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AH-CHOO! A Case Study on Climate Change and Allergies

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You work for ScienceSpeak, a public relations firm that educates the public ...

You work for ScienceSpeak, a public relations firm that educates the public about scientific issues. Your company has won a contract with the World Health Organization (WHO) to supply materials for their new multimedia public health campaign about climate change. The WHO is specifically interested in the relationship between climate change and the increasing prevalence of allergies and asthma worldwide.
Your boss calls a meeting to discuss the contract. She gives you a set of Data Tables prepared for you by two expert scientists that summarize recent evidence on the effects of increasing carbon dioxide and temperature on allergenic plants. Your job is to design and produce a communication product such as a brochure, poster, web page, or television program that informs the public about potential links between climate change and allergies.

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Subject:: Environmental Literacy and Sustainability; Life Science; Biology
Material Type:: Interim/Summative Assessment; Lesson Plan; Rubric/Scoring Guide
Provider:: University at Buffalo
Date Added:: 12/02/2015

Adaptations for Bird Flight – Inspiration for Aeronautical Engineering

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This activity first asks the students to study the patterns of bird flight and understand that four main forces affect the flight abilities of a bird. They will study the shape, feather structure, and resulting differences in the pattern of flight. They will then look at several articles that feature newly designed planes and the birds that they are modeled after. The final component of this activity is to watch the Nature documentary, "Raptor Force" which chronicles the flight patterns of birds, how researchers study these animals, and what interests our military and aeronautical engineers about these natural adaptations. This activity serves as an extension to the biomimetics lesson. Although students will not be using this information in the design process for their desert resort, it provides interesting information pertaining to the current use of biomimetics in the field of aviation. Students may extend their design process by using this information to create a means of transportation to and from the resort if they chose to.

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Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Life Science; Biology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: TeachEngineering.org; VU Bioengineering RET Program,
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Advanced Animal Behavior, Spring 2000

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Reviews selected issues including learning, cognition, perception, foraging and feeding, migration and ...

Reviews selected issues including learning, cognition, perception, foraging and feeding, migration and navigation, defense, and social activities including conflict, collaboration, courtship and reproduction, and communication. The interacting contributions of environment and heredity are examined and the approaches of psychology, ethology, and ecology to this area of study are treated. The relation of human behavior patterns to those of nonhuman animals is explored. Additional readings and a paper are required for graduate credit.

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Subject:: Biology; Psychology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Schneider, Gerald
Date Added:: 01/01/2000

Affect: Biological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Feelings, Spring 2013

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Affect: Biological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Feelings, Spring 2013

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This course studies the relations of affect to cognition and behavior, feeling ...

This course studies the relations of affect to cognition and behavior, feeling to thinking and acting, and values to beliefs and practices. These connections will be considered at the psychological level of organization and in terms of their neurobiological and sociocultural counterparts.

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Subject:: Biology; Psychology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Chorover, Stephan
Date Added:: 01/01/2009

African Animals Passage and Questions

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This is an informational text (two pages) on various animals that inhabit ...

This is an informational text (two pages) on various animals that inhabit the savanna of Africa. Animals discussed are single paragraphs containing 3-4 sentences. A student multi-standard question packet is attached along with the teacher answer key.

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Subject:: English Language Arts; Biology
Material Type:: Learning Task; Lesson Plan; Reading; Simulation
Provider:: Weekly Reader Corporation
Date Added:: 12/28/2015

African Lions Modeling Populations

African Lions Modeling Populations

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Learn to distinguish between exponential and logistic growth of populations, identify carrying ...

Learn to distinguish between exponential and logistic growth of populations, identify carrying capacity, differentiate density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors, apply population models to data sets and determine carrying capacity from population data. Make predictions on graphs and interpret graphical data to analyze factors that influence population growth.
Description fromÂ The Concord Consortium.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Simulation
Provider:: The Concord Consortium
Date Added:: 10/14/2016

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Air Pollution

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The Phoenix metropolitan area, like many large cities, has problems with air ...

The Phoenix metropolitan area, like many large cities, has problems with air pollution at certain times of the year. You can do a simple experiment to determine some of the factors that affect air pollution.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences
Provider Set:: Ask A Biologist
Author:: Dr. Biology
Date Added:: 06/10/2009

Algorithms for Computational Biology, Spring 2005

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Algorithms for Computational Biology, Spring 2005

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This course is offered to undergraduates and addresses several algorithmic challenges in ...

