You and your students deserve the very best quality and safest preserved specimens available. Organisms preserved with Carolina's Perfect Solution® retain more life like color and texture. Because students study more natural-looking specimens, it's easier for them to identify the structures and, as a result, learn anatomy. Our commitment to producing the finest preserved specimens on the market has led us to Carolina's Perfect Solution®, a unique, revolutionary fixative that is changing the process of preserving specimens and is dramatically improving the quality of classroom dissection. Carolina's Perfect Solution® specimens are also ideal for homeschool use. The specimens are safe and nontoxic, which means you need no special ventilation and there's no costly disposal. Disposing of preserved specimens and preservation fluids after use isn't complicated, but does require some thoughtful planning. Click Here for Disposal Guidelines.

Carolina Teacher Tips - Digging into Earthworms: Learn Dissection Basics with Annelids! Earthworms belong to the phylum annelida, referring to the rings or segments of the worm's body. Ideal specimens for teaching both dissection and basic anatomy, earthworms provide an economical and convenient opportunity for students to: Practice dissection techniques before progressing to more complex (and more expensive) specimens Apply observational and analytical skills Learn basic anatomy based on the earthworm's highly developed internal systems Investigate simple digestive, nervous, reproductive, and circulatory systems

Preserved Specimen Disposal Guidelines Disposing of preserved specimens and preservation fluids after use isn't complicated, but does require some thoughtful planning. Here's how to properly dispose of both these types of waste and whom to contact should you have any questions or need assistance. The link will open a new browser window, so please disable popup blockers.

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Carolina's Perfect Solution - an alternative to formaldehyde - is a revolutionary fixative that produces superior specimens while improving the safety of your classroom or lab. Tissues and organs are extremely lifelike and retain better color and texture than with other preparations.