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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]