Holiday Demonstrations and Activities
As the holidays arrive, students tend to become distracted. Performing demonstrations and doing fun class activities can help keep their minds focused on important science concepts. You can create a memorable learning experience out of this festive holiday with a discussion of chemistry topics such as redox reactions, indicators, polymers, properties of matter, and phase […]
The Basics of Graphs and Charts
Help your students brush up on their graphing skills with this quick review. Â Graphs and charts communicate information visually. They can show patterns, help scientists identify correlations, and get the point of the experiment across quickly. Typically, the independent variable is plotted on the x-axis The dependent variable is plotted on the y-axis. The […]
Investigating Phenomena: How Do Plants Grow?
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 phenomenon in the video and complete the attached student sheet prior to remote learning discussions. Â Â Observations: Carefully watch the plant growth video that takes place over 90 hours. […]
Which Electrophoresis Kit Is Right for You?
Use this companion guide to compare kit characteristics so you can prepare yourself and your lab accordingly.
Electrophoresis of DNA is a fundamental technique in biotechnology that covers a variety of subject material on the structure and function of DNA. Carolina makes the study of electrophoresis attainable for any classroom by offering a number of kits that include valuable teacher resources.
Colorful Dyes from the Natural World
The chemistry behind environmental dyes In the springtime, it’s common to see articles about how to dye eggs with natural dyes, but eggs aren’t the only things that can be dyed. Since ancient times, humans have used materials from their environments to color their world. Chemistry of cloth dyeing The cuticle of eggs, which is […]
Cheese Making
An Interdisciplinary Science Exploration Evidence suggests that people have been making cheese for at least several thousand years. In the 1970s, an archeologist named Peter Bogucki excavated a site in Poland and found fragments of pottery left by people who had lived there approximately 7,000 years earlier. The fragments he found, like some pottery found […]
Investigating Phenomena: How Can the Sun Set at Midnight?
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 sun at midnight video. Gather all the evidence you can from […]
CSO Tips for Teachers: Lab Safety
Do you know the benefits of using Carolina Kits 3D labs on CSO? Set yourself up for success with these tips. Use CSO digital resources to reinforce lab safety with students Safety is a concern for teachers every day, with every investigation, not just during the first week of school. Use your Carolina Science Online […]
Breathe Easy: 5 Benefits of Teaching and Learning Outdoors
Taking students outside to learn doesn’t have to be complicated and offers advantages for both teachers and students. For phenomena-based science, outdoor learning is a natural fit. Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers began touting social-emotional and cognitive advantages of outdoor instruction. Now, taking students outside to learn is being explored as an option that […]
How to Make Slime
An Introduction to Polymer Chemistry Whether you want to introduce students to polymers, engage them with a fun science demo, or simply have the most popular station at your school’s science night, making slime is always a great idea. This non-toxic slime is easy to make and keeps the mess to a minimum. Turn the […]