Webinar: Finish the Year Strong and Prep for the Future

flex your teaching muscles

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

Preserved Frogs

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 […]

The Anatomy of a Human Leg

Lower Leg

Sculpting the musculature of the lower leg Human anatomy is often taught using a systems approach–skeletal system, nervous system, digestive system, muscles, and so forth. In a living organism, all those systems seamlessly interact, but finding student activities that integrate body systems can be a frustrating task. This activity integrates the skeletal system with musculature. […]

CSO Tips for Teachers: Interactive Lessons and Simulations

Do you know the benefits of using Carolina Kits 3D labs on CSO? Set yourself up for success with these tips. Resources to save you time Carolina Kits 3D labs include resources to save you time and help you get more out of the lessons. With the dissection techniques video in the Frog Dissection BioKit, […]

Carolina Essentials

Discover free 3-D/NGSS activities for your science classroom. Did you know that we offer a series of free, hands-on, NGSS-based activities called Carolina Essentialsâ„¢? These activities are designed to make implementing 3-D learning easy–just select the activity you want and download it. Hands-on science is important for every student and across all disciplines. It’s how […]

Borax Snowflake

Borax Snowflakes

This lab activity will guarantee a snow day! Teach solutions and crystallization while making snowflake decorations for your classroom. Looking for an activity to do that will guarantee a snow day? Help your students learn about solutions and crystallization while making snowflake decorations for your classroom. Borax is the common name for sodium tetraborate decahydrate, […]

Care Guides for Living Organisms

bug catching

Care Guides forLiving Organisms View Guides Care Guides forLiving Organisms View Guides Helping you provide the right care for your critters. Using living organisms for labs and instruction can greatly enhance and extend student learning. Whether you’re using microorganisms for an experiment, raising and crossing Wisconsin Fast Plants®, or keeping an aquarium full of fish […]

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