Cosmos Education

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, acess 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


	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, acess 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