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 […]
AUTOPSY: Forensic Dissection Featuring Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Pigs
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Are you ready for a forensic dissection activity that is on the cutting edge? Engage students and revitalize your instruction of mammalian structure and function with a “real” classroom autopsy! Participants dissect a Carolina’s Perfect Solution® pig by modeling the protocols of a forensic pathologist. NGSS Scientific […]
Carolina’s Young Scientist™ Dissections with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
Workshop Resources Life Science K-8 Elementary / Middle School Transform your students into young scientists when you bring these simple hands-on dissections to your classroom! We will guide you through the dissections of a squid and a frog, promoting classroom discussions of easily observable adaptations and the relationship between structure and function. NGSS Scientific and […]
Equilibrium Straw Activity
Chemistry students on all levels can have misconceptions about the definition of equilibrium. With the word sounding so much like “equal,” many students naturally assume that the concentrations or amounts of reactants and products, rather than rates, must be equal at equilibrium. This short lab activity helps to dispel that notion while reinforcing the idea […]
Leading Students to Explain the Phenomenon of Energy Transfer
Workshop Resources Physical Science K-5 Elementary School How can I help students understand the phenomenon of energy? What kinds of investigations can students perform to collect evidence and make a claim about energy transference? Join Carolina to experience 3-dimensional lessons from the Building Blocks of Science® 3D Energy Works that use hands-on investigations to build […]
Introducing Anchoring Phenomena and Driving Question Boards
Workshop Resources Earth & Space Science 6-8 Middle School In this workshop, teachers will be introduced to the four elements of the anchoring phenomenon routine from OpenSciEd for Middle School. Teachers will experience firsthand the anchoring phenomena of Mount Everest and how to motivate students to explore and explain real-world phenomena. During the workshop teachers […]