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Find your Carolina Sales Manager for K-8 Smithsonian and Building Blocks of Science Programs.
We serve educators in more than 170 countries worldwide. Create a quote request on our website or contact our International Sales Team.
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For a quarter century, Carolina Biological Supply has been committed to bringing biotechnology into the classroom.
Carolina makes DNA gel electrophoresis easy when studying forensics or genetics. There's a simple set up with consistent results.
DNA Learning Center resources are the best in scientific educational materials. Kits and materials for educators by educators.
Outift your Biotechnology lab with Carolina Quality. A wide product selection—from gel chambers to power supplies, centrifuges and pipets.
Building Blocks of Science Elementary Curriculum offers kits that are affordable and easy to implement in your classroom.
We offer top-notch chemistry supplies and AP® Chemistry products, backed by our expert technical support.
Choose from over 850 chemical products in chemical grades, sizes and concentrations to meet your needs.
Carolina offers the highest quality kits for a hands-on approach within AP Chemistry classrooms. We provide products designed for the new and old curriculum.
pH testing made easy with all the supplies you need for your biology and chemistry classrooms or laboratory practices.
Enhance the science experience with Carolina's lab kits designed specifically for college-level distance education.
Carolina Science Online®, our new eLearning platform, brings your classroom to life with resources for all ages.
Interactive, engaging and elementary age appropriate. Quality digital science resources and outstanding support for STEM concpets.
Stale lesson plans? Try a fresh approach with these interactive and engaging lessons. Make difficult concepts easy to learn!
Stimulating digital resorces for the high school classroom. eBooks and acitivities that will help students remember what they are learning!
Carolina is proud to offer one of the most extensive lines of lab supplies and equipment in the industry.
Quality selection of science lab glassware designed to address accuracy and safety. Affordable price with superior performance.
We offer a full range of dissecting equipment to fit all your lab needs. There are sets available for all skill levels or can be customized.
With over 85 years of science expertise, we have everything all the lab equipment need to outfit or replenish your classroom.
Carolina covers the world of life science with everything from slides and kits to Agricultural and Vet Science.
We have kits for new and traditional AP Biology labs. Choose from our kits, follow a college board lab, or design your own with our wide variety of equipment and supplies.
Prepare your students for medical and lab tech careers with Carolina's wide range of equipment, kits and models.
Carolina offers a variety of resources and products to help your students delve into the emerging area of Genetics.
For over 80 years, Carolina has been providing the highest-quality living organisms and cultures available.
Our butterflies can be purchased at every stage to help demonstrate their beautiful life cycle to students.
Vast selection of ready to use biological media to meet diverse needs. In stock and ready to ship!
Carolina plants are a great tool for teaching cell respiration and photosynthesis. Selection includes aquatic and classroom plants.
Carolina's extensive assortment of compound and stereomicroscopes span virtually all grade levels and applications.
Popular corded compound microscopes and cordless microscopes for elementary to advanced use. We have the compound microscope you are looking for!
Digital microscopes are great for large classroom computer combined instruction. Students can take images, videos, and more.
Stereomicroscopes show 3D images vs. flat images and are easier to focus and use. They are great for first tme student use.
Get your students inspired with high school physical science kits, robotics, Carolina ChemKits, and much more.
Teach long term earth changes in real time and study the atmosphere, weather and climate and their impact on sustaining life.
One stop for all your classical mechanics science and energy education needs. Exciting activities that make science active and fun!
One stop for all your classical mechanics science and energy education needs. Exciting activities that make science active and fun!
Carolina has the best specimens available, along with dissecting supplies, instruments, and much more.
Save up to 30% Off for a limited time! Carolina is your trusted source for preserved pigs and all your preserved specimen needs.
Carolina provides owl pellet products that are heat sterilized and easy to use for students of all ages. Excellent for hands-on, inquiry-based learning.
For over 80 years, Carolina has provided superior non-mammal specimens that engage students in hands-on dissecting experiments.
K–8 inquiry-based, hands-on science curriculum that paves the way to deep understanding of phenomena through 3-dimensional learning.
Moving to NGSS? Begin with STC-Kindergarten™, written explicitly for these standards. STC for Grades 1–5 integrates the three dimensions of NGSS and engineering design using real-world applications.
ALL NEW for Middle School from the Smithsonian! Teaching NGSS is more than checking off standards. STCMS™ immerses students in 3-dimensional learning rooted in phenomena and engineering design.
Thank you for your continued use of the STC Program. Here you will find previous editions materials for 2nd Edition STCElementary, STC Secondary, and STC/MS.
Enjoy hundreds of creative and effective activities for elementary, middle, high school, and college students. Activities cover all disciplines and numerous subjects and topics.
