The Frey Scientific 528116 butane micro burner has a solid-state push button ignition for easy lighting and a control knob for flame adjustment in laboratory use. The 5" wide base resists tipping, and an optional beaker stand is sold separately. The micro burner is refillable using a butane cartridge (sold separately).

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.

School Specialty manufactures and distributes instructional materials and supplies under dozens of brands, among them Abilitations, Think Math, Speech Bin, Delta Education, Frey Scientific, Sax, Sportime, Childcraft, and School Smart. The company, founded in 1959, is headquartered in Greenville, WI.