Who is Science Kit? / Our History...

Science Kit is a leading supplier of science materials and equipment to Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science and Physics teachers throughout the United States. Our High School/Middle School Catalog is over 1,120 pages and contains more than 13,000 products for teaching including our own line of Boreal Microscopes and state-of-the-art Boreal Digital Microscopes, and over 400 exclusive "Teacher Developed, Classroom Tested" products (science teaching products developed by real science teachers and tested in their own classrooms). Our Catalog for 2001 featured over 1,200 new products including over 300 new multimedia. Our comprehensive Biology section follows National Standards and leading textbooks. Our Chemistry section is organized according to teaching topics and all chemicals are listed by IUPAC name and include shelf life and storage code information.

We offer a life-time warranty on all Boreal Microscopes, an unconditional guarantee on all products, a 30-Day Free Trial policy for most items, fast shipping with nearly 95% of all orders shipped complete within 48 hours, a sales service team with a combined total of more than 100 years of science teaching experience, high-quality live and preserved specimens, and the best customer service in the business - if it isn't right, we make it right.

Our Elementary Catalog contains hundreds of teaching tools carefully selected to fit the needs of the elementary teacher and the elementary classroom. This catalog is not just a catalog of products, we have worked hard to make it a practical resource filled with fun facts, teaching tips and student-friendly activities teachers can use in their classrooms. Science Kit is not just about catalogs...

Our Publishing/Kit Build group works with Elementary Textbook Publishers like McGraw-Hill, Scott Foresman, Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic (U.S.) and Scholastic (Canada) and Middle School Textbook Publishers like Glencoe, Prentice Hall, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, and Kendall Hunt.

They work with the publisher as a new science program is being developed. Activities included in the science program are reviewed and tested, material lists are created, and customized "science kits" are produced to accompany the science program. In 2000, Science Kit produced over 100,000 kits in 800 different configurations.

Our History...