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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSometimes Less is Better The Treatment of Thromboembolism
Grades: GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & PhysiologyEd 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 / HyperLinkSo, What is it that Engineers Do, Anyway?
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Engineering & DesignIn this case study, new engineering students are introduced to the discipline of engineering by illustrating the roles of variou...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSnowboarding in New York State A GIS Case Study
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth's Resources, Instructional Technology, Geography, Technology and 6 additional..This case study provides a realistic scenario to introduce and reinforce concepts presented in introductory level geography cour...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSickle Cell Anemia
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Science, Cells, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkShould Bill Buy Sammy? A Case Study Introducing Basic Chemistry Concepts
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, ChemistryIn this case, students are shown the relevance of chemistry in daily decision-making by taking a look at the popular dietary sup...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkShannon and Jake An Application of Medical Ethics Principles
Grades: GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology, History-Social Science, Personal and Community HealthThis case was developed to teach first-year medical students the basics of medical ethics. It describes a situation in which a f...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSex and Vaccination
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology, History-Social Science, Personal and Community HealthThis case study focuses on the controversy surrounding the decision by Texas Governor Rick Perry to mandate the compulsory vacci...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSeven Skeletons and a Mystery
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space ScienceThis problem-based learning case uses Archaeopteryx, the most famous fossil in the world, to show the vital role that fossils pl...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSelecting the Perfect Baby The Ethics of "Embryo Design"
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology, Psychology, Technology and 3 additional..This dilemma case is based on the true story of Jack and Lisa Nash, whose daughter Molly was born with a rare genetic disorder, ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSeeds of Dissension A Case Study in Patenting Genetic Material
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Science, Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology and 4 additional..A possible act of industrial espionage is the backdrop for this case study, which introduces students to analytical techniques r...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSearch for the Missing Sea Otters An Ecological Detective Story
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Life Sciences 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 / 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 / HyperLinkSaving Superman A Look Into Stem Cell Research
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Cells, Science, Professional Development, BiochemistryUsing a combination of directed case method and role-playing in which students learn about their roles using the jigsaw techniqu...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRising Temperatures, Differing Viewpoints A Case Study on the Politics of Information
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this case, students work in small groups to analyze and critically evaluate the often political nature of news stories. The c...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPrayer Study Science or Not?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Psychology, Electives and 2 additional..In this case, students read a news article about a study of the effects of intercessory prayer on cardiac patients published in ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPrairie Garden of Troubles
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..Developed for a general biology course for non-majors, this case focuses on prairie habitat ecology and restoration. Jim, a youn...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPoor Devils The Plight of the Tasmanian Devils
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources, Evolution and Adaptation, Ecology & Ecosystems and 6 additional..Cancer is usually thought to be a disease that affects individuals. But could cancer evolve to become infectious? This case foll...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPKU Carriers How Many Are in Your Hometown?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Science, Life Sciences, BiochemistryIn this interrupted case study, students read about a college student with phenylketonuria (PKU). Students learn how diet affec...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPharmacogenetics Using Genetics to Treat Disease
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Professional Development, Career & Technical Ed, Health Science & Medical Technology and 5 additional..This case study investigates the applications of genetics to medicine by exploring one of the first examples of a pharmacogeneti...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPesticides Can We Do Without Them?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Health Science & Medical Technology, Earth's Resources and 5 additional..By simulating a public hearing, this case study requires that students sift through and organize information on pesticide use pr...Views: 0Favorites: 0