Teaching and Learning Science in the Era of COVID-19
Schools and universities closed in March, presenting science teachers and instructors with many new challenges associated with remote learning. Moving instruction to online classes overnight is a challenge, but when a course includes science labs, the challenge can be even greater. Across the country, as schools and universities make decisions around re-opening, teachers need to […]
What Is a Light Year?
Understanding Unfamiliar Units This activity gets students out of their desks to practice measuring and manipulating units in a fun, interactive manner. Conversion units of distance are often too awkwardly large to manipulate when discussing planets, solar systems, and galaxies. Units such as light-years are useful when discussing enormous distances but are difficult for students […]
Improvements to AP® Biology and AP® Chemistry Kits
Discover new features in kits that support the AP® curriculum and your classroom. Over the past several years, we have changed our AP® Biology and AP® Chemistry teaching and learning materials based on input from teachers and students, as well as on changes to the curricula. Now our Carolina Investigations® for Use with AP® Biology […]
Do-It-Yourself Snowflakes
Snow delights most students and frustrates most teachers. Please everyone when you create snowflakes in the comfort of your classroom. Introduction Growing snowflakes in a bottle can be a fun demonstration to show your students, or they can grow their own snowflakes in class or at home. This is accomplished by using household materials and […]
It Takes Guts to Teach A&P
Anatomy and physiology (A&P) is such a high-stakes endeavor for your students. All of them will be challenged some will excel, and many will struggle to master it– even though career goals and dreams are on the line.
Foaming Rainbow Demonstration
Dry ice is added to a basic solution of dish detergent and universal indicator. Commercially, dry ice is used as a refrigerant in the food industry. Your students may be familiar with seeing a piece of dry ice, the solid form of carbon dioxide (CO2), bubble in water to create an eerie fog. Carbon dioxide […]
Webinar: Finish the Year Strong and Prep for the Future
Learn strategies for reducing science learning loss while teaching in person, remotely, or on a hybrid schedule. Join nationally recognized education consultant Kristen Dotti for a one-hour webinar to learn strategies for developing data analysis skills and building student engagement while regaining social and emotional normalcy in the classroom. Carolina sponsored this event in conjunction […]
Investigating Phenomena: What Causes the Colored Solution?
Carolina Phenomenon Phenomena-driven science! Phenomena are observable, naturally occurring events that are everywhere and spark student questions and investigations. Ask students to observe the DCI-linked phenomena in the video and complete the attached student sheet prior to remote learning discussions. Observations: Carefully watch the petri dish electrolysis video. Gather all the evidence you can from […]
Packaging Options for Preserved Specimens
Pail-packed or vacuum-packed specimens? Compare the advantages of these package types before you decide. Pail Packed Specimens Pail-packed specimens are packaged in 1- to 5-gallon pails, fully immersed in preservation fluid and sealed with leak-proof lids. Pails are easy to store, and they keep specimens fresh for months to years. This package type is ideal […]
Which PCR Kit Is Right for You?
We’ve made PCR accessible to all classrooms by providing a variety of kits from which to choose.