VEEP/NHEEP Equipment Kits

We offer a wide variety of curriculum resource kits to lend to schools in Vermont and New Hampshire. These kits include all the equipment you need to support your energy and climate curriculum. We will be adjusting our kits this year in response to COVID. If you are interested in reserving a kit, fill out the form below and we will get back to you to discuss your needs and confirm availability within one week (and often sooner). Kits are loaned out on a first come, first serve basis, so reserve early to guarantee your dates. Allow two weeks after request for processing.  

Kit loaning changes in response to Covid-19

This year we will need to talk to you before sending out a kit to make sure you get what you need during this pandemic. In addition to filling out the webform below, please click here to schedule a meeting for a kit consultation.

Please read our equipment sanitation protocols in response to COVID. It is our priority to keep you safe, but also to not destroy our electronic equipment through improper cleaning. 

We are also offering smaller individualized kits for remote learning. 

  • Grade Level
    Title Grade Level Description Cost
    Teachers collect car emissions

    Transportation

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Engineer solutions and take action to decrease transportation’s impact on earth’s climate.

    $50.00

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    boys building tree

    Sun FUNdamentals: Light & Shadows

    • K-3

    Explore light and shadows through engineering design challenges.

    $40.00

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    boy and girl work on turbine

    Wind FUNdamentals: Using Wind to Do Work

    • K-3

    Build and test pinwheels and sailboats, and experiment with mechanical wind turbines.

    $40.00

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    Elementary students gathered around solar panel

    PVs in Action: Grades 4-5

    • 4-5

    Explore and optimize solar electricity using photovoltaic panels.

    $45.00

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    Girls adjust turbine

    Wind Works

    • 4-5
    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Explore and optimize wind generator output using our custom electric wind turbines.

    $40.00

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    girl measures temperature in a beaker

    Climate Change: Understanding & Engagement

    • 6-8

    Build and test models and explore action steps to combat climate change.

    $50.00

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    boys with voltmeter

    Electricity & Climate Change

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Our most in-depth kit, with tools to explore electricity generation, renewable energy, and climate science.

    $45.00

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    Boy with loupe

    Home Heat Transfer

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Investigate heat transfer in buildings through convection, conduction, and radiation. Test materials and engineer energy-efficient model homes.

    $60.00

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    students acting as grid operators

    Model Electric Grid

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Take on the roles of grid operator or homeowner to better understand the grid and practice circuits.

    $45.00

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    girl examines solar panel

    PVs in Action: Grades 6-12

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Explore and optimize solar electricity using photovoltaic panels.

    $40.00

    		More Info
    girl measures temperature in a solar collector

    Solar Challenge: Solar Thermal Collectors

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Understand solar thermal energy by building a solar collector to heat water with energy from the sun.

    $60.00

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    IR thermometer and camera

    IR Cameras & Thermometers

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Visual heat transfer and measure surface temperatures in your building.

    $40.00

    		More Info
    Digital lux meter

    Light Meters

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Measure lighting levels to assess opportunities to improve lighting efficiency.

    $30.00

    		More Info
    Mini methane digester in action.

    Methane Digester

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Set up and run a small-scale working methane digester in your classroom.

    $30.00

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    VEEP pryanometer

    Pyranometer

    • 9-12

    Measure solar intensity to be able to calculate efficiency of solar devices.

    $20.00

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    Kill-A-Watt meter

    Watt Meters

    • 6-8
    • 9-12

    Measure the electricity used by plugged-in equipment in your school.

    $30.00

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  • Reserve a VEEP Kit

    Personal Information

    Kit Reservation Information

    I would like to borrow (check all that apply):
    grade 6-12 • size varies by module
    grade 6-12 • size varies by module
    grade 6-12 • 2 large totes
    grade 4-5 • 2 large totes
    grade 6-12 • 2 large totes
    grade 6-12 • 2 large totes, 1 roll Mylar, 1 tube straight edges
    grade K-3 • 1 large tote
    grade K-3 • 1 large tote, 1 box fan
    grade 4-12 • 4+ small totes, 3+ box fans
    grade 6-12 • 1 small tote
    grade 6-12 • 1 small tote
    grade 6-12 • 1 large tote
    grade 9-12 • 1 small tote
    grade 6-12 • 1 small tote
    grade 6-8 & 9-12
    Which Electricity & Climate Change modules would you like to borrow?
    2 large totes
    1 large tote
    1 large tote
    1 large tote
    1 large tote, 2 box fans
    Which Home Heat Transfer modules would you like to borrow?
    This kit includes all materials listed below
    Includes conduction, convection, & combustion investigation materials, multiple IR thermometers for student home investigations • 1 medium tote
    I have been trained on and understand this module
    I would like an educator to come and do this workshop with me https://www.veep.org/student-workshop-signup
    To see this in action go to ttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1cQkD3gK53wpKOoa1bkeky6VsKGEendzS
    Two Earths model
    I would like an educator to come and do this workshop with me https://www.veep.org/student-workshop-signup
    Would you like to borrow the Two Earths model as part of your climate kit?
    Your kit needs Alka-Seltzer!
    You have indicated that you would like to borrow a kit that includes the Two Earth Climate Model. You will need 60-85 tabs of Alka-Seltzer per class to run this experiment. Would you like to:
    Pick up: I would like to:
    (Delivery available for most VT locations; NH locations may be an additional fee. See available delivery locations in the More Details section below)
    I would like to have the kit(s) shipped to:
    Return: I would like to:
    (Pick-up available for most VT locations; NH locations may be an additional fee. See available delivery locations in the More Details section below.)

    Training

    I have used VEEP kits before.
    I have been working with a VEEP educator

    Payment & Final Details

    How are you planning to fund the loan of this kit?
    $
    Please include name and email. If you leave this field blank, we'll send the invoice to you.
    The fine print: I understand that the equipment in the kit(s) I borrow is my responsibility. I understand that my school will be billed for any items that are damaged or missing upon return of the kit(s). I also understand that another teacher will be using the kit(s) after I am done, and I agree to send the kit(s) back to VEEP packed in an organized fashion. I have read and understand the information about kit transportation. I have read and understand the sanitation protocol. 

  • If you are having technical issues with this form, please send an e-mail with the requested info above to info@veep.org

    More details

    Transportation of kits: We offer two transportation options: You can either pick up (or return) the kits at the VEEP offices in Montpelier at no cost, or we can send them to most locations in Vermont (or have them picked up) via messenger service or VEEP educator for an additional $30 each way. Transportation in New Hampshire may be an additional fee. Not all Vermont locations are served by Green Mountain Messenger, our messenger service; we will brainstorm alternate transportation options with you if your school is a place that GMM does not go. The list of available Green Mountain Messenger service locations can be found here.

    Fee: We ask schools to pay a small fee for the use of our kits to help us to maintain and restock the kits, as well as a fee for transportation if you are not picking up or dropping off the kit in Montpelier. These fees can be waived if your school does not have a budget for materials.

    Lost and damaged items: All kits come with a detailed itemized list of included materials. Please let us know immediately if any items are missing. You are expected to do an inventory of the kit you’ve borrowed before returning it to VEEP. We will bill for lost and damaged items. The cost of replacing consumable materials (items meant to be used up, like modeling clay and index cards) is included in the kit maintenance fee.