Conference & Workshop Materials
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Come to Your Senses: Physiology in Action
Don’t think you have the nerves for physiology? This workshop offers 4 easy, hands-on activities, suitable for all grade levels, to explore homeostasis, reflexes and reactions, and response to stimuli.
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Introduction to Wisconsin Fast Plants®
Learn how to plant and teach with Fast Plants®. Ideal for all grade levels, they are easily used to explore many scientific concepts. View »
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Hands-On Activities to Model Sampling, Habitat Degradation, and Animal Choice
This workshop explores methods to estimate population size, determine the effects of habitat degradation, and investigate organisms' habitat preference. View »
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Smithsonian 3D Learning and 3D Assessment
How can you be sure you’re providing 3-D learning and 3-D assessment? Experience investigations from Smithsonian Science for the Classroom as both learner and teacher. View »
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Clean Up Your Mess! Air and Water Pollution Remediation
Pollution remediation is a messy but necessary business. Experience hands-on environmental science activities that model the techniques used to clean up pollution. View »
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Assessing Water Quality with Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Use this introductory activity to familiarize students with the types of macroinvertebrates they may collect in a local stream or as a review activity on biotic water quality calculations. Includes a materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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The Composition and Age of Stars
Do your students think stars burn? Can they tell the age of a star like our sun? Ignite interest in astrophysics with this easy demonstration. Includes a materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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Cutaneous Sensation
You have probably noticed that cutaneous receptors are not equally distributed throughout the skin. Some places on your body are more sensitive than others. This activity explores the density of mechanoreceptors in the skin on the hand. View »
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Comparative Mammalian Organ Dissection with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
This comparative dissection workshop explores 4 mammalian organs and their structures, using superior quality Carolina’s Perfect Solution® preserved specimens. View »
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Bouncing Off the Page
Combine physics and biology concepts in one lesson that focuses on the art of creating two-dimensional images with the illusion of depth. Includes a materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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Cow Eye Dissection
This dissection activity introduces students to the anatomy of the mammalian eye. Includes a materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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Wisconsin Fast Plants® Necklace
This activity allows you to observe and record root and shoot development and create a unique necklace from Wisconsin Fast Plants® seed. View »
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A "Taste" of Carolina® Physiology
Our sense of taste is limited to a few basic responses. In this activity, students explore how the perception of flavor can be influenced by other factors. Includes a materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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