In this hands-on building project, students work in heterogeneous groups to build a model of a cell and describe the organelles and their functions.
From the moment we wake up, our brains use data to help us understand the world around us and act accordingly. We don’t only gather data for the sake of it. We don’t even do it with the purpose of analyzing it, but for it’s interpretation and implications that this has.
The Role of Regulatory Science in Drug Development is a case study activity that exposes students to cancer and the various steps and departments involved in cancer drug approval. It is based on the drug, acalabrutinib, which was developed by Acerta Pharma.
All living things need to obtain materials in order to stay alive. Chemotaxis is the directed movement towards or away from a chemical stimulus. In many cases, chemotaxis is a matter of life or death, so sensing and acting on feedback from the environment is a crucial life function.
Chlamydomonas is a unicellular bi-flagellated green algae. This eukaryotic protist can be found in lakes, ponds, and oceans.
This lab (lesson) will allow students to gain a modeled laboratory experience of how surface antigens (proteins)on blood cells are used to identify the type of blood we (humans) have. I will set-up the lab as CSI crime scene where students solve who the murderer is based on “blood” evidence.
The new NGSS focusses on student discovery and adding engineering strategies to the science curriculum.