Kits & Hands-On Objects
The museum has many kits and objects available to borrow for educational purposes.
Use hands-on objects to enhance your lessons and help your students explore culture,
science, art, and history.
Museum Kits contain specimens, artifacts, models and activities for a wide variety
of ages. Kit materials are designed for hands-on learning and reflect the diversity
of the UA Museum of the North’s research collections.
Kits are available during the academic year (August-May). During June and July, kits are not available for check out.
For compact kits designed for homeschool use, please visit the Homeschool Kits page.
Also visit our Virtual Museum page for activities and resources to explore at home!
Natural History
NEW! Alaska Berries Kit
Alaska Marine Mammals Kit
Beaver Kit
Camouflage & Natural Selection Kit
Compare the Bear Kit
DNA and Genomics Kit
Fish & Salmon Kit
Insects Kit
Lynx Kit
Sea Ice Microbe Kit
Tracks & Scats Kit
Tree Ring Discovery Kit
Additional Objects
Natural History: Birds
Avian Adaptations Kit
Avian Diversity - Wings Kit
Gull Wings & Feet Kit
Raptors of Alaska Kit
Earth Science
NEW! Qanniksuq: It is Snowing Kit
Alaska Resource Kit
Earthquakes Kit
Fossils & Dinos Kit
Ice Drifters Kit
Magnet Kit
Rocks & Minerals Kit
Native Cultures
NEW! Qanniksuq: It is Snowing Kit
Alaska Marine Mammals Kit
Caribou Kit
Dené (Athabascan) Culture Kit
Southeast Alaska Cultures Kit
Traditional Games Kit
Whale Culture Kit
Additional Objects
Archaeology & History
Archaeology Kit
Fairbanks History Play & Costumes Kit
Art
Ree Nancarrow: Paper Collage and Quilting Kit
Printmaking Kit
Space Science
Cultural Connections Northern Lights (4th-5th grades)
Cultural Connections Northern Lights (6th-8th grades)
Energetic Aurora Kit
Hubble Resource Kit
Sun Discovery Kit
Classroom compass set
Classroom binoculars set
Sunspotters (2)
More free activities on the Space Science page!
How do I borrow a kit?
Loan Information Page & Online Request Form
Kits are also available from the following sources: