CATALOGUE
The centre is open Monday to Saturday from 1:30
to 5:30 pm including school holidays (apart from
Public Holidays and four weeks over the ChristmasNew Year period). School visiting times are
weekdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm by appointment.
Opening Times
(On campus of Urrbrae Education Centre)
ABN: 39 353 461 298
505 Fullarton Road, Netherby SA 5062
Nature Education Centre
2012
Notes:
Courier: Central South
E-mail: [email protected]
www.nature.sa.edu.au
Phone: 08/ 8357 3413
2012
Nature Education
Centre
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CATALOGUE
CONTENTS
About Nature Education Centre
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Educational Talks by Nature Education Centre
Page 4
Additional Information
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LOAN CATALOGUE : MEMBERS ONLY
Preserved Specimens cont…
$ per wk.
Marmoset (in glass case)
4.00
Ostrich & Emu eggs
4.00
Pelicans (2)
6.00
Penguin (Fairy)
3.00
12.00
Platypus
Quoll
5.00
Skeletons:
-Cat/ Domestic fowl/Long Neck Tortoise
6.00
-Dolphin (part) /Petrel/Pelican
6.00
-Fish
Items For Sale
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Items For Sale
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Loan Catalogue : Members Only
- Living Organisms For Loan
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5.00
-Human – Horatio-small, whole, plastic, + poster (hangs on stand)
12.00
-Human - Ophelia, half skeleton, plastic + poster
12.00
-Human - Yorick, half skeleton, real, + poster
14.00
10.00
-Koala
Skulls - gorilla, chimpanzee, camel, horse, donkey, sheep, goat
2.00 - 6.00
Snakes (Brown, Mulga, Carpet, Children’s)
2.00 - 5.00
5.00
Swans (2)
5.00
Tadpole & Frog Life Cycle Display
Turtles, Green, Hawksbill, and shells
Loan Catalogue : Members Only
- Educational Kits
Page 9
Loan Catalogue : Members Only
- Preserved Specimens
Page 10
Loan Catalogue : Members Only
- Preserved Specimens cont…
- Equipment For Loan
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VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.NATURE.SA.EDU.AU
3.00 & 6.00
3.00 - 6.00
Whale bones, ribs, vertebrae and baleen
Equipment For Loan
$ per wk.
Aquaria
various sizes from
5.00
Cages
various sizes from
5.00
Elliott trap
($20 deposit)
Incubator
auto (eggs not supplied)
5.00
5 weeks
60.00
Microscopes
3.00
Slater Maze sets
3.00
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LOAN CATALOGUE : MEMBERS ONLY
Educational Kits cont…
SPECIAL: Set of Hominid Skulls
$16.00 per week
Australopithecus africanus
Homo sapiens (Neanderthal)
Australopithecus boisei (Nutcracker Man)
Homo sapiens (Cro-magnon)
Homo erectus (Peking man)
plus 3 stone tools
NOTE: Check your Newsletter for Term Specials on kits
Preserved Specimens
$ per wk.
Display Specimens - Whole Mounted
Boxes of bones, kangaroo, cow, emu and donkey
3.00
Brolga
3.00
Brown Falcon
5.00
Brown Goshawk
5.00
Brown Snake and Baby
5.00
Butterfly Collection
5.00
Butterfly (Single) (2)
3.00 & 2.00
Cape Barren Goose
4.00
Crocodiles (4)
5.00
Crocodile Skin & Skull
5.00
Crocodile (New, Large)
10.00
Crab – Giant (2)
Crab – Spider (2)
Eagles, Wedgetail (3)
8.00
5.00
About
Nature Education Centre
6.00 & 8.00
Echidna - Tasmanian (furry) (1), Local (spiny) (3)
5.00
Fox on Stand
5.00
Honeycomb
2.00
Horns and Antlers – Caribou, reindeer, blackbuck & red deer
4.00
Kestrel
4.00
Koala (2)
6.00
The Nature Education Centre sells and lends out natural
history specimens and kits to it’s members so that children
are encouraged to study animals and their habitats by
coming into direct contact with them.
The Centre, which is run as a non-profit organisation, is
administered by a committee drawn from education and
animal management fields and was set up as a project by the
South Australian Science Teachers Association.
Patrons: Associate Professor Michael Tyler AO
Dr Barbara Hardy AO
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LOAN CATALOGUE : MEMBERS ONLY
Educational Kits
Primary Connections - Please ask staff for suggestions
Kits contain teaching aids (posters, books, pictures, preserved specimens etc.).
