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Carolina's Perfect Solution® Overview Video You and your students deserve the very best quality and safest preserved specimens on the market. With that objective in mind, Carolina scientists developed Carolina's Perfect Solution®. Watch this video to learn more about the benefits of Carolina's Perfect Solution preserved specimens. View »
On the Cutting Edge: Cat Dissection Cat dissection offers an excellent opportunity to explore mammalian anatomy using a large specimen with internal organs much like our own. View »
On the Cutting Edge: Extend Water Quality Studies Using the Yellow Perch Conducting a perch dissection lab gives students a hands-on understanding of the fish’s anatomy and how water quality affects its physiology View »
On the Cutting Edge: Sheep Heart Dissection Dissection of the sheep heart offers students an excellent opportunity to learn about the anatomy of a mammalian heart. View »
On the Cutting Edge: Think Mink! This article explores how Carolina mink make great model organisms for introducing your students to general mammalian anatomy and physiology. View »
Grasshopper Dissection Explore basic insect anatomy with preserved grasshoppers. This dissection requires only dissecting scissors, and you can do it in a class period. View »
On the Cutting Edge: Specimen Packaging and Storage Learn about the benefits of vacuum-packed and pail-packed specimen packaging and storage options. View »
On the Cutting Edge: Exploring Sheep Organs Sheep organ dissection offers an excellent opportunity for students to learn about anatomical structures and functions. View »
On the Cutting Edge: Frog Internal Anatomy Exploration Frogs are excellent specimens for studying organ systems and for giving your students a hands-on appreciation of the complexity of a living organism. View »
Flipped Lessons Are Great, Now Try Layering! Getting the Most Out of Your Wisconsin Fast Plants® Lessons Tick-tock, tick-tock. Every classroom minute is precious, and teachers always look for ways to accomplish more during instructional time. Wisconsin Fast Plants® can help maximize your time while providing 3-dimensional learning recommended by the latest national standards. View »
A Brief Look at Cells: Shape and Function Discover morphologies of common cells and why they are shaped in such ways View »
Discover Similar Functions in Plant and Animal Tissues Use this handy chart to draw parallels between structures and their functions in plant and animal tissues. View »
Structure and Function in Plant and Animal Cell Osmosis Use this fun, interesting lab activity to show students how various structures within plant and animal cells are affected by osmosis. View »
The Mechanics of Breathing Learn how Boyle's law and the structure of the respiratory system govern the mechanics of breathing. View »
Carolina’s Young Scientist™ Dissections Transform your students into Young Scientists when you bring these simple hands-on dissections to your classroom! We will guide you through the dissection of a squid and frog, promoting classroom discussion of easily observable adaptions and the relationship between structure and function. View »
Biology in the Movies See how you can use movies to facilitate engaging learning experiences for your students. Each suggestion includes a brief synopsis and talking points. Here’s to making your biology lessons even better than before. View »
From Euglena to Zebra Fish: An Overview of the Diversity of Eyes Did you know scientists study zebrafish to gain further understanding of diseases of the human eye? Why is this? What is the connection between zebrafish and human vision? View »
Understanding Gun Shot Residue This Sirchie® presentation defines gunshot residue, GSR forensics, best practices for collection, and more. View »
Carolina Investigations® for AP® Environmental Sciences: Agriculture and Feeding a Growing Human Population Use this resource and our scientific model checklist to construct a model of food production and consumption. View »
A World of Difference in STEM-related Education: A Case Study Discover how Carolina's Perfect Solution preserved specimens unlock conceptual understanding for high school students at in Biomedical Sciences program at Bel Air High School. View »
Infographic: Human Body Systems Teach the main body systems with the help of this infographic. View »
Human Body: Cardiovascular System Teach the functions of the cardiovascular system with the help of this infographic. View »
Human Body Systems FREE resources for teaching your students about human body systems. View »
A Sexual Experience? There are 2 primary forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual. While the majority of the animal kingdom reproduces sexually, many reproduce asexually—and some organisms have the ability to perform both ways! View »
Human Body: Reproductive System Teach the male and female reproductive systems with the help of this infographic. View »
Human Body: Endocrine System Teach the functions of the endocrine system with this infographic. View »
Human Body: Digestive System Teach the main functions of the digestive system with the help of this infographic. View »
Human Body: Lymphatic System Teach the vital role of the lymphatic system with this infographic. View »
Human Body: Lymphatic System Review Review lymphatic system structure and function with this graphic organizer. View »
The Role of the Lymphatic System This activity focuses on the lymphatic system and kinds of allergic reactions. View »
Human Body: Urinary System Teach urinary system structure and function with this infographic. View »
Human Body: Nervous System Teach the functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems with this infographic. View »
Human Body: Muscular System Use this infographic to teach the structure and function of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle. View »
Human Body: Skeletal System Teach the key functions of the skeletal system with this infographic. View »
Human Body: Integumentary System Teach the role of the integumentary system with this infographic. View »
Dissection Artifacts for Three-Dimensional Instruction Dissection is a powerful tool for student engagement and interest. Use it to investigate the crosscutting concepts of cause and effect, structure and function, and systems and system models. Learn more. View »
How to Teach the Crosscutting Concepts with Wisconsin Fast Plants Lessons taught with Wisconsin Fast Plants engage students with natural phenomena, and they are some of the easiest to design with crosscutting concepts as the foundation. Learn how. View »
Engineering for Sports: Traumatic Brain Injury How can sports-related brain injuries be prevented? Get tips and resources to help your students engineer and test brain protection device designs. View »