Looking for inexpensive ways to help students understand and appreciate how much information the periodic table provides? In these 2 activities, students discover for themselves several trends associated with the elements on the periodic table.
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration aren't magic, but to your students they can seem to be. Hands-on experiments are a great way to help them understand the science behind the "magic", especially for kinesthetic learners.
We've put together some creative activities for addressing atomic theory that can help you engage your students. Most are low or no cost and are varied enough to appeal to students with different learning styles.
CellCraft is a realistic cellular simulation that challenges players to learn about and manipulate a cell and its various components in order to survive.
Stay up to speed with innovative new ideas and ways to make the most out of your classroom teaching experience.
Owl pellets offer an excellent opportunity for students at all grade levels to engage in hands-on, inquiry-based learning.
Get a crash course on Fast Plants, including many of the key science concepts that are covered by these amazing plants.
Learn how to make popular reagents, pH indicators, stains, and solutions; review some of their uses and find all the products you need to get started in your own classroom.
Developed by teacher request, the Carolina LabSheets offer all the details to perform a specific lab activity. Handy student LabSheets are provided for your convenience too!
Get help teaching complex techniques, setting up Carolina products, and gain useful tips before your class.
Find instruction manuals and buying guides for many of Carolina's products, including lab equipment, furniture, and more.
Keep your classroom or lab safe throughout the schoolyear with lots of helpful tips, hints, and safety techniques.
Use this safety checklist as a handout to acquaint students with the safety do’s and don’ts in the laboratory.
This handy article covers the essential topics for storing your chemicals, including storage area preparation, chemical organization, chemical segregation, and more.
Learn how to quickly assess and handle chemical accidents and avoid dangerous situations in your laboratory. Get started with these general guidelines.
Caring for your living organisms is critical to your success in the classroom. Find Care Sheets for our organisms and get prepared before your shipment arrives.
Complete care instructions and tips for freshwater fish
Complete care instructions and tips for daphnia
Complete care instructions and tips for Protozoa and Invert
A comprehensive list of all (M)SDS available for Carolina's products. We recommend using the Search box at the top of the website to locate an (M)SDS even faster.
These brief product videos bring Carolina's most popular products to life.
Browse sample pages from some of our most popular kits.
View sample pages from the teacher’s manual for the Carolina Coriolis Effect and Atmospheric Circulation Kit.
Introduce your students to a variety of biological topics by studying mosquito fish. These freshwater fish are native to the US and make fascinating subjects. Bring them into your classroom, and you can teach valuable lessons on biology, ecology, and environmental science. In this guide, we will go over the basics of this fish so you can create an unforgettable lesson plan.
Mosquito fish (genus Gambusia) are a common type of freshwater fish. They are a relatively small fish species, with females growing to approximately 7 inches long and males growing to 4 inches long. Mosquito fish earned their name due to the fact that they consume mosquitos. Because of this, mosquito fish have been introduced into a variety of habitats to try to control mosquito populations. This is important when an area experiences an outbreak of a mosquito-borne disease, and older students will enjoy studying the public health and environmental results of this.
While mosquito fish are known for consuming mosquito larvae, they actually have a varied diet that can include zooplankton, mites, beetles, mayflies, and other small invertebrates. In fact, the health of this fish depends on it eating a variety of things. However, when adult females introduced to areas with a large mosquito population, they are able to eat hundreds of larvae in a single day. These fish are native to states on the Mississippi River, but they are able to survive in a wide variety of water conditions and temperatures, making them useful for controlling mosquito populations all over the world.
Raising freshwater fish in the classroom (including mosquito fish) requires specific care. Although mosquito fish are resilient and can survive in many conditions, properly setting up their environment will keep your fish as healthy as possible. Be sure to set up a holding pail filled with conditioned tap water before you receive your fish. Properly acclimating your fish to their aquarium’s water is the only way to keep your fish safe. Set up your classroom’s mosquito fish aquarium several weeks before your fish arrive to ensure proper biological filtration has been established. Consult this care sheet for tips on setting up your classroom’s habitat
The above care sheet also has plenty of information on raising your fish. Be sure to keep your aquarium at a steady temperature away from direct sunlight. Temperature shock can be deadly to fish. It’s also important to give the fish time to acclimate to their new environment before you feed them. Be careful not to overfeed your fish as uneaten food can quickly develop bacteria. Healthy fish will be active and interesting to observe.
Carolina offers mosquito fish for sale. These fish are shipped live in packs of 12 or 50. They come with complete care instructions so there won’t be any surprises as you create a new classroom habitat for these animals. Carolina offers additional education resources for freshwater fish, as well as plenty of classroom tools for all sorts of science lessons. Search our site and find the supplies you need for any activity.
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