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All That Glitters May Not Be Gold A Troublesome Case of Transgenic Rice
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, History-Social Science, Health Science & Medical Technology and 7 additional..In this decision case, a congressional staffer must weigh a number of competing concerns and issues, including popular reactions...Views: 0Favorites: 0AIDS and the Duesberg Phenomenon
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesRenowned virologist and member of the prestigious National Academy of Science, Peter Duesberg has argued that AIDS is not caused...Views: 0Favorites: 0Acids, pH, and Buffers Some Basic Chemistry for Biological Science
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, ChemistryIn this clicker case, a three-year-old girl gets into the medicine cabinet and ingests an unknown number of aspirin tablets. H...Views: 0Favorites: 0Accidental Drowning or Foul Play?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Public Services, Life Sciences, Current Science, Professional Development, ChemistryThis case was developed for use in the first semester of a sophomore organic chemistry laboratory to illustrate how a combinatio...Views: 0Favorites: 0About Buffalo
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Technology, Professional Development, Instructional TechnologyFor people attending our fall conference or summer workshop, we've prepared a list of some of the many things to see and do in a...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Walk Through Mike's Code A Case Study in Software Technical Reviews
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Engineering & Design, Information Technology, Technology, Professional Development, Instructional TechnologyThis case introduces the concept of a software review. The central character, a programmer named Mike, thinks he and not his cod...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Tale of Three Lice A Case Study on Phylogeny, Speciation, and Hominin Evolution
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Evolution and Adaptation, Professional DevelopmentThis clicker case explores the questions of when hominins lost their body hair and began wearing clothing by examining the sur...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy A Case Study of Recessive Inheritance in Inbred Populations
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, ChemistryWhen a newborn develops symptoms eerily similar to those of an older sibling who died shortly after birth, his Mennonite parents...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Rose By Any Other Name The Peculiar Case of Pluto
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth & Space Science, Professional DevelopmentThis dilemma case, developed for a general astronomy course, provides an introduction to our solar system by highlighting the pe...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Rigorous Investigation The Relationships Between Cellular Respiration, Muscle Contraction, and Rigor Mortis
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, ChemistryIn this directed case study, students investigate the cause of death in an incident that occurs late at night in a research lab....Views: 0Favorites: 0A Question of Responsibility Whose Asbestos Caused Her Lung Disease?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science Careers, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, History-Social Science and 8 additional..Most students are aware that asbestos is a health hazard, but don t know that asbestos refers to a variety of minerals with bo...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Killer Lake
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science and 3 additional..In 1986, Lake Nyos, a volcanic lake located in Cameroon, Africa, released a huge amount of carbon dioxide gas, killing over 1,70...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Healthy Retirement?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentNancy 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: 0A Headache to Die For A Case Study in Forensic Science
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Public Services, Current Science, Professional DevelopmentThis case, based on an actual case of product tampering that occurred in Seattle in 1986, was designed for use in an introductor...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed A Case Study on Human Respiratory Physiology
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis directed case study was designed to help students strengthen their understanding of the transport of oxygen in the blood th...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Difficult Pregnancy A Nurse Practitioner Looks for Answers
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional Development, Career & Technical EdThis case study, about a developmentally disabled, 30-weeks-pregnant 19-year-old, presents some of the patient management issues...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Cool Glass of Water
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Physics, Professional Development, ChemistryDoes an ice cube melt more quickly in salt water or in freshwater? The answer surprises the group of student science teachers po...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Classic Case of Serial Murder Forensics Meets Photonics
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Engineering & Design, Public Services, Physics, Current Science and 2 additional..In this case study, a newly appointed medical examiner uncovers an unusual trend in drowning cases, which she suspects may be th...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Case Study of Memory Loss in Mice
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Learning Theories, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis discussion case explores the scientific process involved in implementing an animal model in the study of Alzheimer s diseas...Views: 0Favorites: 0A Case Study Involving Influenza and the Influenza Vaccine
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Personal and Community Health, Cells, History-Social Science, Life Sciences and 3 additional..This interrupted case study presents a discussion about the benefits of the influenza vaccine between Mary, a nursing student, a...Views: 0Favorites: 0