TEXAS COUNCIL OF ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
Required Science Equipment
The following is a list by grade level of the equipment required for
science instruction as specified by the Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills. For a complete listing, including material that is required and
recommended, as well as recommendations for living and preserved specimens,
audiovisual materials, outdoor field areas, and consumable equipment,
go to:
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| KINDERGARTEN • Balances (1 per 2 students) • Bowls, plastic (1 per student) • Computers (1 per classroom • Cups, paper or plastic (1 per student) • Hand lenses (1 per student) • Eye/face wash (1 per classroom) • Fire extinguisher (1 per classroom) • First-aid kit (1 per classroom) • Materials Safety Data Sheets (1 set per school) • Safety goggle disinfecting equipment or material: soap and water, bleach solution, hot water (1set per classroom) • Safety goggles (1 pair per student) |
| FIRST GRADE • Hand lenses (1 per student) • Clock, with second hand (1 per classroom) • Computers (at least 1 per classroom) • Balances (1 per 2 students) • Thermometer with backing, non-rolling, non-mercury (1 per student) • Eye/face wash (1 per classroom) • Fire extinguisher (1 per classroom) • First-aid kit (1 per classroom) • Materials Safety Data Sheets (1 set per school) • Safety goggle disinfecting equipment or material: soap and water, bleach solution, hot water (1set per classroom) • Safety goggles (1 pair per student) |
| SECOND GRADE • Balances (1 per 2 students) • Clock, with second hand (1 per classroom) • Computers (at least 1 per classroom) • Hand lenses (1 per student) • Measuring cups (1 set per 4 students) • Meter sticks (1 per 4 students) • Rulers, metric (1 per student • Thermometer, no mercury (1 per student) • Eye/face wash (2 per classroom) • Fire extinguisher (1 per classroom) • First-aid kit (1 per classroom) • Materials Safety Data Sheets (1 set per school) • Safety goggle disinfecting equipment or material: soap and water, bleach solution, hot water (1set per classroom) • Safety goggles (1 pair per student) |
| THIRD GRADE • Balances (1 per 2 students) • Calculators (1 per student) • Cameras, disposable (1 per 2 students) • Clock with second hand (1 per classroom) • Compasses, magnetic (1 per 2 students) • Computer (at least one per classroom) • Hand lenses (1 per student) • Magnet sets (1 per 2 students) • Meter sticks (1 per 4 students) • Microscopes (1 per 4 students) • Rulers, metric (1 per student) • Sound recorders (1 per classroom) • Thermometer, non-mercury (1 per student) • Eye/face wash (2 per classroom) • Fire extinguisher (1 per classroom) • First-aid kit (1 per classroom) • Materials Safety Data Sheets (1 set per school) • Safety goggle disinfecting equipment or material: soap and water, bleach solution, hot water (1 set per classroom) • Safety goggles (1 pair per student) |
| FOURTH GRADE • Balances (1 per 2 students) • Calculators (1 per student) • Cameras, disposable (1 per 2 students) • Clock with second hand (1 per classroom) • Compasses, magnetic (1 per 2 students) • Computer (at least one per classroom) • Meter sticks (1 per 4 students) • Microscopes (1 per 4 students) • Rulers, metric (1 per student) • Sound recorders (1 per classroom) • Thermometer, non-mercury (1 per student) • Eye/face wash (2 per classroom) • Fire blanket (1 per classroom) • Fire extinguisher (1 per classroom) • First-aid kit (1 per classroom) • Materials Safety Data Sheets (1 set per school) • Safety goggle disinfecting equipment or material: soap and water, bleach solution, hot water (1 set per classroom) • Safety goggles (1 pair per student) |
| FIFTH GRADE • Balances (1 per 2 students) • Calculators (1 per student) • Cameras, disposable (1 per 2 students) • Clock with second hand (1 per classroom) • Collecting nets (1 per student) • Compasses, magnetic (1 per 2 students) • Computer (at least one per classroom) • Hand lens (1 per student) • Hot plate (1 per 4 students) • Magnet (1 set per 2 students) • Meter sticks (1 per 4 students) • Microscopes, stereoscopic (1 per 4 students) • Rulers, metric (1 per student) • Sound recorders (1 per classroom) • Thermometer, non-mercury (1 per student) • Aprons (1 per student) • Eye/face wash (2 per classroom) • Fire blanket (1 per classroom) • Fire extinguisher (1 per classroom) • First-aid kit (1 per classroom) • Materials Safety Data Sheets (1 set per school) • Safety goggle disinfecting equipment or material: soap and water, bleach solution, hot water (1 set per classroom) • Safety goggles, splash-proof (1 pair per student) |
| SIXTH GRADE • Balances (1 per 2 students) • Beakers, plastic, graduated: 100 mL (1 per student) 250 mL (2 per student) 400 mL (1 per student) • Calculators (1 per student) • Compasses, magnetic (1 per 2 students) • Computer probes (1 set per computer) • Computer (at least one per classroom) • Field equipment • Graduated cylinders, plastic, graduated: 10 mL (1 per 2 students) 100 mL (1 per 2 students) • Hot plate (1 per 4 students) • Magnet (1 set per 2 students) • Meter sticks (1 per 4 students) • Microscopes (1 per 4 students) • Petri dishes (1 set of 4 per 4 students) • Spring scales (1 per 4 students) • Telescope (1 per class) • Test tubes (5 per 4 students) • Thermometer, non-mercury (1 per student) • Timing devices (clocks, stop watches) • Weather instruments (outdoor thermometer, barometer, sling psychrometer) • Aprons (1 per student) • Eye/face wash (3 per classroom) • Fire blanket (1 per classroom) • Fire extinguisher (1 per classroom) • First-aid kit (1 per classroom) • Materials Safety Data Sheets (1 set per school) • Safety goggle disinfecting equipment or material: soap and water, bleach solution, hot water (1 set per classroom) • Safety goggles, splash-proof (1 pair per student) |