2015-16 Living Materials Center List
INSTRUCTIONS: The following live specimens/materials will be supplied by the Living Materials Center for the 2015-16 school year. Complete an LMC
Request Form and submit AT LEAST TWO WEEKS prior to your requested delivery date. Send completed request forms to DISD Box 172 or via email to:
LMC@dallasisd.org. Or fax your form to: 972-749-6901. Live specimens cannot be returned to the LMC! The LMC only provides the organisms; it does
not provide terraria, cages, bottles, food, animal bedding, or aquariums, filters, gravel, equipment, etc.
Item
Unit / Description
Lichens
Moss
*Fern
(1 unit = 1 small sample collection)
(1 unit = a 1-2 square inch sample) 1 per class (cannot supply large quantities)
(Fern leaflet with sori)
Plant cuttings
(1 unit = one 3”- 6” cutting)
Assorted – LMC choice, or Tradescantia (Wandering Plant), Swedish Ivy, Coleus, Spider Plant, Mint
Aquatic Plants
Duckweed
(1 unit = 1 oz jar) (very small floating aquarium plant)
Elodea
(1 unit = 8 sprigs) (common aquarium plant)
Seeds (1 unit = approx. 50 seeds)
bell pepper, bluebonnet, broccoli, bush beans, cabbage, carrot, clover, collard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, herbs (chives, parsley, sage, cilantro, dill), jalapeño,
lettuce, lima beans, oats, okra, onion, peas, pinto beans, radish, squash (zucchini), squash (yellow), sunflower, tomato, turnip, watermelon, wheat,
wildflower mix.
Also: Wisconsin Fast Plant seed (Brassica - Standard) Used for genetics studies (secondary schools only)
Microorganisms
*Bacteria
*Algae
*Algae (single cultures)
*Protozoans
*Protozoans (single cultures)
Invertebrates
Escherichia coli, Micrococcus luteus or Rhodospirillum rubrum
mixed pond algae
(1 vial for 1 class experiment)
mixed pond microorganisms
(1 vial for class experiment)
Vinegar eels (Nematoda)
Planarians (Platyhelminthes)
*Land snails (Mollusca)
Aquatic snails (Mollusca)
Earthworms (Annelida)
Red Wigglers (Annelida)
Brine Shrimp Eggs (Crustacea)
Isopods (sow/pillbugs)(Crustacea)
Crickets (Insecta)
Mealworms (Insecta)
Beetles (Insecta)
*Fruit Flies (Insecta)(MS/HS only)
(1 unit = 1 oz jar)
(Turbatrix aceti)
(1 unit = 5 worms)
(Dugesia sp.)
(1 unit = 1 snail)
(Limit 5 per order)
(1 unit = 1 snail)
(various species)
(1 unit = 10 worms)
(Lumbricus terrestris)
(1 unit = 10 worms)
(Alloloborpha calliginosa)
(1 unit = approx. 1/2-1 gram) (Artemia sp.)
(1 unit = 1 isopod)
(Porcellio sp. (sowbugs) or Armadillidium sp.(pillbugs)
(1 unit = 10 crickets)
(Acheta domestica)
(1 unit = 10 mealworms)
(Tenebrio larvae)
(1 unit = 10 adult beetles) (Tenebrio adults)
(1 unit = 1 vial, for 1 class/lab)(Drosophila) Dumpy, Red (Wild), Sepia, Vestigial, White
(1 unit = one plate/tube)
(1 vial for 1 class experiment)
(specify species desired)
(1 vial for class experiment)
(specify species desired)
Silkworm eggs, Ladybugs and Butterfly Larvae must be PRE-ORDERED and are not delivered until AFTER SPRING BREAK:
*Silkworm eggs (Insecta) (seasonal)
(1 unit = 1 egg)
(Bombyx mori) spring only (eggs only)
*Lady Bugs (Insecta) (seasonal)
(1 unit = 1 beetle)
(Hippodamia convergens) spring only (adult ladybugs only)
*Butterfly larvae (Insecta) (seasonal)
(1 unit = 1 larva)
(Vanessa cardui) spring only (Painted Lady larvae only)
Vertebrates
Fish (Pisces)
*Tadpoles (Amphibia)
Fertile chicken eggs (Aves) (seasonal)
(1 unit = 1 animal)
Gambusia (native Texas fish), goldfish or guppies (please specify)
(1 unit = 1 animal)
(Must be ordered well ahead; may be bullfrog or grass frog tadpoles)
(1 unit = 1 egg, not 1 dozen) Spring only FERTILE EGGS MUST BE PRE-ORDERED
NOTE: FERTILE EGG INCUBATORS & BROODING LAMPS ARE CHECKED OUT THROUGH THE SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTER - 972-749-6910 OR SRC@dallasisd.org
Miscellaneous
*Agar
Potting soil
Peat pots
Printed Information/Care Sheets
(1 unit = 1 plate or tube) Specify: Nutrient agar (for bacteria) or Potato Dextrose agar (for fungus)
(1 unit = 1 gallon bag) (Note: a 1 gallon bag of potting soil will fill approximately 50-60 peat pots)
(1 unit = 1 pot) (pots are approximately 2-2¼ inches in diameter)
LMC printed materials list (order by number) (on separate list)
Please allow a minimum of 10 working days to receive, prepare and deliver your order. Each campus has an assigned delivery day each week.
* Please email: LMC@dallasdisd.org well in advance to place an order for starred items. Starred items are special ordered and may
take longer than 10 business days to provide.
Revised 8/15