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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThreats to Biodiversity A Case Study of Hawaiian Birds
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources 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 / HyperLinkEating PCBs from Lake Ontario - The Clicker Version A Case on Science and the Media
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Personal and Community Health and 7 additional..This is a clicker adaptation of another case in our collection, Eating PCBs from Lake Ontario: Is There an Effect or Not? (2...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDust to Dust The Carbon Cycle
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 4 additional..Tom and his grandfather, a retired high school chemistry teacher, are talking about a National Geographic television documentary...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Case of the Missing Bees High Fructose Corn Syrup and Colony Collapse Disorder
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Chemistry and 8 additional..Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has claimed approximately one-third of the commercial honeybee population in recent years. A numb...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChimpanzee Droppings Lead Scientists to Evolutionary Discovery
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Science and 4 additional..This interrupted case study focuses on the research of Dr. Beatrice Hahn, who investigates DNA sequences in chimpanzee droppings...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Case of the Dividing Cell Mitosis and Meiosis in the Cellular Court
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Cells, Professional DevelopmentThe Honorable Judge Cellular is presiding over the case of The State vs.Egg Cell Number 6624223. As the prosecuting attorney cal...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBaby Doe v. The Prenatal Clinic When Cell Division Goes Awry
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentIn 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 / HyperLinkChildbed Fever A Nineteenth-Century Mystery
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Personal and Community Health, Professional Development, 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 / HyperLinkThe Case of the Druid Dracula
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Public Services, Professional Development, Life Sciences and 2 additional..This case is based on a lurid crime featured on the BBC program Crimewatch in December 2001 that was solved thanks to forensic D...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGiving Birth to Someone Else's Children? A Case of Disputed Maternity
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentMost students have heard about situations in which the paternity of a child is questioned, but maternity? This case was designed...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Secret of Popcorn Popping Water Power at the Cellular Level
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Cells, Chemistry, Professional DevelopmentFocusing 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, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources 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 / HyperLinkWhen Drug Sales and Science Collide
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Life Sciences, Professional Development, 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 / HyperLinkWho Set the Moose Loose? Trophic Interactions in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources 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 / HyperLinkPoor Devils The Plight of the Tasmanian Devils
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Biochemistry, 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: Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Personal and Community Health, Professional Development, 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 / HyperLinkFecal Coliforms in Antarctica
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentIn this interrupted case study, students explore the environmental consequences of Antarctic research as they design experiments...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCell Phone Use and Cancer A Case Study to Explore the Scientific Method
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Personal and Community Health, Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional DevelopmentIn this case study, students analyze a scientific study, first by analyzing news articles reporting on the research and then by ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSweet Truth Not All Carbohydrates Are Alike
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Technology, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Professional Development and 4 additional..This case reviews concepts of monosaccharide, disaccharide, and polysaccharide and contrasts the structures of different pairs o...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJosie An Interdisciplinary Case Study of Madness
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Professional Development, PsychologyIn this interdisciplinary case, students meet Josie, the main character, who suffers from a variety of symptoms. Students must g...Views: 0Favorites: 0