and learn to take action through a variety of productive avenues and disciplines.

A great tool for beginning a school-based, community involved water monitoring program. Includes a valuable, comprehensive manual and a set of 9 test factor modules. Same economical, safe, TesTab® method as the GREEN Low Cost Water Monitoring Kit. Each module contains easy-to-read, diagrammed instructions; a color chart; a test factor flashcard; and all the necessary apparatus and non-hazardous TesTabs® to perform 100 tests (44 tests for coliform bacteria; unlimited for benthic macroinvertebrates and turbidity).

Recommended for grades 4 and higher. Also ideal for community groups/citizen monitoring efforts.

Description

Order Code

Green Water Monitoring Kit

Test modules

Factor

Code

Benthic Macroinvertebrates

****

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

5889

Coliform Bacteria

5850

Dissolved Oxygen

5889

Nitrate

5891

pH

5890

Phosphate

5892

Turbidity

5887

Temperature Change

****

GREEN Advanced Water Monitoring Kit

This kit contains all the LaMotte water quality test kits featured and supported in The Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring (12th edition) by Mark Mitchell and William Stapp, a standard text for school-based water quality monitoring programs in schools around the world.

Description

Order Code

Green Advanced Water Monitoring Kit

Test kits included

Factor

Code

Dissolved Oxygen

5860

Precision pH

5858

Phosphate

3121

Auxiliary Phosphate

7884

Nitrate

 3110

Turbidity

 7519

Thermometer

 1066

Field Manual For Water Quality Monitoring

(Mitchell & Stapp)

3-1508

AM-12 The TesTab^® Water Investigation Kit

Investigate water pollution using safe, simple TesTab reagents. A lightweight, field carrying case houses twelve individual test modules. Each module contains easy-to-read, diagrammed instructions; a color chart; a test factor flashcard; and all the necessary apparatus and non-hazardous TesTabs® to perform 100 tests. This complete, economical kit also includes a manual and The Monitor's Handbook. Recommended for grades 5 and up.

Description

Order Code

AM-12

Test Modules Sold Separately

Factor

Code

Alkalinity

5893

Ammonia

5894

Chloride

5895

Chlorine

5896

Chromium

5897

Copper

5898

Dissolved Oxygen/BOD

5889

Hardness

5899

Iron

5900

Nitrate

5891

pH

5890

Phosphate

5892

NPK Soil Test Kit

Safe, easy, and economical! Students can perform up to fifty tests each for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium levels using non-hazardous TesTabs. Each kit includes the necessary apparatus, simple diagrammed instructions, and a laminated color chart.

The NPK Soil Test Kit was specifically designed to meet the needs of the GLOBE ProgramTM (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment). This soil test kit is fun to use and easy to ship anywhere! Ideal for upper elementary, middle, and high school students.

LaMotte Products for the GLOBE ProgramTM
(GLOBE Approved)

GLOBE Item

Description

LaMotte Code

100 mL Graduated Cylinder

100 mL Graduated Cylinder

2-2079

500 mL Graduated Cylinder

500 mL Graduated Cylinder

2-2081

Calibration Solution

Conductivity Standard 718 (µmos/cm)

6417-J

Calibration Thermometer

Armored Thermometer*

1066

Dissolved Oxygen Kit

Dissolved Oxygen Kit (liquid rgts)
Dissolved Oxygen Kit

5860 or
7414

Hydrometer Kit

Hydrometer and Jar

3-0025

Hydrometer Jar

Hydrometer Jar

3-0024

Hydrometer

Hydrometer

3-0011

Nitrate test kit

Nitrate 0.2 to 1.0 ppm

3615

pH 4 Buffer

pH 4.0 Buffer

2866-J

pH 7 Buffer

pH 7.0 Buffer

2881-J

pH 10 Buffer

pH 10.0 Buffer

2896-J

pH Meter

pH 5 Meter

5-0035

pH PockeTester

pH PockeTester

5-0010

pH Test Strips

pH Test Strips

3-2950

Salinity Kit

Salinity Kit

7459

Secchi Disk, Rope

Secchi Disk with Line

0171-CL

Soil Dispersing

Soil Dispersing Reagent

5184-K

Soil NPK Kit

Soil NPK Kit

5880

TDS Tester

TDS Tester

5-0017

TDS/Conductivity Meter

Con 5 Meter

5-0037

Water Alkalinity Kit

Total Alkalinity Kit

4491-DR 

Armored Thermometers

A precision, NON-MERCURY thermometer, furnished in a protective plastic jacket with a window opening. Engraved graduations on white tubing increase the readability over the full range of -5° to 45°C in 0.5° increments.

10 pack discount on armored thermometers