Available for checkout at the Member Services Desk to WPLD members. Click on the kit you're interested in to place a hold or call 630/393-1171 x100.
These science kits are made possible in part through a grant from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
This kit uses models and books to help instill a deeper understanding of structures like the human brain and heart.
Ages 14 and up.
Young bird watchers can explore our feathered friends outside with binoculars, a bird caller and field guides to identify the birds you spot.
Ages 5 and up.
Learn about bugs and butterflies with various bug catching and viewing supplies and life cycle information.
Ages 5 and up.
The Code-a-Pillar is a robot that helps young scientists experiment with problem solving, sequencing and critical thinking.
Ages 3–6.
This Robot Mouse introduces screen-free logical and early coding fundamentals with easy-to-use buttons and fun lights and sounds.
Ages 4 and up.
The secrets of the microscopic world come to life with our digital microscope which lets kids explore their own samples or use the wide selection of included sample slides.
Ages 10 and up.
Families can safely experiment with static electricity using this kit, featuring a Van de Graaff generator which will (literally!) make kids’ hair stand on end. Ages 10 and up.
This kit makes chemistry riveting and fun with an app-enabled molecule building kit, a periodic table puzzle, element cards and more.
Ages 10 and up.
Take on advanced building challenges with this kit.
Ages 8 and up.
Fossils, minerals, gemstones and more make this kit a treasure trove for budding students of earth science. Ages 10 and up.
Young scientists can explore optics hands-on using materials like lasers, prisms and transparent paddles for color mixing. Ages 8 and up.
Aimed at elementary-age borrowers, this kit is full of magnets and other materials to explore this fundamental force. Ages 5–10.
This kit includes real scientific and historical specimens such as dinosaur bones, a samurai sword, space rocks and more along with books to invite further investigation. Ages 5–10.
Take home an Ozobot and you’ll see why these are our most popular kits: these tiny robots, which ‘speak’ their own color-based coding language, are easy to use and irresistibly cute.
Ages 8 and up.
Discover the great outdoors with this kit which features a plant press, a microscope to collect and examine samples and field guides to identify trees and wildflowers.
Ages 7 and up.
Kids of all ages can measure vibrations and learn about tectonics with this kit.
Ages 10 and up.
The Sphero Mini is a fun, interactive robot to explore basic programming and coding. Ages 8 and up.
The whole family can use our Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope to view the surface of the moon, the rings of Saturn and more celestial objects. Ages 10 and up.
This hands-on kit is full of materials to experiment with forces like wind and precipitation, and also includes our mesmerizing tornado machine. Ages 8–14.
