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.
Measuring Mass
Measuring mass of an object is an integral part of many science labs. By learning the proper technique for measuring mass, students can more quickly and accurately complete their lab investigations. Our instructional handout, video demonstration, and poster for classroom support will help you get started. Instructional Handout By using these resources, students will be […]
Three-Point Linkage with Drosophila
Carolina LabSheets™ Overview In this lab students investigate the effects of gene linkage and crossing-over on the inheritance of three traits of Drosophila. They use the data they collect to construct a linkage map of the gene loci. 172051 Three-Point Linkage: The vial of testcross fruit flies is from a cross between females heterozygous for […]
Lumbriculus: Contraction Rate of the Dorsal Blood Vessel
Carolina LabSheets™ Overview In this introductory physiology lab, students determine the contraction rate of the dorsal blood vessel of the blackworm Lumbriculus. Students then design and conduct an experiment to determine the effect of temperature change or chemical exposure on the contraction rate. Student Lab Sheet Needed Materials* Lumbriculus culture (141720 for 30 students) dropping […]
Investigating Hatching of Brine Shrimp Eggs
Carolina LabSheets™ Overview In this lab students study the hatching of brine shrimp eggs and design an experiment to see what factors influence hatching. Brine shrimp, genus Artemia, are found in saline lakes on all continents except Antarctica. They tolerate a wide range of salt concentrations. Brine shrimp produce two different types of eggs. In […]
Introduction to Protists: Amoeba
Carolina LabSheets™ Overview In this lab, students will observe Amoeba proteus as an example of an animal-like protist. Traditionally, amoebas were classified under Domain Eukarya, Kingdom Protista, and Phylum Amoebozoa. However, it is widely recognized that Protista is not a natural grouping. Amoebozoa are more closely related to fungi and animals than they are to […]
Substances with a Hazardous Nature but May Have Potential Educational Utility
These chemicals should be removed from the schools if alternatives can be used. For those that must be retained, amounts should be kept to a minimum. These are appropriate for advanced-level High School classes only. This following list was generated from the Manual of Safety and Health Hazards in the School Science Laboratory published by […]
Substances with Greater Hazardous Nature Than Educational Utility
Chemicals used in the laboratory may be hazardous because of the following: Safety risks (i.e., highly flammable or explosive material) Acute and chronic health hazards Environmental harm Impairment of indoor air quality Assessment of the chemicals in this list indicates that their hazardous nature is greater than their potential usefulness in many school programs. Evaluation […]
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ Curriculum Receives Coveted All-Green Rating from Nonprofit Reviewer EdReports
BURLINGTON, NC, April 30, 2024 – The Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) and leading school science supplier Carolina Biological Supply Company announced that their elementary science curriculum received an all-green rating from EdReports. Smithsonian Science for the Classroom,™ Second Edition, for grades K to 2, received all-green ratings from nonprofit EdReports. The print, digital and hands-on elementary STEM curriculum […]
Protists: Key to Algae Mixtures
Carolina LabSheets™ Overview In this lab activity students use a simple dichotomous key to identify several genera of algae contained in our algae mixtures. The key avoids the use of highly technical terms so that even beginning students can use it. Student Lab Sheet Key to Algae Mixtures Needed Materials Algae Mixture (see recommendations below) […]