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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTrouble in Paradise A Case of Speciation
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentIn this case study, students apply principles of evolution they have learned in class to create their own story explaining the e...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhy is Patrick Paralyzed?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Professional DevelopmentThis clicker case introduces students to a rare genetic disease in which an enzyme is deficient in a critical metabolic pathwa...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBaffled by the Baby Bottle
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Science Careers, Engineering & Design, Science and 6 additional..This case is based on an actual article entitled "Baby Alert" that appeared in Consumer Reports (May 1999). The article raises s...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGolden Rice An Intimate Debate Case
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life Sciences, Science and 7 additional..In this intimate debate case, students consider whether to support the development and use of Golden Rice as a means to alleviat...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Dating Game A Case Study in Human Evolution
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Life Sciences, Earth's Resources, Humanities and 3 additional..In this role-playing case study, students attempt to determine the identity of a variety of human fossils based on characteristi...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiological Terrorism The Anthrax Scare of 2001
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Personal and Community Health, Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical Technology, Chemistry and 3 additional..In the weeks following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, anthrax-laced envel...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Deforestation of the Amazon A Case Study in Understanding Ecosystems and Their Value
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Economics, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Life Sciences, Earth's Resources and 5 additional..In this case study, students examine tropical deforestation in the Amazon from the perspective of three dominant stakeholders in...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCan Suminoe Oysters Save Chesapeake Bay?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science and 3 additional..This dilemma case explores the controversy over introducing non-native oysters to the Chesapeake Bay as a means of improving its...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDo You Really Know What You're Eating? A Case Study on Genetically Modified Foods
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Cells, Life Sciences, Science and 6 additional..Starting from a fictional news report about an apparent allergic reaction to a taco tainted by genetically modified corn, stud...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPharmacogenetics Using Genetics to Treat Disease
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Engineering & Design, Life Sciences, Science, Health Science & Medical Technology and 5 additional..This case study investigates the applications of genetics to medicine by exploring one of the first examples of a pharmacogeneti...Views: 0Favorites: 0