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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBaffled by the Baby Bottle
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Engineering & Design, Professional Development, Science, 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 / HyperLinkA Cool Glass of Water
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Professional Development, PhysicsDoes an ice cube melt more quickly in salt water or in freshwater? The answer surprises the group of student science teachers po...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkShould Bill Buy Sammy? A Case Study Introducing Basic Chemistry Concepts
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Professional DevelopmentIn 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 / HyperLinkFat Facts Comparing the Structure and Function of Lipids
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical Technology and 7 additional..It's Mother's Day and Dolly, a high school senior, is making a Mediterranean salad for her mom, who is a college chemistry major...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, Professional Development, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkAccidental Drowning or Foul Play?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Current Science, Professional Development, Public ServicesThis case was developed for use in the first semester of a sophomore organic chemistry laboratory to illustrate how a combinatio...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThose Pesky Side-Reactions A Case Study on Ethics for Scientists and Engineers Developing Data in the Private Sector
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Professional Development, Engineering & DesignThe characters in this dilemma case must balance personal financial considerations, their professional futures, and time constra...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSweet Truth Not All Carbohydrates Are Alike
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Nutrition, Technology, 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 / HyperLinkWould You Supersize My Cancer, Please? A Case Study Exploring Chemicals in the News
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Nutrition, Technology, Professional Development 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 / HyperLinkBurning Down the House A Case Study in Forensic Instrumental Analysis
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Current Science, Public Services, 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 / HyperLinkThe Case of the Missing Bees High Fructose Corn Syrup and Colony Collapse Disorder
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Science, Life Sciences, Nature & Method of Science 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 / HyperLinkAvogadro Goes to Court
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Professional DevelopmentThis case study was inspired by a successful lawsuit brought by students against a professor at Pace University who had assigned...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGas Cylinders and Safety A Case Study in Chemistry
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, ChemistryThis case study, developed for an introductory chemistry course as part of a two-year dental hygiene curriculum, teaches student...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Secret of Popcorn Popping Water Power at the Cellular Level
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Cells, 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 / HyperLinkEthanol or Biodiesel? A Systems Analysis Decision
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Professional Development, Engineering & Design, Life Sciences and 7 additional..In this case study, two students have been asked to conduct a systems analysis study to determine whether ethanol derived from...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo Spray or Not to Spray A Debate Over Malaria and DDT
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Professional Development, Personal and Community Health, Chemistry and 2 additional..In this case study, students grapple with the complex issues surrounding the use of DDT to control malaria in the developing wor...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCooking Under Pressure Applying the Ideal Gas Law in the Kitchen
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Nutrition, Technology, Professional Development and 5 additional..The Clarksons are making dinner for friends and decide to try out their new pressure cooker. As students read the dialogue that ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case of Respiratory Distress
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living ThingsThis clinical case study was developed to engage students by making connections between core concepts in chemistry and physiolog...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, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development and 4 additional..This interrupted case study highlights the importance of energy considerations within food chains by examining the population de...Views: 0Favorites: 0