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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPKU Carriers How Many Are in Your Hometown?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Biochemistry, Science, Life SciencesIn this interrupted case study, students read about a college student with phenylketonuria (PKU). Students learn how diet affec...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWoe to That Child A Case of Cystic Fibrosis
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, CellsAlvin s parents are worried about him. He has had a cough for almost a week, and he s wheezing a lot more than they think is nor...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAmber's Secret
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Health Science & Medical Technology, Sociology, History-Social Science and 5 additional..This problem-based case focuses on the female menstrual cycle and early stages of pregnancy of an unwed teenager. Working in sma...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBaby Doe v. The Prenatal Clinic When Cell Division Goes Awry
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, CellsIn this fictionalized story, John and Jane, whose new baby is born with Down syndrome, are suing the prenatal clinic where Jane ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSweet Truth Not All Carbohydrates Are Alike
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Technology, Chemistry, Professional Development, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis and 4 additional..This case reviews concepts of monosaccharide, disaccharide, and polysaccharide and contrasts the structures of different pairs o...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSickle Cell Anemia
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Science, Cells, Chemistry and 2 additional..In this case study on sickle cell anemia, students are introduced to some of the key researchers responsible for determining the...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Raelians Visionary Science or Quackery?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Health Science & Medical Technology, Life Sciences, TechnologyThe topics of human cloning and pseudoscience are introduced in this case through the story of Claude Vorilhon, a French auto ra...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case Study of Memory Loss in Mice
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Learning TheoriesThis discussion case explores the scientific process involved in implementing an animal model in the study of Alzheimer s diseas...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFecal Coliforms in Antarctica
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, CellsIn this interrupted case study, students explore the environmental consequences of Antarctic research as they design experiments...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNot Exactly... The Complexity of a Human Genetic Disease
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Biochemistry, Science, Life SciencesThis case study follows a young couple that is consulting with a genetic counselor about their plans to have a child. Because of...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSaving Superman: Ethics and Stem Cell Research
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesThis case explores the political and ethical issues associated with stem cell research. Students read the case describing Christ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTraining
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Instructional Technology, Technology, Professional Development and 2 additional..One of our major areas of focus is training science faculty in the case method of teaching. We do this through a number of activ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDust to Dust The Carbon Cycle
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Chemistry, Professional Development, Earth's Resources and 4 additional..Tom and his grandfather, a retired high school chemistry teacher, are talking about a National Geographic television documentary...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChildbed Fever A Nineteenth-Century Mystery
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Personal and Community Health, Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical Technology, History-Social ScienceThis case describes the pioneering work of Ignaz Semmelweis and his efforts to remedy the problem of childbed fever in mid-19th ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCross-Dressing or Crossing-Over? Sex Testing of Women Athletes
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Sports and Competition, Cells, Professional Development and 2 additional..In this clicker case, students learn about sex determination, meiosis, and chromosomal crossing over through the story of Sa...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Unfortunate Nurse A Case Study of Dengue Fever and Social Policy
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Personal and Community Health, Health Science & Medical Technology, History-Social Science, Cells and 3 additional..Based on an actual incident in which dengue virus was transmitted by an accidental needlestick, this case study introduces stude...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFat Facts Comparing the Structure and Function of Lipids
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Health Science & Medical Technology, Technology, Chemistry, Professional Development and 7 additional..It's Mother's Day and Dolly, a high school senior, is making a Mediterranean salad for her mom, who is a college chemistry major...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDecoding the Flu
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Personal and Community Health, Science, Health Science & Medical Technology and 3 additional..This "clicker case" was designed to develop students' ability to read and interpret information stored in DNA. Making use of per...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Ecological Footprint Dilemma
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Professional Development, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..Is it better to have a new parking lot on campus or use that space to develop a community garden? This is the issue presented in...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTwo Peas in a Pod A Case of Questionable Twins
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Science, Health Science & Medical Technology, Technology and 3 additional..Based on an actual event, this case study focuses on some of the problems associated with reproductive technologies. It tells th...Views: 0Favorites: 0