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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo Tell the Truth Delivering Bad News to Patients
Grades: GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional Development, Life SciencesThis case was developed to teach first-year medical students about medical ethics as they apply to patient communication. Studen...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo Spray or Not to Spray A Debate Over Malaria and DDT
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Personal and Community Health, Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical Technology and 2 additional..In this case study, students grapple with the complex issues surrounding the use of DDT to control malaria in the developing wor...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo Boldly Go ... Or Not A Public Hearing Case Study
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Engineering & Design, Earth & Space Science, Technology, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Professional DevelopmentThis fictional public forum case study is centered on the 2004 decision by President George W. Bush to set NASA s primary goal a...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo Be Who I Am An Issues Case on Identity and the Body
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Electives, Sociology, Psychology, History-Social Science, Professional DevelopmentThis case examines a rare condition known as Body Integrity Identity Disorder, in which an individual has a persistent and consu...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThreats to Biodiversity A Case Study of Hawaiian Birds
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth's Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Evolution and Adaptation 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 / HyperLinkThose Pesky Side-Reactions A Case Study on Ethics for Scientists and Engineers Developing Data in the Private Sector
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Engineering & Design, Professional DevelopmentThe characters in this dilemma case must balance personal financial considerations, their professional futures, and time constra...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThiamin Deficiency A Directed Case Study
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Nutrition, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life SciencesIn this directed case study developed for a biochemistry class, students read about the differences in the dietary preferences a...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Zarkah Stone The Park Forest Meteorite Case
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth & Space Science, Professional DevelopmentOn the night of March 26, 2003, a brilliant fireball exploded and fragmented over south suburban Chicago, hammering houses and s...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 / HyperLinkThe Wolf, the Moose, and the Fir Tree A Case Study of Trophic Interactions
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth's Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Education, Child Development & Family Services and 4 additional..In this analysis case, students study predator-prey dynamics in the Isle Royale National Park ecosystem drawing on data and find...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: Career & Technical Ed, Personal and Community Health, Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical Technology 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 / HyperLinkThe Tired Swimmer A Case Study on the Nervous System
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Learning Theories, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things, Life SciencesAnnie is on a college swimming scholarship. Recently she has been feeling tired and her times have been getting slower. She has ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Soccer Mom A Case Study on the Nervous System
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living Things, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 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 / HyperLinkThe Slippery Slope of Litigating Geologic Hazards California's Portuguese Bend Landslide
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Professional DevelopmentThis case, based on a lawsuit brought against the County of Los Angeles by homeowners suing over damage to their homes in the wa...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Secret of Popcorn Popping Water Power at the Cellular Level
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Cells, Professional Development, Life SciencesFocusing 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 Rocky Mountain Locust Extinction and the American Experience
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth's Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Life Sciences and 4 additional..This case explores conservation and social issues associated with the destruction of vast tracts of farmland in the Great Plains...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe River Damned The Proposed Removal of the Lower Snake River Dams
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth's Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth & Space Science and 2 additional..In this dilemma case, Congresswoman Madeline Gibson must cast her vote on the fate of the lower Snake River dams. The stakeholde...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Raelians Visionary Science or Quackery?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Health Science & Medical Technology, Technology, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Professional Development, Life SciencesThe 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 / HyperLinkThe Plan: Ethics and Physician Assisted Suicide
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional Development, Life SciencesThis case study on physician-assisted suicide is used in a medical ethics course. The case itself is a short article published i...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Physiology of a Neurodegenerative Disease Huntington's Disease
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Science, Life Sciences, Cells and 3 additional..In this case, a young woman learns that her uncle has been diagnosed with Huntington s disease. She talks with her fellow gradua...Views: 0Favorites: 0