How-To & Techniques
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Simply Slime: An Introduction to Polymer Chemistry
Whether you want to introduce students to polymers, engage them with a fun science demo, or simply have the most popular station at your school's science night, making slime is always a big success! View »
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Building Blocks of Science®: Plant and Animal Structures: Brain Dissection Video
Guided video for performing the sheep brain dissection in Lesson 4 of Building Blocks of Science® Plant and Animal Structures unit View »
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Building Blocks of Science®: Plant and Animal Structures: Eye Dissection Video
Guided video for performing the cow eye dissection in Lesson 5 of Building Blocks of Science® Plant and Animal Structure unit View »
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Building Blocks of Science®: Plant and Animal Structures: Squid Dissection Video
Guided video for performing the external squid dissection in Lesson 2 of Building Blocks of Science® Plant and Animal Structures unit. View »
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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 »
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Harbottle Apparatus Video
Atmospheric pressure makes an ordinary balloon extraordinary! View »
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Measuring pH: Indicators, Paper, and Meters
Many activities require pH testing, including chemistry titrations, environmental science water quality testing, and biological processes labs. This article covers tools and techniques. View »
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Video: Using Litmus Paper in Your Classroom
Introduce your students to acids, bases, and the pH scale with litmus paper. View »
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Video: Using pH Test Paper in Your Classroom
For quantitative pH testing, strips and test papers are the most affordable and popular method. View »
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Frog Dissection
Looking for an introductory frog dissection activity? This one requires only dissecting scissors, and you can complete it in 1–2 class periods. View »
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