SEP has complied a list of other resources that you may find useful in your creating and doing hands-on science lessons in the classroom.  This list is not complete.  Please feel free to let us know about other resources that you find valuable.

Sources for organs for dissection:*

*(primarily in the San Francisco Area), always call and check with the company to see if they have organs available, (many require advanced ordering time of up to 2-3 weeks):

Sources for Dry Ice:*

*(primarily in the San Francisco Area), always call and check to see if they have dry ice available.

Sources for other science supplies:*

*(Owl Pellets, insects, other invertebrates, vertebrates, microscopes and other science education equipment)

Science Supplies:

• SCRAP SF (Creative reuse of materials that traditionally have been discarded as waste): http://www.scrap-sf.org/
• BioLink Depot (free science supplies and Equipment): http://biolinkdepot.org/
• RAFT- Resource Area For Teachers (RAFT’s products (Activity Kits & Idea Sheets), services (professional development and mentoring) and low-cost teaching supplies- membership $40, multiple locations) – http://www.raft.net/

Science Lending Libraries:

• The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at San Jose State University (open to all pre-service and in-service teachers in the Bay Area): http://serc.sjsu.edu/
• The SEPAL Resource Center at San Francisco State University houses hands-on, minds-on science education materials that are available for checkout: http://www.sfsusepal.org/resources/sepal-resources/sepal-resource-center/