Science Materials Center
Science Materials Center
Campbell Resource Center, 1216 Dorchester Avenue, 2nd Floor
(tel) 617-635-8750 | (email) BPSsciencematerials@bostonpublicschools.org | (hours) 7:30am-3:00pm and by appointment
Science Materials Manager
Kings Otubu
Materials Technicians
Dot Fitzgerald, Isrrael Intriago, and Felix Morales
Ordering Information for K-8 Units and Animals
We are taking orders for SY24-25!
To order your K-8 kits, click here.
To order animals for K-8, click here.
Not sure what to order: Reference the SY24-25 science instructional unit schedule here. (posted on or before 6/14/24)
For general questions, please check out our FAQs document. If you still do not see the answer you were looking for, email our materials manager, Kings Otubu, at BPSsciencematerials@bostonpublicschools.org.
Drop Off and Pick-Up Schedules
The schedule is subject to change. A detailed schedule will be emailed out to teachers before the start of each window. Please have your kits ready to go the day before your scheduled pick-up. See below for a general idea of the drop off and pick up windows.
Fall
Drop Off: mid August - begin September
Winter
Drop Off: end November - begin December
Pick-Up: end December
Spring
Drop Off: begin to mid March
Pick-Up: end March
End of Year
Final Pick-Up: mid to end June
How can you support our Instructional Materials Technicians?
Without instructional materials to engage our students, authentic hands-on science teaching and learning would come to a screeching halt. Our technicians work behind the scenes to refurbish every unit so they are like "new" when it arrives in your classroom. Please be considerate and re-package the materials with care -- they should come back used, but not abused.
Our techs do their best to conserve materials. Messes take a long time to clean and usually mean something is damaged. We hope you understand taking a few moments to carefully prepare your units for return can help keep costs down and keep our techs safe!