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Science teacher uses a magnifying glass to compare a curled pill bug and a flat sow bug in a natural-history classroom.

Pill Bug or Sow Bug? How to Tell These Tiny Cru...

Most people call every little gray crustacean under a flowerpot the same thing. This teacher-friendly guide shows how to tell pill bugs from sow bugs and whether Carolina's classroom kit...

Pill Bug or Sow Bug? How to Tell These Tiny Cru...

Most people call every little gray crustacean under a flowerpot the same thing. This teacher-friendly guide shows how to tell pill bugs from sow bugs and whether Carolina's classroom kit...

Entomologist measuring a large green beetle with digital calipers at a natural history worktable.

Welcome to the Millimeter Club: 4 Calipers for ...

Welcome to entomology’s millimeter club. Four practical calipers compete for a place beside the forceps, field notebook and labels written impossibly small.

Welcome to the Millimeter Club: 4 Calipers for ...

Welcome to entomology’s millimeter club. Four practical calipers compete for a place beside the forceps, field notebook and labels written impossibly small.

Collector smiles over jeweled beetle, brass mantis, dragonfly and butterfly sculptures on a warmly lit display table.

Nature’s Little Show-Offs: 4 Insect Sculptures ...

From a hand-blown bumblebee to a brass beetle with attitude, these four insect sculptures show how nature’s smallest show-offs keep inspiring human art.

Nature’s Little Show-Offs: 4 Insect Sculptures ...

From a hand-blown bumblebee to a brass beetle with attitude, these four insect sculptures show how nature’s smallest show-offs keep inspiring human art.

Science teacher demonstrates a tabletop catapult beside geometry models, test tubes and balance experiments as students watch in an autumn classroom.

Back to School, Back to Discovery: 5 Science Ki...

Put soil chemistry, geometry and motion directly on the table. These Carolina science kits help teachers and homeschoolers choose by grade level, group size and lesson goal.

Back to School, Back to Discovery: 5 Science Ki...

Put soil chemistry, geometry and motion directly on the table. These Carolina science kits help teachers and homeschoolers choose by grade level, group size and lesson goal.

Two students use a compound microscope at a colorful science table with prepared slides, leaves, feathers, and playful lady beetle figures.

From Whole Insects to Human Tissue: 5 Carolina ...

A microscope changes the lesson by changing the scale. Learn when science students need a compound microscope, when a stereomicroscope wins, and which Carolina picks suit each kind of discovery.

From Whole Insects to Human Tissue: 5 Carolina ...

A microscope changes the lesson by changing the scale. Learn when science students need a compound microscope, when a stereomicroscope wins, and which Carolina picks suit each kind of discovery.

Antique-style morphological plate of a cat flea in profile, with labeled body parts inside a circular microscope field.

A Closer Look: 5 Microscopy Tools for Insect Id...

A polished lens once opened a new visible world. Learn what stereo and compound microscopes reveal, then compare five practical tools for studying insects.

A Closer Look: 5 Microscopy Tools for Insect Id...

A polished lens once opened a new visible world. Learn what stereo and compound microscopes reveal, then compare five practical tools for studying insects.