When Stroke Strikes
Students will use “When Stroke Strikes” to learn about the mechanisms of stroke, and why strokes are a health threat.
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HIV ELISA Lab Investigation
This laboratory investigation allows students to participate in a HIV test simulation by using an ELISA Assay to test for the presence of HIV antibodies in two simulated patient blood samples.
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How small is small: Uses for Modern Microscopes and Understanding Size
So far my class has learned the proper care and use of a microscope. Today’s lesson provides the students with examples of modern uses of this tool, focusing on Histology, microscope slide preparation, and pathology, using slides to diagnose ailments, with a focus on cancer.
Investigating the question: Does size of an organism change based on oxygen levels available in the environment?
Students will analyze modern fossil records of four different species of a group of organisms called foraminifera, which are single celled protists with shells (tests). All of the specimens were collected from the Santa Monica Basin in the Pacific Ocean just off of Santa Monica, California.
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Reading to Learn in Science
Students routinely struggle to read and interpret scientific texts. This professional development module includes important knowledge and a series of techniques for teachers to use to effectively scaffold the process of students reading scientific texts in order to learn new information.
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Save the Corals with Cloning
Coral reefs are one of nature's most spectacular examples of biodiversity, largely due to the symbiotic relationship between algae and colonial polyps, the organisms that secrete the calcium carbonate shell that make up the coral reef.
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Smart Cities and the Role of Information Communication Technology
The Smart Cities lesson will introduce students to a variety of ways in which a city can use technology to collect and analyze data.
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The Art of Bacterial Transformation
The use of transformation has been a fundamental tool in biotechnology harnessing the natural ability of bacteria to take up foreign DNA which can then express proteins used for human purposes.
The Statistics of Cardiovascular Disease
This ETP will focus on students learning about the statistics of Cardiovascular Disease (or Heart Disease), which is the leading global cause of death. They will be interpreting real statistical data about Cardiovascular Disease looking at different factors, like age, race, and ethnicity.
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