Using Laboratory Drawings to Enhance Student Learning
Explore how science laboratory drawings enhance student observation and understanding. Learn how simple sketches, diagrams, and 2D models help explain experiments, equipment setups, and biological specimens. Ideal for STEM educators and students.
The Life Cycle of a Chicken
Learn about the fascinating lifecycle of chickens.
Modeling DNA to Protein: Go Hands on with Protein Synthesis and Mutation
Workshop Resources Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Teach protein synthesis using reusable magnetic manipulatives to model the flow of information through DNA translation and transcription. Visualize each step of the process and apply their models to a region on the beta-hemoglobin gene and the mutation associated with sickle-cell disease. Download Presentation Shop Biotechnology
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration: Teaching Common Biology Concepts with Alginate Beads
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Participants will make and use alginate beads containing algae and alginate beads containing yeast. They will learn how the beads can be used to model the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Download Presentation Shop Carolina Science Kits
Journey Through the Heart
Workshop Resources Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Take a tour through the mammalian heart and trace the path of a blood cell on its journey to oxygenation. Participants take blood pressure readings. Then dissect a preserved sheep heart to model blood flow and connect BP to heart anatomy. Don’t skip a beat – […]
Next Generation Dissection: Form, Function, and Frogs!
Workshop Resources Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School With the transition to 3-dimensional learning and NGSS,is there still a place for dissections in the classroom? The answer is yes! As you dissect a frog,we will demonstrate how to integrate the 3 dimensions of learning while highlighting adaptations and relationships between structure and function. Download Presentation Shop […]
Bioscience Core Skills Institute
Carolina is excited to support Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI) in connecting students to the skills, knowledge, and certifications requested by industry partners for entering the biotechnology workforce.
Testing for Segregation of Alleles
Carolina LabSheets™ Overview In this lab, students test corn pollen for evidence of the segregation of alleles. The gene locus is waxy endosperm on chromosome 9. Students should be familiar with the iodine test for starch before performing this lab. Download Student Lab Sheet Needed Materials Starchy: Waxy Pollen (177010) for up to 25 students […]
Butterwalkers
Every spring Carolina ships thousands of boxes of butterfly larvae all over the country. Most of those larvae become butterflies with no issues, but every once in a while, we get comments like this one: “I order my painted lady butterfly larvae every year from Carolina as part of my 2nd grade teaching curriculum. The […]
Owl Pellet Safety Guidelines
The dissection of owl pellets can provide a valuable learning experience for students at all grade levels. The following guidelines will help to ensure that this activity is done in a safe fashion. Use sterilized owl pellets, such as those sold by Carolina Biological Supply Company. Owl pellets contain the remains of small animals that […]