DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Center for Science and Environmental Education (CSEE)

GUIDELINES FOR OBTAINING AIMS MATERIALS



If you plan to request the use of AIMS materials, please thoroughly read the following information concerning the program. Adherence to these guidelines will enable the Center for Science and Environmental Education (CSEE) to better serve teachers in the Mississippi Delta. It will also insure that you receive the AIMS materials in a timely fashion.

  1. Each AIMS activity box is usually provided to a teacher for a two-week loan period. The AIMS Materials Reservation Form requests that you supply us with the beginning and ending dates of activity box use with your students. If more time is needed to complete your unit of instruction please contact the CSEE by phone or by e-mail to request a loan period extension. The request for an extension will be granted if that particular AIMS activity box has not already been scheduled for use by another teacher during the dates covered by the extension request.

  2. To request an AIMS activity box, complete the AIMS Materials Reservations Form and mail or fax it to the CSEE at least two weeks prior to the earliest date you plan to use the material. This will insure that there is sufficient shipping time for the materials to arrive at your school. Please note that you must provide us with the name of the AIMS activity book from which the activity is selected and the name of the specific activity for which you are requesting materials.

  3. When your AIMS activity box arrives at school it will contain all the materials needed to teach the AIMS activity to your students. To keep expenses as low as possible, we usually do not provide items that are already present in most classrooms. These items include scissors, glue, crayons, etc.

  4. The AIMS activity box that you receive will contain an inventory list indicating those items packed by the CSEE staff. Please check the inventory list before you begin the unit and report any missing items to the CSEE by phone or by e-mail. Any missing items will be sent to you as soon as possible.

  5. After teaching the activity, return all non-consumable materials and any unused consumable materials to the AIMS activity box. A checklist of all materials that should be returned to the CSEE will be enclosed in the activity box. Please use the checklist to insure that the proper materials are returned.

  6. Any damaged non-consumable items must be reported to the CSEE either by phone or by e-mail. A replacement fee may be charged based on the value of the item damaged and the condition of the item before it was shipped to your school.

  7. After the materials are placed in the AIMS activity box for return, contact the CSEE by phone or by e-mail to arrange for a pick-up date and time. On the date that the AIMS activity box is to be picked up please leave it in the school office so that a representative from CSEE can have easy assess to it.
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