At Carolina Biological Supply,
we constantly strive to improve and innovate to be the best we can be as a world-class provider of high-quality science products and resources.
That’s why we’re bursting with pride as the winner of four prestigious national Educators Pick Best of STEM 2025 Awards and for being named a Finalist in one additional category.
We’re also grateful not only to the expert panel of judges and more than 267,000 STEM educators who affirmed our work through the awards but also to the teachers and students who trust us to provide excellence in science education every day.
Best of STEM
Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards spotlights products, technologies, and services in STEM education that are innovative, trusted, and distinctive in their field. Products are first judged by an expert panel. Then more than 267,000 STEM educators evaluated the finalists to select the recipients. The awards program is operated by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), MCH Strategi Data, and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).
Our Awards
In selecting the winners, educators considered alignment with NGSS standards, the use of simulations, instructional support for teachers, and the flexibilities of implementation for different modes of instruction across all STEM topics. Carolina received top awards for:
Winner in Best of STEM: Hands-on Learning for High School & College
Carolina Distance Learning Living Labs from Carolina® Science
Winner in Best Customer Support for Science Education
Carolina Distance Learning from Carolina® Science
Winner in Best of STEM for Engineering Education
Carolina STEM Challenge® Kits from Carolina® Science
Winner in Best of STEM Curricular Materials: Pre-K to Grade 2
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ from Carolina® Science
Not Our First Time
This isn’t the first time Carolina’s excellence in science education has been acknowledged. Carolina has won twelve Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards over the past three years.
In 2024, Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards recognized Carolina for:
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Winner in Best Freebies for STEM
Carolina ® Lab Skills -
Winner in Best Resources for Analyzing and Interpreting Data
How Do Polygenic Risk Scores Stack Up? -
Winner in Trailblazer Award: Biotechnology
Taq Polymerase Production and Validation Kit -
Winner in CTE Champion: STEM
BioTechBuilder -
Finalist in Best of STEM for Biology
Exploring Selection with Wisconsin Fast Plants® and Cotyledons
In 2023, Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards recognized Carolina for:
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Bridging the Gap–English Language Learners: Science & Literacy
Building Blocks of Science® 3D -
Most Comprehensive Culturally Relevant Teaching
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom® -
CTE Training: Health Science Training Kits
Carolina® Healthcare Simulations Kit Series: Blood Typing Kit -
Trailblazer Award: Hybrid Learning Superhero
Carolina Distance Learning® Online Gateway HyFlex -
Trailblazer: Biotechnology Innovator
CRISPR in a Box™ Kit -
Finalist: Best of STEM: Environmental Science
3–D Earth and Space Science Kits
In 2022, Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards recognized Carolina for:
In 2021, Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards recognized Carolina for:
In 2020:
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