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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Predator? Designing an Experiment to Measure Prey Response
Students will design and conduct an experiment to determine which simulated predator fish will cause the strongest escape response in GloFish® fluorescent fish. View »
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What’s For Lunch? Exploring the Role of GloFish® in Its Ecosystem Food Chain and Energy Pyramid
Students will: (1) Define terms related to relationships and energy transfer in food chains and webs, (2)Create a representation of a food chain and food web involving GloFish® fluorescent fish. View »
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Get Started with these Science Fair Project Ideas
Stressed about an upcoming science fair? You are not alone. Carolina product managers often answer questions about potential projects from anxious parents, students, and teachers. View »
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Halobacteria: Making Microbiology Manageable
Halobacteria is studied for its tolerance of multiple environmental stressors and for its potential applications in biotechnology. This nonpathogenic microbe is now available for use in your classroom and laboratory. View »
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How to Make Microscope Slides for Science Fair Projects
Here's a beginner’s guide to making wet- or dry-mount slides for science fair projects, plus some excellent suggestions for specimens to observe. View »
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Halobacteria: The Taxonomy of Halophilic Archaea
This article examines the taxonomy of extremely halophilic Archaea, where the order, family, and even a genus designation have become obsolete, and the naming and renaming of certain species has led to much confusion in the scientific community. View »
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Halobacteria: The Model Microbe
Halobacteria is an ideal microbe for teaching. Learn about our Halobacteria kits and see how effective they could be in helping you teach microbiology. View »
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What Makes GloFish® Swim?
Students will learn how buoyancy affects GloFish® fluorescent fish. View »
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The EPA's School Chemical Cleanout Campaign
Here’s a practical approach to providing a safer learning environment for students and teachers. View »
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Evolution and Antibacterial Resistance
Bacteria can adapt to environmental changes and develop resistance to drugs that were once toxic to them. This discussion of antibacterial resistance can help you explain the basics to your students and suggests 2 kits for further inquiry. View »
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For Better or for Worse Protozoan Relationships
While you wouldn’t want your high schoolers studying dangerous parasites in live form, they can be safely studied with many of our protozoa kits and sets. View »
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For Classroom or Homeschool: The Young Scientist™ Animal Dissection Kit
Here is an easy-to-follow dissection lab for a young scientist that covers the basics of animal anatomy using the frog, earthworm, crayfish, and grasshopper. View »
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