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The Cosmos Education Resource Network

Description:

The following list of items was generated during our Under African Skies 2001 Education Expedition. The items below were contained in lists gathered from the schools we visited. Many of the lists were generated by science teachers and thus this list is by no means all inclusive of the general needs in the schools. With this in mind, I have organized this list into to sections: a general list of equipment we observed to be lacking in schools and a specific list of requests from science teachers. Subjects such as history, writing, languages, etc. would greatly benefit from book donations and other items in the general list. Computers and computer equipment are listed at the bottom in a separate list. For many of the schools computer donations would be beneficial, however for a significant portion of the schools in our network, access to a reliable source of electricity presents a more fundament problem. For this reason, included in the third list are items such as solar panels and other alternative sources of energy.

General Equipment

  • Books for libraries
  • Pens, pencils, chalk
  • Posters for classrooms (maps, tables, pictures)
  • Paper

Science Equipment

  • Charts
  • Globe
  • Lenses
  • Meter stick
  • Stop watch
  • Rain gauge
  • Weighing scale
  • Thermometers
  • Bulbs
  • Bulbs holders
  • Paper clips
  • Magnifying glass
  • Switches
  • Batteries
  • Magnets
  • Electrical plugs
  • Electrical wires
  • Microscope
  • Voltmeter
  • Galvanometer
  • Ammeter
  • Variable Resistors
  • Soldering gun/iron
  • Callipers
  • Chemical balance
  • Platinum wire
  • Wire gauze
  • Tripod stand
  • Test tubes, beakers, flasks, and various chemistry bottles and containers
  • Litmus paper
  • Test tube holders
  • Burette
  • Pipette
  • Glass blocks and prisms
  • Gyroscope
  • Telescope
  • Chemicals: copper sulphate, carbonate, sodium, chlorine, calcium, potassium, iodine
  • Scalpul

Technical Equipment

  • Computers
  • Solar Panels
  • Radios
  • Phones

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