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Equipment Lending Library


Equipment Lending Library

Thanks to the generous support of the Cornell University Biotechnology Program, CIBT has over 30 kits and models that have been developed for use in classrooms. Teachers who have participated in our summer institutes and in regional workshops can borrow kits FREE of CHARGE! The kits are shipped from our Ithaca location to the school and back. Local teachers are encouraged to contact us for pickup before or after school.

  • Only active CIBT alumni may request kits via the new on-line system. Active alumni are alumni that have participated in a CIBT workshop or Return to Campus event within the last three years.
  • All kits must be reserved two weeks in advance of when you will need them.
  • You need to have specific training to borrow the DNA Electrophoresis, Protein Gel Electrophoresis, PCR, and Wolbachia kits. We offer workshops for equipment training several times a year.
  • You can still reserve multiple kits, but each individual kit must be reserved separately.
  • You are taking responsibility for the contents of the kits. Failure to return to the kit in good condition, late or without a survey may result in loss of privileges.
  • You must fill out the survey and content lists included with the kits.

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Dichotomous Key: Marine Mollusks - All grade levels

Provides the necessary materials to implement CIBT's brand new Mollusk Dichotomous Key Lab! Students are introduced to the concept of a dichotomous key through the use of preliminary activities modeled by the teacher. They then learn about the ecology and biology of selected marine mollusks, before putting their dichotomous key-reading skills to the test on 8 or 12 gorgeous seashells. Finally, students demonstrate their new knowledge by creating their own dichotomous key to classify even more shells.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN HANDLING THE SHELLS!

This kit includes:

  • 10 laminated "Marine Mollusks: A Dichotomous Key (8 Specimens)" handouts - 2 pages each
  • 10 laminated "Marine Mollusks: A Dichotomous Key (12 Specimens)" handouts - 2 pages each
  • 5 sets shell information cards - 18 cards per set
  • 10 color-coded sets of miscellaneous animals to classify - 2 large laminated sheets and 6 corresponding small cards each
  • 10 red plastic sorting trays
  • Kit notebook
  • 18 sets of natural seashells, numbered:
    1. 10 Giant Atlantic Cockles
    2. 10 Florida Fighting Conches
    3. 10 Lightning Whelks
    4. 10 Atlantic Moon Snails
    5. 10 Apple Murexes
    6. 10 Calico Scallops
    7. 10 Banded Tulips
    8. 10 Lettered Olives
    9. 10 Prickly Cockles
    10. 10 Buttercup Lucines
    11. 10 Kitten's Paws
    12. 10 Quahogs
    13. 5 Turrets
    14. 10 Cowries
    15. 5 Fusinus
    16. 10 Dosinias
    17. 10 Slipper Snails
    18. 10 Cardita Clams
Dichotomous Key: Marine Mollusks - All grade levels Dichotomous Key: Marine Mollusks - All grade levels Dichotomous Key: Marine Mollusks - All grade levels Dichotomous Key: Marine Mollusks - All grade levels

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