The Pitsco 13282 Vacuum Former provides students in grades 6-12 a hands-on activity to operate a vacuum former while studying packaging design and materials science. It heats, stretches, and shapes 6 x 6 x 0.020-inch plastic sheets for experiments and demonstrations in the vacuum-forming process. The heater operates only when the switch is depressed for safer use. It is mounted on a 9 x 13-inch laminated oak base for stability, and measures 8 inches high. The vacuum former requires a standard 120V power outlet. The vacuum former reinforces engineering, technology, and math concepts as students operate a small vacuum former. A vacuum former is typically used in an educational setting to demonstrate packaging design and creation.

Science education products incorporate applied math and science principles into classroom and homeschool-based projects. Teachers in pre-K, elementary, and secondary classrooms use science education kits and products alongside science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum to demonstrate STEM concepts and real-world applications through hands-on activities. Science education projects include a broad range of activities, such as practical experiments in engineering, aeronautics, robotics, energy, chemistry, physics, biology, and geology.

Pitsco Education develops K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum, educational kits, and classroom tools. The company, founded in 1971, is headquartered in Pittsburg, KS.