Wisconsin Fast Plants® Monohybrid Crosses Inquiry
A Carolina EssentialsTM Investigation Total Time: 1 hour Prep: 30 mins | Activity: 1 hour Life Science 9-12 High School Overview In this scientific inquiry activity, students germinate F2 generation Wisconsin Fast Plants® seeds and identify the phenotypes and possible genotypes of the F2 generation plants. Based on phenotypic ratios, the genotype may be refined. […]
Introduction to Wisconsin Fast Plants® Phenotypes
A Carolina EssentialsTM Investigation Total Time: 30 mins Prep: 30 mins | Activity: 30 mins Life Science 9-12 High School Overview In this scientific inquiry activity, students investigate phenotypes using Wisconsin Fast Plants® seeds. After the seeds germinate, students identify the phenotypes and the possible associated genotype. Students can investigate possible Mendelian crosses by completing […]
Comparative Metamorphosis
A Carolina EssentialsTM Investigation Total Time: 30 mins Prep: 30 mins | Activity: 20 – 30 mins Life Science 5-8 Elementary | Middle School Overview This change-over-time, construction of an explanation activity serves 2 purposes. First, students observe development of 3 different insects from the larva or nymph stage through the adult stage. Second, students […]
Termite Pheromones
A Carolina EssentialsTM Investigation Total Time: 30 mins Prep: 90 mins | Activity: 30 mins Life Science 9-12 High School Overview This investigation demonstrates how worker termites sense pheromones. Students observe and document motions of termites under 2 different conditions: pencil circles and pen circles. The investigation may be used as a discovery introduction or […]
Water Quality Awareness
A CAROLINA ESSENTIALS ACTIVITY What is the current state of the global water supply? Total Time Prep: 15 mins Activity: 15 mins Life Science, Environmental Science Grade Level 6-12 Middle | High School Quick Links Close Quick Links Open Quick Links Introduction Essential Question NGSS Materials Procedures Analysis Kit Resources Introduction Essential Question NGSS Materials […]
Carolina Biological Supply Company Partners with Association for Science Teacher Education to Help Science Teachers
Carolina announces partnership and plan with ASTE to support the high number of K-12 science teachers facing challenges and science standards post COVID-19 ASTE President Andrea Borowczak, Ed. D., Professor and Director of the School of Teacher Education, University of Central Florida BURLINGTON, NC, April 4, 2023 – Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological tackles science teacher retention […]
Succession on Mount St. Helens
A Carolina EssentialsTM Activity Total Time: 45-60 minutes Prep: 15 mins | Activity: 45-60 mins Life Science | Earth and Space Science 9-12 High School Overview This data analysis and data visualization exercise uses a small portion of data generated by the biologist Roger del Moral from the University of Washington, Seattle. Students analyze the eruption and […]
Which Leaf Shape Can Hold the Most Butterfly Eggs?
A Carolina EssentialsTM Activity Total Time: 30 minutes Prep: 30 mins | Activity: 30 mins Life Science K-5 Elementary School Overview This is an elementary-level inquiry activity for students to investigate the relationship between leaf shape and the number of butterfly eggs that can be laid on a leaf. Students will build on their knowledge […]
An Inquiry into Seed Germination
A CAROLINA ESSENTIALS INVESTIGATION Total Time Prep: 15-20 mins Activity: 40 mins Life Science | Environmental Science Grade Level 6-10 Middle/High School Quick Links Close Quick Links Open Quick Links Introduction Essential Question NGSS Materials Procedures Analysis Kit Resources Introduction Essential Question NGSS Materials Procedures Analysis Kit Resources Introduction This NGSS-aligned activity is a student […]
Survival: Sow Bug Behavior
A Carolina EssentialsTM Investigation Total Time: 30 minutes Prep: 15 mins | Activity: 30 mins Life Science 3 Grade 3 Overview Students will perform a simple experiment on Sow bugs to determine if Sow bugs change their behavior when environmental conditions change. Since Sow bugs are crustaceans with gills, they need a damp environment of […]