Classroom Chromatography Using Calcium Carbonate: Chalk It Up
Interactive Chromatography Lab for students: separate marker pigments using chalk, water, and filter paper. Includes step?by?step instructions, materials list, and scientific background for hands?on classroom learning.
Cooking Chemistry: Not-Your-Traditional Pumpkin Pie
Explore the chemistry of cooking with this hands-on lesson: from preparing pumpkin pie from scratch to understanding molecular transformations in each step.
Case Study: Carolina Kits 3D® Labs Skyrocket Student Interest and Learning with Phenomenon-Based Investigations
Fast Facts Teacher Participants: Ginger Demers, Rio Hondo Prep School, Arcadia, CA Mary Buchanan, Sir Francis Drake High School, Larkspur, CA Richard Smith, Buena High School, Ventura, CA Challenge: Spark student interest in labs, build their 3-dimensional learning skills as outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards* (NGSS), and make it easy for teachers to […]
Evolution and Antibacterial Resistance
Evolution can be a difficult and abstract concept to teach. Students may have heard about antibiotics that no longer kill or inhibit the growth of certain bacteria, but they may not understand the evolutionary changes that occur within bacteria to make this possible. It is a great example of how living organisms can change and […]
Answering Questions about Mammalian Reproductive Cycles
Understanding the concepts of mammalian reproduction is key for broader discussions of evolution, biodiversity, ecology, and animal behavior.
How to Make Microscope Slides for Science Fair Projects
Learn how to prepare wet mount and dry mount microscope slides in your quest for science fair success.
Tardigrades: Little Water Bears
Discover the fascinating world of tardigrades—microscopic, resilient creatures that survive extreme conditions, from space to deep oceans. Learn about their biology, habitats, and unique survival mechanisms.
Fetal Pig Dissection
CAROLINA DISSECTION GUIDES Introduction Pigs are excellent and engaging specimens for studying mammalian anatomy. They exhibit hair, a muscular diaphragm, a 4-chambered heart, and mammary glands. Middle school students can use preserved pigs to begin their exploration of human body systems and structure and function. Advanced high school biology or anatomy and physiology students can […]
Ring and Disc Demonstration
The ring and disc investigation is a classic physics demonstration designed to introduce the concepts of rotational inertia, rotational motion, and rolling motion. Both the disc and the ring have the same diameter, width, and mass. When simultaneously released from rest at the same point on an inclined plane, the disc accelerates faster, reaching the […]
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ Curriculum Earns All-Green Ratings Across Grades K–5 from EdReports
BURLINGTON, NC, November 20, 2025 – The Smithsonian Science Education Center and Carolina® Science proudly announce that Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ curriculum has been awarded the coveted All-Green ratings from EdReports for grades 3– 5. This recognition marks a significant milestone in elementary science education, confirming that the entire K-5 curriculum meets EdReports’ rigorous […]