SUPPORTING EDUCATORS
Supplies for Loan
Click the (+) plus sign to read about and view the website for each resource.
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Located in Brunswick, non residents can also obtain a library card for $75/year. Lots of gardening supplies/tools, science kits, outdoor learning equipment.
Click here to view the library website and check something out!
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Trunks are located throughout the state and must be picked up with a security deposit. Topics include Bats, Birds, Loons, Wildlife. Include skulls, pelts, books, posters and lesson plans.
Each kit contains a list of materials and some ideas of how to use the materials. Each kit can be signed out by calling the office where it is available.
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A wide variety of kits for grades K-12 are available from either the Orono or Lisbon Cooperative Extension Offices. For more information on what is and is not included with individual kits, email 4-HScience@maine.edu.
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These education kits include teacher activity guides and hands-on materials.
To reserve a Traveling Trunk, call 207-646-1555 ext 110.
Topics include trees, estuaries, feathered friends and safari in a box. Fees from 0-$75, pick up is in Wells.
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Outdoor equipment for recreation and exploration. Camping, hiking, snowshoeing, etc. Sliding scale fee for membership, pick up is in Brunswick.
We offer deeply discounted memberships to groups doing equity-based work to foster those connections.
We have a large inventory of outdoor equipment for hiking, camping, and backpacking.
Groups can purchase an annual membership to access gear. They use our online reservation system to check it out for their trips and programming.
When they return the gear, we wash, maintain, and store it for the next user.
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The Adaptive Mobility Initiative is a collaborative project providing mobility education and training to promote and enhance exploration, adventure, and independence for people of all abilities in the outdoors. The Adaptive Gear Library is in partnership with Maine Gear Share to provide adaptive equipment rentals to create equity in outdoor recreation and exploration by reducing financial and access barriers.
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PWD loans educational resources to support students’ learning about water. We offer complete lesson kits, field equipment, sampling supplies, models, and more.
Watershed, water cycle, pollution, bugs and fish.
Here is a list of NGSS aligned lessons.
Check here for kit availability and link to request. Kits are picked up in Standish.
Loaning requirements
All requests must be received a minimum of two weeks prior to date needed
All resources may be loaned for a maximum of two weeks
The requestor is responsible for picking up and dropping off resources at the Sebago Lake Protection Office in Standish
The resources must be returned in the same condition as they were loaned
To request a resource, please contact the Education Coordinator here.
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Free Science Learning Kits to enhance outdoor education, available for pick up from Lewiston office. Supplies include materials for outdoor study of plants, animals, soil, forestry and streams.
