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Teacher Tip:
Small Whiteboards Help Gauge Student Understanding
I use small whiteboards as a quick way to formatively assess student understanding. For example, if I want students to work through a Punnett square—rather than having them do it on paper—I have them each do it on a whiteboard. Then I ask them all to hold theirs up so I can quickly assess how many students are on board and how many are not. Larger whiteboards work well for group activities. You can purchase class sets of whiteboards, markers, and erasers or get your local home improvement store to cut pieces of tile board to the size you want.
Bring a Carolina Hands-On Experience to the Classroom
Whether you've attended or are planning to attend one of our workshop sessions or are just looking for fresh, creative ideas for your classroom, our Workshop and In-Booth Demonstration resources will help you create new experiences in your classroom.
You can even access the workshop presentations and Carolina Quick Tip™ activity cards from our in-booth demonstrations.
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Introducing Carolina Science Online™
Carolina Science Online™ offers online resources such as digital versions of Carolina’s student and teacher guides, plus other materials to reinforce and support our traditional hands-on science teaching materials.
CellCraft:
Exploring the Cell Through Gaming
CellCraft is a state of the art game that invites students to delve into the world of the cell, learning about how a cell functions while helping it survive in hostile environments.
If Life Hands You Lemons, Make a Battery
Demonstrate how batteries work with a fresh approach: use lemons for the liquid electrolyte that completes an electric circuit. Your students won’t sour on science while using the citrus fruit and a few other materials to build a power supply.
Making 3-D Phylogenetic Trees with Mobiles
While many mobiles are objets d'art, these are learning tools that help your students grasp the scope of evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms. Students grow in understanding as they create 3-dimensional phylogenetic trees comprised of mobiles.
Ten Tips to Prepare Your Students for the AP* Biology Exam
May is approaching fast and bringing all the extra duties AP Biology teachers must complete before the end of the school year. Let our expert ease that load with tips and other helpful information on readying your students for the AP Biology exam.
