Carolina Biological Supply Company

Founded	1927
Founder(s)	Dr. Thomas E. Powell, Jr
Headquarters	Burlington, NC, USA
Industry	Science and Math Supplies

Carolina Biological Supply Company is a supplier of science and math education materials to teachers, college professors, home-school educators, and professionals in health and science-related fields in the United States.

Contents 1 History 2 Products 3 External links 4 See also

[edit] History

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Carolina began as the vision of Dr. Thomas E. Powell Jr., a young geology and biology professor at Elon College (now Elon University). During the 1920s, science teachers had to collect most of the materials they used in their classes and laboratories, which took considerable time away from their primary responsibilities.

Like other teachers, Dr. Powell was spending much of his own time in the field gathering specimens for his classes. Because he usually got more than he needed, he sold the surplus to his colleagues. Dr. Powell foresaw that the coming years would bring a growing need for his collecting abilities.

At first, Dr. Powell operated Carolina part-time. However, by the mid-1930s, the demand for teaching specimens and materials had developed into a full-time profession.

[edit] Products

Carolina Biological works in partnership with educators and scientists to provide materials needed for science and math education, including:

• Living Organisms including Butterflies, Drosophila, Freshwater fish and much more
• Preserved specimens from each of the 5 kingdoms
• Materials for Life Science, Chemistry & Physics and Earth & Environmental Science
• Anatomical models and skeletons
• Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
• Microscopes and Prepared Microscope Slides
• K-8 Curriculum Programs
• Teacher Resources including Classroom Activities
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Lab & Chemical Safety Information
• Genetics materials
• Books and Charts
• Math products
• Biotechnology Kits & Materials
• Tissue Culture Materials
• And thousands of other items

Carolina culture and ship over 30 species of protozoa, 150 types of bacteria and fungi, more than 130 kinds of algae, and numerous plant tissue cultures.^{[citation needed]} They also maintain and culture over 75 strains of Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, for the educational market.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• Carolina Biological Supply Company website

[edit] See also

• FlyNap

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