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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMan's Best Friend? Using Animal Bones to Solve an Archaeological Mystery
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Earth's Resources, History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science and 3 additional..In this case, students learn how archaeology operates as an historical science by collecting and analyzing material evidence to ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChemical Eric Dealing with the Disintegration of Central Control
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living ThingsThis case study is designed to teach introductory biology majors about the role of the pituitary in controlling hormones. It cou...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional Development, Earth's Resources and 6 additional..In this case study, developed for an introductory environmental studies course, students grapple with the issue of air pollution...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAssessment Tools &?Techniques
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Instructional Technology, Technology, Professional DevelopmentHere we have organized resources and references for assessing case-based teaching and learning.Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSearch for the Missing Sea Otters An Ecological Detective Story
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, History-Social Science and 3 additional..Using a progressive disclosure format, this case study teaches students how to apply ecological principles to a real-life ecolog...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMDR Tuberculosis A Case Study for Non-Science Majors Focused on Social Justice Issues
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional Development, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this case study on multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis, students consider ways in which to preserve health as a human rig...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDr. Collins and the Case of the Mysterious Infection
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional Development, History-Social Science, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this case study, Dr. Collins must diagnose and prescribe treatment for a young patient with a serious infection. Students rec...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Secret of Popcorn Popping Water Power at the Cellular Level
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Cells, ChemistryFocusing on the important role of water in living cellular chemistry, this case emphasizes the general solubility rule, "like di...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Irresistible Costs of Impressing Others Managing Impressions and Regulating Behavior
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Electives, Psychology, Professional Development, Sociology, History-Social ScienceRecent research indicates that people who boast to friends and those who are modest to strangers are less able to regulate their...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWelcome
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Instructional Technology, Technology, Professional DevelopmentWelcome to the new National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science website. You'll find it quite different from the old site ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCooling Off a Warming Planet Analyzing the Tradeoffs in Policies for Climate Change
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, History-Social Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Electives and 6 additional..This role-playing case on climate change policy is designed to engage student groups in parallel discussions on policy instrumen...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGas Cylinders and Safety A Case Study in Chemistry
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, ChemistryThis case study, developed for an introductory chemistry course as part of a two-year dental hygiene curriculum, teaches student...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIt's Like Pulling Teeth A Case Study in Physiology
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living ThingsIn this interrupted case study, a middle-aged man is having his wisdom teeth surgically removed. He decides to have a general an...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Case of the Druid Dracula
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Professional Development, Public Services, Biochemistry and 2 additional..This case is based on a lurid crime featured on the BBC program Crimewatch in December 2001 that was solved thanks to forensic D...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImmunological Malfunction?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living ThingsThis case study was developed to complement the study of the immune system and to emphasize the crosstalk that occurs at the cel...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDo Corridors Have Value in Conservation?
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Earth's Resources and 4 additional..This case study discusses conservation corridors as a means to reduce the problems of population size and isolation in a fragmen...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIs a Mars Sample Return Mission Too Risky? A Public Hearing Case Study
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Earth & Space ScienceFollowing a public hearing format, this case study allows students to explore the scientific and public policy issues surroundin...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSometimes Less is Better The Treatment of Thromboembolism
Grades: GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living ThingsEd Cramer is a 47-year-old mechanical engineer who is being treated for venous thromboembolism. He was 45 when he first develo...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Evolution of Human Skin Color
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Cells, Evolution and AdaptationIn this case study, the evolution of human skin color is used as a means of exploring the process of evolution by natural select...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAvogadro Goes to Court
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, ChemistryThis case study was inspired by a successful lawsuit brought by students against a professor at Pace University who had assigned...Views: 0Favorites: 0