Tardigrades: Little Water Bears

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Discover the fascinating world of tardigrades—microscopic, resilient creatures that survive extreme conditions, from space to deep oceans. Learn about their biology, habitats, and unique survival mechanisms.

Fetal Pig Dissection

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CAROLINA DISSECTION GUIDES Introduction Pigs are excellent and engaging specimens for studying mammalian anatomy. They exhibit hair, a muscular diaphragm, a 4-chambered heart, and mammary glands. Middle school students can use preserved pigs to begin their exploration of human body systems and structure and function. Advanced high school biology or anatomy and physiology students can […]

Using Laboratory Drawings to Enhance Student Learning

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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.

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

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 […]

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