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!
The Museum Kit program is made possible in part by a grant from the Golden Heart Community Foundation, an Affiliate of The Alaska Community Foundation.
Natural History
NEW! DNA and Genomics Kit
NEW! Alaska Marine Mammals Kit
Beaver Kit
Camouflage & Natural Selection Kit
Compare the Bear Kit
Fish & Salmon Kit
Insects Kit
Lynx Kit
Sea Ice Microbe Kit
Tracks & Scats Kit
Tree Ring Discovery Kit
Natural History: Birds
Avian Adaptations Kit
Avian Diversity - Wings Kit
Gull Wings & Feet Kit
Raptors of Alaska Kit
Earth Science
Alaska Resource Kit
Earthquakes Kit
Fossils & Dinos Kit
Ice Drifters Kit
Magnet Kit
Rocks & Minerals Kit
Native Cultures
NEW! Alaska Marine Mammals Kit
Caribou Kit
Dené (Athabascan) Culture Kit
Southeast Alaska Cultures Kit
Traditional Games Kit
Whale Culture Kit
Archaeology & History
Archaeology Kit
Fairbanks History Play & Costumes Kit
Art
NEW! Ree Nancarrow: Paper Collage and Quilting Kit
Printmaking Kit
Space Science
NEW! Sun Discovery Kit
Cultural Connections Northern Lights (4th-5th grades)
Cultural Connections Northern Lights (6th-8th grades)
Energetic Aurora Kit
Hubble Resource Kit
More free activities on the Space Science page!