Citizen Science kits

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Citizen Science kits to inspire and facilitate hands-on learning.

Encourage children to explore, discover and care for their local environment. The kits also encourage adult participation in sharing the learning. Help unlock your child’s natural curiosity, as they begin exploring how the world works.

Suitable for ages 7+.

How the Citizen Science kits work:

  • Available to library members aged 7 years and over. It's easy to join the library and borrow.
  • Kits can be borrowed for 3 weeks and can be reserved, but cannot be renewed.
  • Please return the complete kit to the front desk at Chatswood Library.
  • Replacement costs apply for any lost or damaged kit or kit pieces and boxes. 

Kit 1: Camera

Includes: 

  • 1 x camera
  • 1 x USB to USB-C charge cable
  • 1 x wooden magnifier
  • 1 x binocular with case
  • 1 x notebook
  • 1 x pencil
  • 8 x laminated instruction sheets.

Kit 2: Microscope

Includes: 

  • 1 x Geosafari talking microscope with 20 specimen slides
  • 3 x AAA batteries
  • 1 x giant bug viewer
  • 1 x notebook
  • 1 x pencil
  • 8 x laminated instruction sheets.

Kit 3: Mini Beasts Slides

  • 1 x mini beasts with 6 slides and viewer
  • 1 x wooden magnifier
  • 1 x binocular with case
  • 1 x notebook
  • 1 x pencil
  • 9 x laminated instruction sheets.

Reserve a kit

Learn more about Citizen Science and how to get involved.

For more information, please contact the library on 9777 7900 or email library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au

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