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As you read the chapters in Stiff, attach a post-it note to pages where you highlight something interesting. You should have 4-10 Post-It's per chapter, use the following symbol guide to create your notes. Stiff has 12 chapters, you are only required to map (Post-It) 8 of those chapters. You are welcome to read them all, of course, but you can also choose to focus on chapters that interest you the most or skip those you do not find interesting. You may wish to skim the chapters or browse the table of contents. Each Post-It will contain three items 1. Symbol (see chart) 2. Page and paragraph number 3. Content

"When you are diabetic, you have to check your blood sugar levels. The doctor tells you to do it four times a day. So you prick your finger. A tiny drop of blood appears. You put it on the tester and within five seconds you get the result," says Timothée, who suffers from diabetes. Normally, it's the job of the pancreas to control the levels of sugar in the blood by producing a hormone called insulin.

If you are finding it difficult to understand stem cells, you should know that many other people share your struggle. To make it easier for everyone, we have created a website that covers all you need to know about the topic. With regular updates and a language that speaks clearly, we hope that you will understand the potential of stem cells and how they might play a role in your life or that of someone you know.

You might not think about your bones very often unless you break one. When you break a bone, the bone heals itself and begins to regrow. But, what if your muscles, tendons and ligaments turned to bone? What if you formed a second skeleton on top of the one you already have? That's what happens with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, or FOP.

So you have a research assignment. Do you know where to begin? There is so much information out there on the web that it can be hard to know where to start and what path to take through the 'jungle of information'. The Research Safari is designed to help you do just that. Follow the information / inquiry process described here to help you work through your research task. There are also lots of great resources, tools and information that will help give your assignment that WOW factor. The Research Safari will help you to answer the following questions: What am I actually being asked to do for my assignment? What do I already know about the topic? Where am I going to get the information I need? How do I know that the information is accurate or 'authentic' (not fake)? Which are the best websites to use? ​What is the best way for me to present my assignment? How can I make this the best assignment ever?

The FDA just approved the first genetically modified animal that people will eat. While the agency says it's safe, not everyone is convinced. Here's what you need to know MORE How Coffee Can Help You Live Longer Why a Senator Wants the FDA to Investigate Caffeinated Peanut Butter RECOMMENDED FOR YOU 6 Things to Know About the Fighter Who Defeated Ronda Rousey This Man Allegedly Masterminded the Paris Attacks Paul Walker Was Responsible For His Own Death, Porsche Says Promoted There Is A Dutch Flower Garden That Will Change How You See Color Recommended by It's taken nearly 20 years but AquAdvantage salmon will soon be served in restaurants and appearing at your local fish counter.

If you're like me, you hate writing "needs support" and/or "lacks evidence" on students' papers. If you do this activity, you won't have to (as much). Here's how it works.

Even if you feel like you have a pretty good hold on what deoxyribonucleic acid is and how it works, you will still appreciate this video. It might not add greatly to your depth of understanding, but it will please your eyes, tickle your brain, and remind you about the many wonders of the double helix.

Interactive exploration that challenges you to determine whether an athlete is qualified to compete as a female. Along the way you may gain some understanding of the biology of sex and in particular how sex is determined in humans. nteractive exploration that challenges you to determine whether an athlete is qualified to compete as a female. Along the way you may gain some understanding of the biology of sex and in particular how sex is determined in humans.

We aim to provide all you want to know about animal research, whether you are a concerned member of the public or have a special interest. If you are a teacher, student, scientist, policy maker or a journalist, select one of the tabs above to find the content of particular interest to you.

Are you interested in using games in your classroom but just can't find ones that match your curriculum? Have you tried to create video or board games for your classroom only to be overwhelmed by the amount of time and effort required just to produce them? If you answered yes to these questions, this web site is for you. This site contains downloadable games, game templates, and utilities that teachers and trainers can use to enhance any lesson.

Take a look at our list of materials that we offer through our FREE Technology Loan Program! This list includes the $10,000 worth of Vernier equipment we obtained through a grant in 2011! If you do not see what you are looking for, call us. We may be able to help you find what you need.

Perhaps the biggest misconception is that as long as you lose weight, it doesn't matter what you eat. But it does. Yet being thin and being healthy are not at all the same thing. Being overweight is not necessarily linked with disease or premature death. What you eat affects which diseases you may develop, regardless of whether you're thin or fat.

An ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work will help you build the foundations of belonging for every student. But DEI work alone is not enough. Let's go back to your students. Are your lessons designed in alignment with what we know from cognitive science about how the human brain learns? What does the practice work you assign look like? What study strategies do you teach students to use? How is metacognition built? Does the feedback you give students help or hurt? What does homework look like?

When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Or so restless at night? Mia Nacamulli takes you into the brain to find out.

It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It's official: you've got the flu. It's logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms is the result of the infection coursing through your body - but is that really the case? Marco A. Sotomayor explains what's actually making you feel sick.

When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Or so restless at night? Mia Nacamulli takes you into the brain to find out.

Below are some great YouTube channels for science. If you are a science teacher and you need some useful resources where you can search for and find educational science videos, then the list below would be of great help. Some of the channels listed below have thousands of subscribers featuring some of the best science videos online.

In this laboratory you will use some basic tools of molecular biology to gain an understanding of some of the principles and techniques of genetic engineering. In the first part of the lab, you will use antibiotic-resistance plasmids to transform Escherichia coli. In the second part, you will use gel electrophoresis to separate fragments of DNA for further analysis.

Here you will find a collection of the best scientific documentaries available online. Focus here is on quality above quantity. There is an endless heap of documentaries that are "scientific" but in fact are not, instead filled with metaphysical ideas, UFOs, bio energies and other meta-sciences. You will not find those here. Other thing is the quantity of information in every documentary itself, often being very low but instead full of special effects and dramatic monologue. Hopefully you won't find those here either.