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
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration: Teaching Common Biology Concepts with Alginate Beads
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Participants will make and use alginate beads containing algae and alginate beads containing yeast. They will learn how the beads can be used to model the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Download Presentation Shop Carolina Science Kits
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 […]
Simulating Macroinvertebrate Sampling for Assessing Freshwater Quality
CAROLINA LABSHEETS Overview NGSS Standards Objective Materials Teacher Preparations Quick Links Close Quick Links Open Quick Links Overview NGSS Standards Objective Materials Teacher Preparations Overview NGSS Standards Objective Materials Teacher Preparations Overview Clean, noncontaminated water is an essential natural resource for all living organisms—animals and plants. Assessing water quality provides students the opportunity to gather […]
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 […]
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) […]