Accession No

6616.24

Brief Description

‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Rock and Earth), by Advisory Centre for Education, English, 1969 (c)

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Advisory Centre for Education

Class

demonstration; games; earth sciences

Earliest Date

1969

Latest Date

1969

Inscription Date

(c)

Material

paper; plastic; minerals (gypsum, clay)

Dimensions

210mm (width) x 300mm (height) x 15mm (depth)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from www.eBay.co.uk on or before 06/11/2015.

Inscription

Description Notes

‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Rock and Earth), by Advisory Centre for Education, English, c. 1969.

Unboxed Things of Science kit. Comes in plastic wallet (assumedly from later), comprises of 12 single-sided sheets of information about Rock and Earth as well as two mineral samples in a plastic bag and a plastic test tube with a lid. The white piece of paper describe experiments and the two grey sheets briefly explain geology. Judging by the first introductory sheet and the final page, which lists the minerals included in the set, many are missing.

References

Events

Description
These Things of Science kits, created by Advisory Centre for Education in the 1960s, would have been sent out to young audiences in the U.K. and enabled the user to practice science experiments relating to the contents of the box. Subjects were broad and covered topics such as simple machines, osmosis and shells as well as road safety. The kits were inspired by their U.S. counterparts, created by Science Service from the 1940s onwards. Originally, Advisory Centre for Education purchased the U.S. kits and relabelled them, but although these kits contain the same materials as the U.S. kits, they are completely repackaged.
08/09/2016
Created by: Rosanna Evans on 08/09/2016

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