Teaching / Demo / Lab Equipment

Actually, it's a set of (36) different little polished gemstones and minerals from around the world, all identically sized (approx 1/2" x 3/8" x 1/8" thick), mounted and identified by name and origin on an 8" x 10" card. Super nice at a super price,...

First made in 1930, these Roy Toy sets of hand-cut, interlocking pine logs with wooden gables and green roof planks have been around longer than American Science & Surplus! (But just barely.) All Roy Toy building sets are interchangeable, so this...

Campo Del Cielo, meaning "Field of the Sky" meteorites were first reported in 1576. Carbon dating of charred wood fragments taken from beneath the meteorite indicated it fell to earth around 2,200 BC. The crater field is 2 miles wide by 12 miles long...

We bet you can, too, which is exactly why you’ll love this (100)-card set of Bizarre Facts Trivia. It’s a bonanza of random facts! Impress or annoy your friends and family with your ridiculous knowledge of useless information! We’ve...

All classical music was not created equal, which is why we’re going to send you only the good stuff. You’ll get a CD of our choosing and possibly a bonus accompanying booklet going into detail about the composer and his music. Our assorted...

Tired of Textbooks? Dissect Your Way to an A+ with our classic grass frog. The ideal dissection specimen for anatomical studies and for introducing students to all the major organ systems. The specimen was fixed in formaldehyde and then repeatedly rinsed...

For the love of Gandalf, don’t tell us you’re still freestyling your wands? Get serious about magic-baton construction with this one-of-a-kind Compendium of Wooden Wand Making Techniques book. The 8-1/2” x 11” softcover volume has...

Get Eclipsed: The Complete Guide to the 2 North American Eclipses *Each book also comes packaged with 2 safe solar eclipse glasses! Jarvis Says: At this point in time we can no longer ship eclipse glasses to arrive in time. American Paper Optics once...

Nice little teaching magnet set for the primary grade classroom has (6) magnets in star, two-bar, horseshoe and ring shapes, all plastic coated in silver and red to mark the poles. Range in size from 1” to 3”, and include a few paper clips...

Call it pocket microscopy. Our teensiest tiniest double-lens microscope is just 1-1/2” long x 19/32” dia with a barrel that will pull out another 1/2” for coarse focus. Rated at 16X, includes (3) AG7 batteries and comes with a teensy...

Our compact 4” dia globes have smooth dual axes rotation and measure 5" wide x 6" high overall, including the nice black stand they’re attached to. All show their features in excellent detail. You pick: the Moon globe,...

Remove the squishy organs of a human body without having to wash your hands before or after! With this 9” tall STEM Visible Human Body model with clear shell and stand you’ll get a pair of toy forceps to remove and explore (28) bones and (11)...

We’re so edgy at American Science & Surplus that we’re now selling world globes that are round. We’re also brave enough to say we believe this is the actual shape of the earth! Sometimes you gotta take a stand. This 8" dia...

This 9” x 12” sturdy plastic portfolio is transparent, like your completely upstanding business practices, and it’s perfect for taking care of pressing matters on the go. Has an angled inside sleeve in a nice copper or charcoal hue...

This softcover 12" x 9" North American Wildlife Coloring Book lets kids color to their hearts’ content while also learning about animals, from birds to bison to bears—and many in between. Has (84) pages, and (36) of them are (2)-page spreads...

Little takeout 3-6VDC Mabuchi motors (6VDC nominal) spin approx 4000 rpm and draw 50mA no load. Stall at 300mA and measure 1-1/2" long x 1-1/16" dia with a 1/2” long x 3/32” dia shaft with a 2-sheave 9/16” dia pulley. Sheaves are...

This XL magnifier measures 3-3/8" dia with a 5" long handle, all rubber coated. Glass lens is 1.5X and surrounded by (3) bright white energy efficient COB LED strips that run on (2) included "AA" batteries. Tap-on, tap-off switch. Good for everything...

An easy way to light up the kids' eyes! Teach them to wire a simple circuit with our basic components. The knife switches are mounted on a plastic bases. The miniature plastic socket holds a standard flashlight bulb with a 14 mm dia screw base. We pack 6...

Our 2" square diffraction grating slide has 500 lines per mm resolution and a wavelength chart in a 1-3/8" x 15/16" window. Nice for classroom demonstrations and home-schooling use. Made in the USA.

This skeleton is actually used in medical and other schools for teaching. The bones are plastic, but other than that it's as realistic and anatomically correct as they come. The ready-to-use skeleton is mounted with a 360° swivel at the pelvis from a...

Cases for mounting butterflies, bugs, rocks, fossils or any other three dimensional collectibles. Known as Riker mounts, these are sturdy cardboard boxes 7/8" deep, with glass glued into the front cover for viewing. They are...

This mini magnetic stirrer, made from a plastic blend that is chemical-resistant and easy to clean, is for all you lab rats out there who need stuff stirred. Quiet operation and low vibration. Noise level at full speed unloaded is 53dB. Ideal for routine...

Same here. Try the Ferrofluid Magnetic Display, a little sealed bottle with virtually fluid nano-particles of ferrous metal suspended in liquid. You’ll get (4) powerful 1/2” dia x 3/16” neodymium disc magnets, (2) of them attached to...

The next best thing to lightning bolts! 200,000 volts of electrostatic energy created by our Van de Graaff generator. Measures 6-1/2” diameter by 15” tall, includes a spare belt and a set of instructions detailing lots of fun experiments. For...

Classroom and Science Fair alert: Now you can order an 8-pack of metals and metal alloys for demonstration purposes. Each pack of 1" dia x 1/32" thick discs includes aluminum, bronze, brass, copper, n/silver (w/nickel), m/steel (mild: low carbon),...

…when you crank up this 13-1/4" tall, hand-cranked Wimshurst generator. They were the toast of the 19th Century, and remained the hottest thing around, electrostatically speaking, until Bobby Van de Graaf came along. This one works like a top,...

Put 'em on a sheet of paper (or glass, or plastic, or any number of things), put a magnet underneath, and watch them do what iron filings do when they meet a magnet. Weird fun coupled with basic physics. Our each is 3/8 oz, which...

This blue plastic test-tube rack measures approx 8" long x 2-1/2" wide x 3-1/4" tall with (6) holes for full tubes, the end ones at 1-1/16" / 27mm dia and the others at 3/4" / 19mm. In front of these are (6) pegs for clean...

You're not going to blow money on an actual human skeleton, are you? Consider that for a tenth of the price you can get an anatomically accurate skeleton done in plastic. This model is has many articulated joints: jaw, shoulder, knee, etc. Its size (33")...

That's what you get with this tesla coil!! Brand new, commercial item, great for classroom demonstrations and experiments. The 50,000 volt capacity generator radiates high frequency energy through space... enough to light fluorescent tubes two feet...

You can start with our single aluminum tuning fork, 2-tined and 7-1/2" long. It vibrates at 256 hz, and is labeled "C". Or you can order the set that has (8) forks and a mallet with a rubber-tipped plastic head. The forks are...

Has the print in your books been getting smaller? Fight back using this 3-1/2" long plastic magnifier with (2) lenses. The 2x lens is 1-3/4" dia., while the 6x lens is 3/4" dia. Kids will love using it to explore bugs, crystals and leaves up close.