The SMC is a NWESD cooperative that provides cost-effective science kit refurbishment services to member districts. We take care of purchasing and prepping kit materials which allows teachers to spend more time teaching science and less time managing materials.
We are excited to announce our official SMC site for info, order forms, contact information, and answers to frequently asked questions! Use the links above or click the button below to check it out today!
- SMC replaces used consumables, broken items and missing materials to keep kits functioning.
- We provide new kit initialization and prep the materials so you don’t have to! And materials are packed by lesson for added efficiency.
- We include materials which would otherwise be the teacher’s responsibility to find and provide.
- Kits are kept clean, organized, and complete.
- Pooling resources allows districts access to more materials for greater cost savings.
- SMC stores kits when they are not in use.
- Materials are cleaned and sanitized as needed.
- Customized middle school and Mystery Science orders are filled and packed for individual teachers.
When renting or purchasing from the SMC, districts have options!
Initialization, Refurbishment, and Storage: Districts can purchase kits through publishers and send them to us for initialization. When we receive a new kit, we sort and pack it into its respective lessons, prep materials that need to be prepped, and send it off to a school. When that school finishes with it, we then take it back for refurbishment, and store at our facility when the district is not using it. Districts can also share these purchased kits with other districts, meaning that everyone has access to many kit titles.
Rental: We also have kits available for rental that are owned by the SMC. These kits are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Districts can rent a kit if they want to just give it a try, or if they do not want to purchase it outright. We maintain and refurbish these kits as well. District-owned kits can also be rented out as long as the district that owns them is not using them in the current or upcoming rotation. With rental kits, it is the expectation of the SMC that base materials and unused consumables be returned with the kit at the end of rotation.
Customization: Instead of purchasing a kit, districts can just purchase the materials through us. This allows us to share our discounts, and makes it easy for teachers to order just what they need.
The goal of the SMC is always to save districts money and time, and a provide high quality, easy-to-use product. We want science to be available and accessible to every student and do what we can to make it so, while also taking some of the responsibility off our already hard-working teachers. Contact us if you have any questions!