Hands-On Science with Phenomenal Critters
Workshop Resource Life Science K-12 Elementary / High School Add action and excitement to your science class with live organisms! Discover fun, simple hands-on activities with a variety of insects and arthropods that you can use in your labs. Learn about care and handling, as well as easy ways to introduce inquiry. Additional resources available […]
Keep Calm and Chemistry On: Successful Lab Activities for the New Chemistry Teacher
Workshop Resource Chemistry 6-12 Middle / High School Looking for lab activities that work every time, not just periodically? Explore easy, engaging, and safe chemistry activities that will produce a reaction in your students. Whether you’re new to chemistry or feeling out of your element, you’ll learn new ways to create excitement with hands-on labs, […]
Engineer Physical Science Excitement with a Carolina STEM Challenge®
Workshop Resource Physical Science 6-12 Middle / High School Rockets zoom and race cars zip through hands-on activities that engage your middle and high school students. Apply creative problem-solving skills and engineering practices to chemistry and physical science challenges. Experience how Carolina makes it easy to incorporate STEM into your classroom. NGSS Scientific and Engineering […]
Introduction to Wisconsin Fast Plants®
Workshop Resource Life Science K-12 Elementary / High School Experience the versatility of Wisconsin Fast Plants®. These quick-growing plants engage students and are ideal for all grade levels. Easily integrate Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Practices in life cycle, heredity & inheritance, variation & evolution, and environmental science lessons. Learn to plant, pollinate, and […]
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 […]
Protein Necklace: Harnessing the Glow of Jellyfish
Workshop Resource Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Illuminate the dark corners of your students’ curiosity by teaching them about proteins. This simple classroom exercise allows your students to isolate the green fluorescent protein (GFP) found in jellyfish. Show them that protein science can be tangible and engaging but not overwhelming with this beginner’s […]
Urban Heat Islands Effect on Global Temperature
A CAROLINA ESSENTIALS ACTIVITY Urban Heat Islands Effect on Global Temperature Total Time Prep: 20 mins | Activity: 45-60 mins Earth Science Grade Level 6-8 Middle School Quick Links Close Quick Links Open Quick Links Introduction Essential Question NGSS Materials Procedures Analysis Kit Resources Introduction Essential Question NGSS Materials Procedures Analysis Kit Resources Introduction As […]
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 […]