Each Kit comes with a collectible pin, colorful and engaging activity book for the learner complete with activity instructions, career connections, space to record their findings, activity pages, and more.
Below are additional materials that can be found in the Kit to accompany each activity. Some supplies may be used for multiple activities.
Elastic Potential Energy
Helicopter Propeller
Craft Stick
Rubber bands
Tape
Paperclip
Scissors
Helicopter Cutout
Chemical Energy
Bottle of Oil
Seltzer Tablets
Wind Energy
Straws
Wooden Skewers
Cardboard Piece
Tape
Construction Paper
Styrofoam Balls
Scissors
Ruler
Dark Energy
Observation Bottle 1
Observation Bottle 2
Mystery Container
Solar Energy
Black Construction Paper
Aluminum Foil
Transparency Paper
Tape
Chocolate
Thermometer
Each COSI Connects Energy Kit is filled with engaging, hands-on STEM activities. COSI’s education experts have created these activities to encourage inquiry-driven learning and reinforce Learning Standards.
Elastic Potential Energy - Learn all about potential and kinetic energy by making your very own rubber-band helicopter.
Chemical Energy - Have you ever seen a lava lamp? In this activity, learn about chemical energy while making a DIY lava lamp!
Wind Energy - In this activity, you’ll learn about and demonstrate wind energy by building and sailing a wind-powered vehicle.
Dark Energy - Scientists are still using the scientific method to learn about Dark Energy! You will be challenged to make observations and use the scientific method to determine what is inside your mystery container.
Solar Energy - Harness the sun's energy to melt a piece of chocolate! Everything you need to make a solar oven is included in your kit.
Do you live in a place where it snows every year? Maybe it is cold enough to have snow most of the year, like Alaska. Or maybe you live somewhere so warm that it never snows! Wherever you live, you can have fun learning about snow!
$40
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This box will take you on a journey as you explore the science behind cutting-edge Hyperloop transportation!
$40
+ Sales Tax
Special Edition! For the scientist in all of us, this hands-on COSI Connects Kit features fun hands-on activities inspired by Camille Schrier, Her Royal Scientist and former Miss America 2020.
$40
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Ever wondered how a ship as big as the Titanic could float? How does surface tension help fish swim? Water is all around us, and the COSI Connects Water Kit explores all sorts of water-related science activities!
$35
+ Sales Tax
Can you create camouflage to help an animal hide from predators? Use the COSI Connects Nature Kit as your guide while you explore and learn about the science behind plants, animals, and ecosystems - including those living in your own backyard!
$35
+ Sales Tax
With the COSI Connects Space Kit, you will become an astronaut, take a journey to the moon, and travel all the way back to Earth safely! Challenge yourself to build a rocket, design a moon base, and engineer the perfect parachute!
$35
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With this kit, you will become a paleontologist! A paleontologist is someone who studies fossils to learn about life on Earth a really, really long time ago. Make your own model fossils, excavate one of them, and even document a REAL fossil!
$35
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Energy is all around us. With the COSI Connects Energy Kit, explore how energy is transformed from one form to another as you experiment, build, and create!
$35
+ Sales Tax
This dinosaur-themed box is designed especially for your youngest learners. It reads like a storybook with plenty of activities throughout. Whether you’re looking for a story to read before bed, pencil and paper activities to practice ABCs and 123s, or hands-on science activities designed especially for early learners, this is the kit for you! Recommended ages 3-6.
$35
+ Sales Tax
Your body is made up of many interconnected systems that all work together to help you do ALL of the things you do every day. With this kit, you will learn a little bit more about a few of those systems and how you can make healthy choices to take care of your body.
$35
+ Sales Tax
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