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Good use of both the societal influences as well as different diseases throughout history

Model mutation with the roll of a die.

detailed fact sheet on transport in the kidney

Datasheet of newborn screening test by state

This lesson examines issues stemming from genetic databanks and population genetics studies

 Protocol to guide examination of student work focused on student thought.

dice rolling game lesson plan for multifactorial disease cardiovascular risk

Metals are what make smartphones so "smart." An average smartphone may contain up to 62 different types of metals. One rather obscure group of metals-the rare-earth metals-plays a vital role. The rare-earth metals include scandium and yttrium, as well as elements 57-71. Elements 57-71 are known as the lanthanides, because they begin with the element lanthanum.

Article used to introduce ecology

1 page summaries of different lines of evidence for evolution from Nature

create single, triple, or six pane cartoons which can be printed or saved as .pdf files

Taxonomy, the practice of classifying biodiversity, has a venerable history. Although early natural historians did not recognize that the similarities and differences among organisms were consequences of evolutionary mechanisms, they still sought a means to organize biological diversity.

The article "Data back ban of artificial trans fats" (10.8 readability score) summarizes new research showing that banning artificial trans fats in foods could reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Students can focus on details reported in the article, follow connections to earlier articles about trans fats research, engage in a classroom discussion of related scientific and government policy questions and make connections between the science of food and their health. Students can also conduct their own experiments to analyze foods for fats and then research the types of fats within different foods to make recommendations about dietary consumption.

The article "The difference makers" (10.9 readability score) gives an overview of transposons, or "jumping genes," and how these bits of genetic material have affected genetic variety and evolution in humans and other organisms. Students can focus on details reported in the article, follow connections to earlier articles about transposons and human evolution, explore crosscurricular connections to other major science topics, and construct a phylogenetic tree of primate evolution based on the locations of retroviral sequence insertions in chromosome 21

Writing in science connection project.

Module 1: Understanding Bacteria Module 2: Farm Module 3: Processing and Transportation Module 4: Retail and Home Module 5: Outbreak and Future Technology Labs, videos, and activities in manual

2 page overview of epigenetics