Kingsport City Schools are Dreaming Big with BioBuilder® Synthetic Biology Lab Kits
In 2018, educators and administrators at Kingsport City Schools in Kingsport, Tennessee, were dreaming big for ways to offer their high school students science lessons in advanced, college-level subjects that included hands-on investigations of real-world challenges. They faced several challenges to making that big dream a reality: They needed to select appropriate subjects, identify hands-on […]
Put ESSER Funds to Work in Your District
Ready to Dream Big and Invest ESSER Funds in Your District? This may be a once-in-a-career opportunity to refurbish lab stations, add new electives, update technology, think creatively, and build your dream science classrooms. The influx of COVID-19 relief funds is giving K—12 schools opportunities to be safer, more inclusive, more responsive to student needs, […]
7 Things Every New Science Teacher Should Know
7 Things Every New Science Teacher Should Know Our collection of resources will put you on the path for successful science instruction. You are not alone! As a new science teacher, you’re taking the responsibility of guiding and facilitating student science instruction. That means planning lessons, activities, and laboratory investigations–all while keeping students and yourself […]
Fireside Chat: Lesson Study for Teacher Professional Development
View the webinar with Dr. Sharon Dotger to get answers to your questions about how lesson study can help fine-tune science instruction. Lesson study, a teacher professional development tool, is a teaching improvement activity in which instructors jointly develop, teach, observe, analyze, and revise a lesson to promote more effective student learning. Also known as […]
Improving Science Instruction through Lesson Study
Download the Case Study Lesson study is a teacher professional development tool. It is known by other names including collaborative lesson research, research study, and learning study. Lesson study is essentially a teaching improvement activity in which instructors jointly develop, teach, observe, analyze, and revise a lesson to more effectively promote student learning. Lesson study […]
Alamance County Students Are Dreaming Big with Medical Bridge: Minority Males in Medicine
A journal article titled “An American Crisis: The Lack of Black Men in Medicine” was the impetus for what has become the successful Medical Bridge: Minority Males in Medicine program in Alamance County, NC. The article presented startling data showing that currently in the US there are fewer black males applying to and entering medical […]
Muscular System
Muscular System Introduce Muscular System Flex and extend, contract and relax! You may have heard these commands in an exercise or dance class. They’re also commands your muscles and muscle fibers receive constantly from your nervous system. The human body consists of over 650 muscles categorized into 3 types: smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscles, also called […]
Balances Buying Guide
When considering which balance is best for your application, the first decision you’ll need to make is whether to choose a mechanical or electronic balance. Mechanical or electronic? When considering which balance is best for your application, the first decision you’ll need to make is whether to choose a mechanical or electronic balance. Mechanical balances […]
Integumentary System
Integumentary System Introduce Integumentary System The integumentary system is made up of the skin, hair, and nails. Its main functions are protection, regulation, and sensation. The skin is the largest organ in the human body, and it contains a variety of receptors that sense touch, temperature, pressure, and pain. The Integumentary System infographic provides a colorful representation […]
Boost Your Anatomy and Physiology Lab Budget with Grants
Budgets and all the administrative work around them are always top frustrations and stressors for lab managers and college or high school anatomy and physiology (A&P) instructors. We’d like to help you because we understand your stress for two reasons. First, many of us on the Carolina team are former instructors–we’ve literally been there. Second, […]