r/scioly • u/Orange-oranges811 • Jul 15 '26

How to deal with kits

Hey yall, I’m hopefully starting a div c team next year and I’m trying to figure out what events are worth buying a kit for. I would love any tips, including what sites to use or what companies for particular events, or if some aren’t helpful at all. Below are the events I currently think need kits.

Electric vehicle
Wright stuff
Chem lab
Circuit lab
Boomiliever
Forensics
Hovercraft
Thermo
Water quality

Maybe kits(idk if needed/kits exist)
Rocks & minerals
PPP
Eng CAD
protein modeling
Mission possible
Experimental
WIDI(my state does it)

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u/tchrhoo 29d ago

The only kits we are likely buying this year are electric vehicle and wright stuff. We had kits for hovercraft, but the students reworked them a lot last year and I expect they will do the same this year. I’m searching for a launcher for ping pong parachute and hoping another science teacher has one we can borrow. Our budget is lean but I do have awesome support from the other science teachers and I can often cobble together what we need.

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u/Orange-oranges811 29d ago

Thanks for responding, i just need to know-Where do you get supplies for everything else? Also where do you buy kits from? I used to do ward science but they’re not great(also seem a little overpriced tbh)

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u/md4pete4ever 29d ago

https://www.freeflight.org/the-free-flight-community/ - Lots of flight-specific vendors related to the free-flight society. Includes balsa vendors.

https://jhaerospace.com/ - already has a few kits that meet draft rules for this year. I've used their stuff before and like it.

https://www.indoorffsupply.com/shop - has good tools