Max.
$ per wk.
Loan
Educational Talks by the Nature Education Centre
Aboriginal (3)
10.00
Animal coverings
10.00
Animal homes
10.00
Intro to Geology (2)
10.00
Animal/Plant Phyla
10.00
Jewels of the Sea (6)
10.00
Arid Lands
10.00
Jewels of Sea Puppets
12.00
Aust. Dinosaurs
10.00
Life Cycle
10.00
8.00
5 wks Mammals
10.00
Beachcombing (4)
Visit the Nature Education Centre or have our Education Officer visit
you with a range of exciting native animals for your students to study
and handle. Talks are suitable for children OVER 4 YEARS OF AGE and
provide a valuable hands-on learning experience.
Animals and Topics: Speak to our Education Officer to discuss a topic
that fits your curriculum. Popular topics include:
- Native Australian Animals (including insects, frogs,
reptiles and marsupials)
- Coverings and Camouflage
- Reptiles
- Endangered Species
5 wks Human Organs
Insects (4)
8.00
12.00
Bird Kit (1)
10.00
Mangroves
Birds and Beaks
10.00
Mineral Identification
10.00
Birds Common & Urban
10.00
Minibeasts (3)
10.00
Birds Grassland/Forrest
10.00
Polar/Antarctic
10.00
Birds and Nests
10.00
Rainforest
10.00
10.00
Reef and Rockpool
10.00
Birds, Parrots
10.00
Reptiles (1)
10.00
Bites & Stings
10.00
Rocks and Minerals (5)
5.00
8.00
Rivers
8.00
Camouflage
10.00
Seeds
8.00
Bookings: Talks are available for groups of up to 30 students (plus
carers) weekday mornings. Please call 8357 3413 to book your one hour
session.
Coral Reef
10.00
Shells (2)
Crystals
10.00
Sharks and Rays
Eggs (3)
10.00
4 wks Skeletons
10.00
Costs:
- $5 per student for members
- $5.50 per student for non-members
Endangered Species
8.00
Skulls (2)
10.00
Feathers
8.00
Space Kit
10.00
For each session the minimum rate is $100 for visits to Nature
Education Centre and $130 for our Education Officer to visit you (2
consecutive talks are preferable for a minimum charge of $180).
* A small surcharge may apply for talks more than 20 km away from
NEC.
NB: BOOKINGS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE FOR ALL TALKS.
Spiders
10.00
Feral Animals
10.00
Textures
8.00
Volcanoes
8.00
Fossils (6)
Fossils through the Ages
Habitat/Environments
5.00
10.00
6.00
Waterways (SA)
8.00
Wetlands
8.00
Whales
3 wks
8.00
10.00
8.00
3 wks
10.00
Feet and Tracks
Flight
3 wks
8.00
Birds of Prey
Bush Treasures
Max.
Loan
10.00
3 wks
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LOAN CATALOGUE : MEMBERS ONLY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Specimens can be borrowed for a minimum period of 1 week. Booking is essential.
(24 hours notice is required). Each living specimen is provided with food for the loan
period as well as caging and a "How to Keep" sheet. The specimens are intended for
"hands on" experience by the children, but some animals and specimens cannot be
handled and their well being must be considered. Most animals cannot be
transported if the temperature is 35ºC or above.
Living Organisms For Loan
Ant Lions
unusual insects
Aquarium
Axolotls
$ per wk.
MEMBERSHIP
Members of the Nature Education Centre pay an annual subscription that
entitles them to borrow from the loan collection, receive 10% discount on
purchases, and receive the NEC newsletters. The Annual Subscription fee is
$100 for 2012.
Max.Loan
5.00
5 wks
native freshwater fish
10.00
3 wks
Mexican walking fish, seasonal
15.00
3 wks
Cellar Beetles
5.00
5 wks
Cockroaches
5.00
5 wks
Dunnarts
mouse sized marsupial, insectivorous
15.00
2 wks
Finches
native birds
15.00
3 wks
Frogs:
ORDERING AND PAYMENT
Advance ordering by 2-3 weeks will help NEC meet your requirements.
Payments for amounts of less than $20.00 must be by cheque or cash, while for
amounts over $20.00, we will also accept Mastercard and Visa card which will
incur a 5% surcharge. We encourage all customers to collect their purchases
from the Centre, but if necessary, we can send some materials by post or
courier at your expense. Packing and postage are not included in stated
prices.
