Come to Your Senses: Physiology in Action
Workshop Resource Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Don’t think you have the nerves for physiology? Learn about easy, hands-on activities you can use to explore homeostasis, reflexes and reactions, and responses to stimuli. The activities are suitable for all grade levels. NGSS Scientific and Engineering Practices: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, Constructing Explanations NGSS […]
Frog Dissection with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
In-Booth Demonstration Life Science 6-8 Middle School Carolina’s Perfect Solution® frog dissection introduces students to basic vertebrate anatomy. This activity allows students to identify the major external features of the frog and gain a better understanding of vertebrate internal tissues, organs, and systems. The bullfrog is larger than the common grass frog, which allows students […]
Squid Dissection
In-Booth Demonstration Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Squid are invertebrates belonging to the phylum Mollusca and class Cephalopoda (“head-foot”). Squid dissection allows students to examine structural adaptations and observe the relationship between form and function. Squid are complex, intelligent invertebrates that allow comparison to higher- and lower-level animals. The activity supports 3-dimensional learning […]
Sheep Brain Dissection
In-Booth Demonstration Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Carolina’s Perfect Solution® sheep brain dissection introduces students to the anatomy of a mammalian brain. Students have an opportunity to identify major structures of the brain and gain a better understanding of the nervous system. This activity supports 3-dimensional learning and builds toward the following: NGSS […]
Next Generation Dissection
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 and squid, we will demonstrate how to integrate the 3 dimensions of learning while highlighting adaptations and the relationship […]
Comparative Mammalian Organ Dissection with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
Workshop Resources Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Show off your surgical skills while you experience the superior quality of Carolina’s Perfect Solution® specimens! Participants dissect a sheep brain, cow eye, pig heart, or pig kidney and observe internal and external structures. Use this excellent comparative dissection to gain a better understanding of these […]
Pregnant Rat Dissection
In-Booth Demonstration Life Science 9-12 High School Carolina’s Perfect Solution® pregnant rat dissection allows students to develop their dissection and observation skills, identify major external and internal features of the pregnant rat, understand form and function, and gain a better understanding of the pregnant mammal anatomy and fetus growth and development. This activity supports 3-dimensional […]
Shark Dissection: A Jawsome Experience!
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Dive in and learn how to create your own Shark Week! This session guides participants through a hands-on dissection of a dogfish shark. Take a bite out of Next Generation Science Standards® related to adaptations and structure and function while giving your students an experience they will never […]
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Explore animal diversity by comparing anatomical adaptations of the pig, rat, dogfish, and frog. Participants use hands-on dissection to identify characteristics of these popular vertebrates. This is an excellent comparative dissection activity featuring our very best Carolina’s Perfect Solution® specimens. NGSS Scientific and Engineering Practice: Developing and Using Models […]
Developing and Analyzing Urine Samples as a Model of Kidney Function
Abnormal urine composition often indicates disease or infection. Diabetes is often diagnosed after a patient has a positive test for glucose in the urine. Diabetes is the result of an inability to absorb glucose from the blood. The body compensates for these elevated blood glucose levels by filtering the glucose out through the kidneys; the excess glucose exits the body through the urine.