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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLost in Space A Case Study in Engineering Problem-Solving
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Engineering & Design, Technology, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Earth & Space ScienceThe Mars Climate Orbiter was deployed by NASA as part of a mission to study weather and climate on Mars. It was supposed to ent...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLittle Mito The Story of Where He Came From
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Evolution and AdaptationThis 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 / HyperLinkLady Tasting Coffee A Case Study in Experimental Design
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Professional Development, 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
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKeeping up with the Joneses A Case Study in Human Physiology
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Nutrition, Structure and Function in Living Things, Sports and Competition, Human Anatomy & Physiology and 2 additional..This interrupted case study in cardiovascular physiology focuses on Suzie, a determined young woman who is training hard for the...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKate-tastrophy A Case Study in Brain Death
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Psychology, Learning Theories, History-Social ScienceIn this interrupted case, students examine the concept of unconsciousness and develop an understanding of how clinicians diagnos...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJosie An Interdisciplinary Case Study of Madness
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Psychology, History-Social ScienceIn this interdisciplinary case, students meet Josie, the main character, who suffers from a variety of symptoms. Students must g...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIt's Like Pulling Teeth A Case Study in Physiology
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Structure and Function in Living Things, Human Anatomy & PhysiologyIn 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 / HyperLinkIt's Just Stress, Right? A Case Study on the Endocrine System
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Structure and Function in Living Things, Human Anatomy & PhysiologyEllie is a struggling college student on the brink of failing her physiology course; not surprisingly, she exhibits many classic...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIt Was a Hot August Afternoon...
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Structure and Function in Living Things, Human Anatomy & PhysiologyA farmer becomes concerned after discovering a number of dead animals on his small farm, including some ducks, several deer, and...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIs That Pill You're Taking Safe? A Case Study About the Drug Development Process
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesThis dilemma cased is based on the actual development, FDA approval, and market withdrawal of dexfenfluramine, a drug used in th...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIs Iron Fertilization Good for the Sea?
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Cells and 4 additional..This case study describes experiments to seed the ocean with iron to encourage algae growth. It explores how human activities co...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIs Guaiacum Sanctum Effective Against Arthritis? An Ethnobotany Case
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development and 3 additional..Dr. Beth Tonoany, a tropical population ecologist, is studying an unusual tree, Guaiacum sanctum, in the tropical forests of Cen...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: Earth & Space Science, Professional DevelopmentFollowing a public hearing format, this case study allows students to explore the scientific and public policy issues surroundin...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkInto the Abyss The Case of the Collapsing Sinkhole
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space ScienceDesigned for use with small groups in an introductory geology class, this case allows students to determine the relationship bet...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImmunological Malfunction?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Structure and Function in Living Things, Human Anatomy & PhysiologyThis 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 / HyperLinkI'm Looking Over a White-Striped Clover A Natural Selection Case
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Evolution and AdaptationThis 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 / HyperLinkI Can Quit Anytime I Want The Biological Basis of Euphoria and Addiction
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Personal and Community Health, Learning Theories, Health Science & Medical Technology, Structure and Function in Living Things and 4 additional..This clicker case explores the biological basis for the temporary euphoria that accompanies drug use as well as certain aspect...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHyperinflation What Zimbabwe Can Teach Us
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Economics, History-Social ScienceThis case study uses the Zimbabwean experience with hyperinflation to give students an opportunity to apply a variety of economi...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHotel Information
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Technology, Instructional TechnologyHotel Information for the annual fall conference.Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGolden Rice An Intimate Debate Case
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Nutrition, Health Science & Medical Technology, Technology, Agriculture & Natural Resources and 7 additional..In this intimate debate case, students consider whether to support the development and use of Golden Rice as a means to alleviat...Views: 0Favorites: 0