-Green Tree
very popular book ahead!
20.00
2 wks
-Local
brown tree and spotted marsh - seasonal
15.00
3 wks
Guinea Pigs
with run, good for young children
16.00
2 wks
PRICING
Hermit Crabs
tropical land crab
15.00
2 wks
Hopping Mice
native rodents, gregarious
15.00
4 wks
Huntsman Spider
5.00
4 wks
Please note: We endeavour to keep prices constant over the life of the
catalogue but members should be aware that the prices are subject to change
without prior notice.
Laboratory Mice
12.00
4 wks
Lizards:
-Blue-Tongue
20.00
2 wks
-Bearded Dragon very popular book ahead!
20.00
2 wks
-Cunningham’s Skink
12.00
3 wks
-Gidgee Skink
HOW-TO-KEEP LEAFLETS
How-to-keep leaflets are included with the sale and loan of all living materials.
They are copyright but extra copies can be purchased at $1.50 each.
12.00
3 wks
-Sleepy
(stumpy tail or shingleback)
20.00
2 wks
-Geckoes:
thick-tail, leaftail, tree skink
12.00
3 wks
NEC ANIMAL SPONSORSHIP SCHEME
15.00
4 wks
Do you have a favourite animal at the NEC? Our animals need your help! You
can directly help support NEC animals through our Animal Sponsorship
Scheme. Ask for a sponsorship form.
& sand swimmer
Plains Mice
native mice
Rabbits
with large folding run
Rats
Scorpion
Spiny Leaf Insects
Tortoise
Worm Farm
Yabbies
long or short neck
16.00
2 wks
10.00
4 wks
6.00
4 wks
15.00
3 wks
16.00
3 wks
5.00
6 wks
12.00
4 wks
SCHOOL STAFF MEETINGS
The Display Room may be used for staff meetings. A short talk can be given
about school visits and borrowing procedures for animals, kits and preserved
specimens. Bookings must be made in advance. For further enquires phone
8357 3413 between 1:30 and 5:30pm.
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ITEMS FOR SALE
ITEMS FOR SALE
ASK FOR MEMBER’S DISCOUNT 10%!
Items marked * require at least one week pre-ordering. Animals such as tadpoles
and some insects are seasonal. Other organisms and items do become available
from time to time and are advertised in our newsletters.
Animals - when available
$
Caterpillars
Wanderers (Feb to May - availability varies)
Earthworms
(approx 20)
4.50
Mammals*
Plains Mice (2)
40.00
Spinifex Hopping Mice (4)
40.00
10.00
Fat-tailed Dunnarts (permit required)
POA
Mealworms
(25g)
10.00
Silkworms or eggs
hatch Oct
10.00
Snails
garden* (10)
10.00
Rectangular - 6mm glass
pond (10)
10.00
From:
A1 610 x 300 x 300mm high
100.00
10.00
To:
A7 1200 x 350 x 460mm high
220.00
Tadpoles
seasonal (8)
Yabbies
(when available)
from
Micro-organisms
Amoeba
Bacteria*
3.00
$
POA
(Escherichia coli, Staph. albus, Sarcina lutea,
10.00
Bacillus subtilis, Rhodospirillum rubrum,)
Paramecium *
Algae*
(Euglena )
Freshwater Plants - when available
Aquaria
$
Rectangular - 4mm glass
From:
B1 400 x 200 x 250mm high
60.00
To:
B4 610 x 300 x 300mm high
95.00
Animal Equipment & Accessories
$
Fish & tortoise food, budgie seed, mouse cubes, rabbit pellets,
POA
& Elliot traps
Geological Materials
$
Hand Specimens of:
10.00
Minerals - Igneous rocks-Sedimentary rocks-Metamorphic rocks
10.00
Mixed Packs of either rocks, minerals or fossils
$
from
.80c
10.00/pk
(each pack contains two hand specimens each of six named
Hornwort
(Ceratophyllum sp)
10.00
specimens)
Duckweed
(Lemna sp)
10.00
Other - Polished pebbles - Crystals - Fossils -
(Spirogyra sp)
10.00
Individual named specimens
10.00
Posters & Books
$
Water Fern
(Azolla)
10.00
Various authors and publishers (Gould League, CSIRO, etc.) from
4.00
Oxygen Weed
(Hydrilla)
10.00
Specials Drawer
2.50
Pond Slime
Java Weed
.40c-12.00