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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNot Exactly... The Complexity of a Human Genetic Disease
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Professional Development, Science, Life SciencesThis case study follows a young couple that is consulting with a genetic counselor about their plans to have a child. Because of...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNot an Old Person's Disease
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesThe overall goal of this case is to introduce students to the genetic basis of cancer while teaching them about melanoma. The fi...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, Personal and Community Health, Evolution and Adaptation, 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 / HyperLinkMary Keeper?s Aching Head
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Career & Technical Ed, Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology and 2 additional..In this problem-based learning case, students read about a 41-year-old woman who is suffering from recurring headaches. Working ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMake a Life to Save a Life
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Professional Development, Life SciencesIn this clicker case, students learn about meiosis through the real-life story of a couple who used pre-implantation genetic s...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKate-tastrophy A Case Study in Brain Death
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Learning Theories, History-Social Science, Professional Development, Psychology, Life SciencesIn 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: History-Social Science, Professional Development, Psychology, Life SciencesIn 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 Just Stress, Right? A Case Study on the Endocrine System
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life SciencesEllie 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 / 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 / HyperLinkGirl Pulled Alive from Ruins, 15 Days after Earthquake
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional Development and 2 additional..This case examines the integrated physiological response to dehydration and starvation from the real-life report of a girl disco...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFacing the Pain An Interrupted Case Study in Physiology
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life SciencesThis interrupted case study in cardiovascular and nerve physiology focuses on Lynn, a married woman with a young child whose hus...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDengue in the Landscape A Threat to Public Health
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth & Space Science, History-Social Science, Personal and Community Health, Earth's Resources and 5 additional..This interrupted case engages students in issues contributing to the increase of dengue fever in Jamaica. The overall goal of th...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChildbed Fever A Nineteenth-Century Mystery
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Personal and Community Health, History-Social Science, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical TechnologyThis case describes the pioneering work of Ignaz Semmelweis and his efforts to remedy the problem of childbed fever in mid-19th ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChemical Eric Dealing with the Disintegration of Central Control
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & PhysiologyThis 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 / HyperLinkBut I'm Too Young! A Case Study of Ovarian Cancer
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Professional Development, Life SciencesIn this ???????clicker case, students are introduced to Abby, a college student who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. As ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBlake's Illness A Case of "Wildlife Management"
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology, Life SciencesBlake is sick. With his background in the sciences and a little help from the Internet, he should be able to do a self-diagnosis...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBaby Doe v. The Prenatal Clinic When Cell Division Goes Awry
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Professional Development, Life SciencesIn this fictionalized story, John and Jane, whose new baby is born with Down syndrome, are suing the prenatal clinic where Jane ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAnyone Who Had a Heart A Case Study in Physiology
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life SciencesAfter undergoing a fertility procedure, a 37-year-old woman and her husband are expecting twins. The delivery goes smoothly, but...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAndrea: The Death of a Diabetic
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life SciencesIn chronicling the life and death of a woman who developed diabetes as a teenager, this case study explores such basic science t...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAmber's Secret
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Electives, Career & Technical Ed, Sociology and 5 additional..This problem-based case focuses on the female menstrual cycle and early stages of pregnancy of an unwed teenager. Working in sma...Views: 0Favorites: 0