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Infographic - Chain of Custody: From the Field to the Lab Get an overview of forensic techniques used in the field and the lab. View »
5 Steps to Teaching Inquiry in Your Science Classroom Worried about the inquiry lab requirement of the College Board's AP lab curriculum? Here are some great tips from an educator who's already done it. View »
My Carolina Connections: Model Organisms Webinar Are punnett squares making you cross? Breathe new life into your genetics lesson using model organisms. View »
Easy Variation and Natural Selection Lessons with Wisconsin Fast Plants® Seed Disks Explore a technique that makes teaching variation and natural selection lessons with Fast Plants® easier than ever. In this activity, students examine the effects an abiotic environmental change (salinity) has on an experimental plot of Fast Plants®. Includes detailed background information and instructions. View »
How to Find Your Amoeba: Video Students having trouble finding their amoebas? Flipping your classroom and want your students to be prepared for class? This short video provides step by step instructions for how to find an amoeba on stereoscopes and microscopes. View »
Will the Cycle be Unbroken? Helping AP® Environmental Science Students Ask the Right Questions AP® Environmental Science: Will the cycle be unbroken? Let your students set up a living model and independently investigate cycle relationships. See a sample student question sheet from our featured kit. View »
blueGel™ Electrophoresis Video The blueGel™ integrates electrophoresis and DNA visualization into one convenient system. Watch how wonderfully simple it is to use. View »
miniPCR® Thermal Cycler Video This video shows why the miniPCR's philosophy is "PCR is for everyone, everywhere." Engage with this simple to use interface and watch the process on any laptop. View »
Biotechnology Transformation Video Use this video to optimize your experience using Carolina's transformation kits. View »
Let Wisconsin Fast Plants® Grow on You! What if you could provide your students with an experiment that takes up little space, can be tailored to fit the time you have available in the classroom, and meets NGSS? View »
Wisconsin Fast Plants® Video | Heredity: Dihybrid Inheritance Follow the inheritance of 2 plant traits--stem color and leaf color--with the help of this short video. View »
Wisconsin Fast Plants® Video | Heredity: Monohybrid Inheritance Follow the inheritance of a plant stem color trait in this short video. Includes tips on germinating seed disks and observing the inheritance pattern in just 72 hours. View »
Video: Algae Beads Algae beads are an ideal way for students to observe and record photosynthesis happening in your lab. Learn how to make and use the beads in this short video. View »