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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLittle Mito The Story of Where He Came From
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Cells, Evolution and Adaptation, Life SciencesThis case presents a fanciful story about the origin of the eukaryotic cell, a major milestone in the evolution of life. The cha...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOsmosis is Serious Business! Hebrew Translation
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Cells, Human Anatomy & Physiology and 2 additional..This directed case study, translated from the original English into Hebrew, involves two stories, each concerned with some asp...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBringing Back Baby Jason To Clone or Not to Clone
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Professional Development, Cells, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis and 4 additional..This dilemma case, designed for use in an undergraduate genetics course, explores the basic genetic concepts underlying the clon...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAnthrax Attack! A Case on Bioterrorism
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Personal and Community Health, Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology, History-Social Science, Life SciencesThis case study presents a fictitious bio-terrorist plan to release anthrax in the United States. Students are assigned characte...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThreats to Biodiversity A Case Study of Hawaiian Birds
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..This case study analyzes the impact of introduced species on native bird populations of Hawaii. Developed for an introductory bi...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPrairie Garden of Troubles
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..Developed for a general biology course for non-majors, this case focuses on prairie habitat ecology and restoration. Jim, a youn...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBad Fish: General Biology Edition
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Cells, Chemistry and 2 additional..In this version, developed for a course in general biology, the protagonist of the case, Dr. Westwood, survives an accidental po...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Rigorous Investigation The Relationships Between Cellular Respiration, Muscle Contraction, and Rigor Mortis
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Chemistry, Life SciencesIn this directed case study, students investigate the cause of death in an incident that occurs late at night in a research lab....Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGlobal Climate Change: Impact and Remediation
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Agriculture & Natural Resources and 5 additional..This clicker case is a continuation of another case in our collection, Global Climate Change: Evidence and Causes, in which ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Can of Bull Do Energy Drinks Really Provide a Source of Energy?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Chemistry, Nutrition and 2 additional..This case study is designed to teach students at various levels about large biomolecules, nutrition, and product analysis. Stude...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConversations with Fireflies A Case Study of Mimicry and Defense
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources and 2 additional..This case explores the aggressive mimicry behavior of the femme fatale firefly - female fireflies in the genus Photuris that mim...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Soccer Mom A Case Study on the Nervous System
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Life SciencesPhyllis Jackson has fainted on the soccer field. She thinks she is just dehydrated, but her husband is worried. He has noticed t...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKate-tastrophy A Case Study in Brain Death
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Psychology, History-Social Science, Learning Theories, Life SciencesIn this interrupted case, students examine the concept of unconsciousness and develop an understanding of how clinicians diagnos...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Healthy Retirement?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesNancy has been looking forward to her retirement and a chance to entertain and travel with her husband Jim. But she hasn t been ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAnyone Who Had a Heart A Case Study in Physiology
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Life SciencesAfter undergoing a fertility procedure, a 37-year-old woman and her husband are expecting twins. The delivery goes smoothly, but...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 'Wolfman' and the Chromosomal Basis of Heredity
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesThis clicker case tells the story of Danny Gomez, a Mexican circus performer, and his family in order to teach basic principle...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkI'm Looking Over a White-Striped Clover A Natural Selection Case
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Evolution and Adaptation, Life SciencesThis case is an exploration of the process of natural selection using white clover (Trifolium repens) as an example. In general,...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPrayer Study Science or Not?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Psychology, History-Social Science, Electives and 2 additional..In this case, students read a news article about a study of the effects of intercessory prayer on cardiac patients published in ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Tale of Three Lice A Case Study on Phylogeny, Speciation, and Hominin Evolution
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Evolution and Adaptation, Life SciencesThis clicker case explores the questions of when hominins lost their body hair and began wearing clothing by examining the sur...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLady Tasting Coffee A Case Study in Experimental Design
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Life Sciences, MathematicsIn the 1920s, biologist and statistician Ronald Fisher met a woman who claimed she could taste whether a cup of tea was prepared...Views: 0Favorites: 0