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Sunglasses-wearing praying mantis teaches bug anatomy to a painted lady butterfly, ladybug and ants in a miniature woodland classroom.

Four Bugs Walk Into a Classroom: One Very Livel...

Ants build societies, ladybugs hunt, butterflies transform and mantises wait with intent. Explore four living insect lessons in one lively K-5 science set.

Four Bugs Walk Into a Classroom: One Very Livel...

Ants build societies, ladybugs hunt, butterflies transform and mantises wait with intent. Explore four living insect lessons in one lively K-5 science set.

Giant millipede tries on rows of tiny shoes while a frazzled clerk counts shoeboxes in an elegant shoe shop.

Our favorite 1000 footed Pet: You do the Math!

Millipedes rarely have 1,000 legs, but they have plenty of charm. Learn how to house and handle them, why they matter in leaf litter, and whether Carolinaโ€™s classroom kit will...

Our favorite 1000 footed Pet: You do the Math!

Millipedes rarely have 1,000 legs, but they have plenty of charm. Learn how to house and handle them, why they matter in leaf litter, and whether Carolinaโ€™s classroom kit will...

Roly-polies crawl and roll through wet leaves and dry wood chips in a choice chamber as students and their teacher observe.

Holy Roly Poly! How to Have Fun in Animal Behav...

Roly-polies are crustaceans, classroom comedians and surprisingly good behavioral scientists. Explore a Carolina kit that turns habitat choices into a lively school biology lab or homeschool experiment to learn with...

Holy Roly Poly! How to Have Fun in Animal Behav...

Roly-polies are crustaceans, classroom comedians and surprisingly good behavioral scientists. Explore a Carolina kit that turns habitat choices into a lively school biology lab or homeschool experiment to learn with...

A child and adult smile as they examine a lady beetle on a leaf beside a microscope at an outdoor table.

Tiny Worlds, BIG Curiosity: Five Digital Micros...

Tiny critters inspired Carol Maier's BIG idea for the Bug Zoo. Explore five digital microscopes and a simple science activity for your own curious child.

Tiny Worlds, BIG Curiosity: Five Digital Micros...

Tiny critters inspired Carol Maier's BIG idea for the Bug Zoo. Explore five digital microscopes and a simple science activity for your own curious child.

Two kids conduct outdoor science experiments with beakers, leaves, insects and a magnifying glass.

Back to School, Back to the Lab: 5 Science Kits...

September belongs to the geeks. Compare five hands-on science kits for classrooms, homeschool labs, curious families and adults who still love a fresh notebook.

Back to School, Back to the Lab: 5 Science Kits...

September belongs to the geeks. Compare five hands-on science kits for classrooms, homeschool labs, curious families and adults who still love a fresh notebook.

Young nature explorer uses a magnifying glass over an open field journal beside a woodland backpack, mushrooms, autumn leaves and ladybugs.

Feeling Like a Mushroom? 3 Nature Picks to Get ...

Pack a journal, follow the fungi and send curious kids outside with three back-to-school picks for recording the small wonders underfoot.

Feeling Like a Mushroom? 3 Nature Picks to Get ...

Pack a journal, follow the fungi and send curious kids outside with three back-to-school picks for recording the small wonders underfoot.