Discovery Boxes
These portable learning kits for grades pre-K through 12 contain biofacts, resources, activity ideas, videos, puppets, and more! Discovery Boxes are loaned to you free of charge for two weeks. To reserve a Discovery Box, call the Education Department at 260-427-6808 or e-mail education@kidszoo.org.
Selected Discovery Boxes are also available at libraries in DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley Counties, thanks to a grant from the Dekko Foundation. Please contact your library for more information.
Here is a complete list of all Discovery Boxes.
| What’s a Zoo? | Grades PreK-1 |
| Animal Body Coverings | Grades PreK-2 |
| Wild Animals & Pet Animals | Grades PreK-3 |
| Eggs & Nests | Grades K-2 |
| Birds | Grades K-3 |
| Bugs | Grades K-3 |
| Mammals | Grades K-3 |
| Penguins | Grades K-3 |
| Reptiles | Grades K-3 |
| Rain Forests | Grades K-6 |
| Amphibians | Grades K-8 |
| Dinosaurs | Grades 1-5 |
| Africa | Grades 2 & up |
| Australia | Grades 2 & up |
| Indiana Family Farm | Grades 2 & up |
| Indonesia | Grades 2 & up |
| Sea Turtles | Grades 2 & up |
| Marine Mammals and Oceans | Grades 2-8 |
| Deserts | Grades 3-5 |
| Lakes, Ponds, Rivers & Streams | Grades 3-5 |
| Snowy Tundra | Grades 3-5 |
| Bats | Grades 3 & up |
| Animal Adaptations | Grades 3 & up |
| Aquatic Animals | Grades 3 & up |
| Indiana Animals | Grades 3 & up |
| Wetlands & Estuaries | Grades 5 & up |
| Animal Science Careers | Grades 6 & up |
| Endangered Animals | Grades 6 & up |