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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Secret of Popcorn Popping Water Power at the Cellular Level
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Chemistry, 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 / HyperLinkMystery in Alaska Why Have All the Sea Lions Gone?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, History-Social Science, Professional Development, Life Sciences and 4 additional..This interrupted case study highlights the importance of energy considerations within food chains by examining the population de...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIt Was a Hot August Afternoon...
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Life Sciences, 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 / HyperLinkBurning Down the House A Case Study in Forensic Instrumental Analysis
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Current Science, Public Services, Chemistry, Professional DevelopmentIn this lab-based case, arson investigator Marie Stanforth comes under suspicion when her ex-husband dies in a fire. Students ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBaffled by the Baby Bottle
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Nature & Method of Science, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Professional Development, Life Sciences and 6 additional..This case is based on an actual article entitled "Baby Alert" that appeared in Consumer Reports (May 1999). The article raises s...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWould You Supersize My Cancer, Please? A Case Study Exploring Chemicals in the News
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Nutrition, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Life Sciences and 4 additional..The recent discovery of acrylamide in both fried and baked foods like French fries and potato chips has caused alarm. Acrylamide...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 & Space Science, Earth's Resources, 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 / HyperLinkWhen Drug Sales and Science Collide
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Career & Technical Ed, Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical TechnologyWhen "Jeff," a fictionalized drug representative, is placed on the Vioxx account in 2001, he finds himself pulled between sales...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDo You Really Know What You're Eating? A Case Study on Genetically Modified Foods
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Professional Development, Life Sciences and 6 additional..Starting from a fictional news report about an apparent allergic reaction to a taco tainted by genetically modified corn, stud...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSeeds of Dissension A Case Study in Patenting Genetic Material
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Life Sciences, 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 / HyperLinkPharmacogenetics Using Genetics to Treat Disease
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Professional Development, Engineering & Design, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkWho Set the Moose Loose? Trophic Interactions in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Life Sciences and 3 additional..This clicker case focuses on the food web of the riparian bird communities of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystemand how communi...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case of Cerebrovascular Accident
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Learning Theories, Human Anatomy & Physiology"Samuel Dexter" is 52 years old, overweight, and a heavy smoker. He wakes one morning with weakness on his right side. When he ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDengue in the Landscape A Threat to Public Health
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkA Case of Pharyngitis
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Career & Technical Ed, Professional Development, Life Sciences and 2 additional..Seven-year-old Jason Hornbuckle has been complaining for the past 12 hours of pain when he swallows. He also has a headache a...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPoor Devils The Plight of the Tasmanian Devils
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkCoffee and Cigarettes Second-Hand Smoke and Smoke-Free Laws
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Personal and Community Health, Health Science & Medical TechnologyThis analysis case explores second-hand smoke and its impact on the decision to institute a smoking ban in the outdoor seating a...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Classic Case of Serial Murder Forensics Meets Photonics
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Current Science, Physics, Public Services, Professional Development 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFecal Coliforms in Antarctica
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Professional Development, Life SciencesIn this interrupted case study, students explore the environmental consequences of Antarctic research as they design experiments...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case of Iron Deficiency Anemia
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Career & Technical Ed, Professional Development, Life Sciences and 2 additional..Dolores Welborn, a 28-year-old attorney, is pregnant with her first child. Lately she has been tiring easily and is often shor...Views: 0Favorites: 0