This course is offered to undergraduates and addresses several algorithmic challenges in computational biology. The principles of algorithmic design for biological datasets are studied and existing algorithms analyzed for application to real datasets. Topics covered include: biological sequence analysis, gene identification, regulatory motif discovery, genome assembly, genome duplication and rearrangements, evolutionary theory, clustering algorithms, and scale-free networks.

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Subject:: Computer Science; Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Kellis, Manolis
Date Added:: 01/01/2005

Amoeba Sisters - Dichotomous Keys: Identification Achievement Unlocked

Amoeba Sisters - Dichotomous Keys: Identification Achievement Unlocked

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A fun way to teach student what and how to use a ...

A fun way to teach student what and how to use a dichotomous key. Â The video is fun and engaging and is short enough to hold the students' interest, but long enough to teach the concept.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Lesson; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Amoeba Sisters LLC
Date Added:: 12/23/2015

Analysis of Biological Networks (BE.440), Fall 2004

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Analysis of Biological Networks (BE.440), Fall 2004

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This class analyzes complex biological processes from the molecular, cellular, extracellular, and ...

This class analyzes complex biological processes from the molecular, cellular, extracellular, and organ levels of hierarchy. Emphasis is placed on the basic biochemical and biophysical principles that govern these processes. Examples of processes to be studied include chemotaxis, the fixation of nitrogen into organic biological molecules, growth factor and hormone mediated signaling cascades, and signaling cascades leading to cell death in response to DNA damage. In each case, the availability of a resource, or the presence of a stimulus, results in some biochemical pathways being turned on while others are turned off. The course examines the dynamic aspects of these processes and details how biochemical mechanistic themes impinge on molecular/cellular/tissue/organ-level functions. Chemical and quantitative views of the interplay of multiple pathways as biological networks are emphasized. Student work will culminate in the preparation of a unique grant application in an area of biological networks.

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Subject:: Biology; Chemistry
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Essigmann, John; Sasisekharan, Ram
Date Added:: 01/01/2004

Analyzing an Ecosystem

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In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, identify the ...

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, identify the living and nonliving things in an ecosystem. Then look further at the living things to identify the producers, the consumers, and examples of mimicry.

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Subject:: Life Science; Biology; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Interactive
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection; Teachers' Domain
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 08/09/2007

Animal Behavior, Fall 2013

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Animal Behavior, Fall 2013

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Most of the major categories of adaptive behavior can be seen in ...

Most of the major categories of adaptive behavior can be seen in all animals. This course begins with the evolution of behavior, the driver of nervous system evolution, reviewed using concepts developed in ethology, sociobiology, other comparative studies, and in studies of brain evolution. The roles of various types of plasticity are considered, as well as foraging and feeding, defensive and aggressive behavior, courtship and reproduction, migration and navigation, social activities and communication, with contributions of inherited patterns and cognitive abilities. Both field and laboratory based studies are reviewed; and finally, human behavior is considered within the context of primate studies.

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Subject:: Biology; Ecology; Psychology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Schneider, Gerald
Date Added:: 01/01/2013

Animal Cell Tutorial

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This resource is a full tutorial on the organelles of an animal ...

This resource is a full tutorial on the organelles of an animal cell. The online animation includes interaction with the organelles. As you click on the organelles their function and definition pop up along with relevant animations. After completing the organelle tutorial the site offers an animal cell organelle game to check a student's understanding along with a quiz.

This resource could be used as a precursor to direct instruction allowing student's to explore the organelles and their function prior to a formal teacher led lesson. This could also supplement students who may have been absent during the organelle lesson or are in need of further individualized instruction on the organelles. This tutorial could also be used as a culminating review for students to check their understanding of the organelles, their function, location and definition.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Diagram/Illustration; Game; Interactive; Learning Task; Reading; Self Assessment
Provider:: Sheppard Software
Date Added:: 06/16/2015

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Ant Farm

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Farming ants might sound like a crazy thing to do unless you ...

Farming ants might sound like a crazy thing to do unless you might like to eat chocolate covered ants. It turns out we can learn a lot from ants and the best way is to build your own ant farm.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Game; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences
Provider Set:: Ask A Biologist
Author:: Rebecca Clark; Sabine Deviche
Date Added:: 06/10/2009

Antibiotics, Toxins, and Protein Engineering, Spring 2007

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The lethal poison Ricin (best known as a weapon of bioterrorism), Diphtheria ...

The lethal poison Ricin (best known as a weapon of bioterrorism), Diphtheria toxin (the causative agent of a highly contagious bacterial disease), and the widely used antibiotic tetracycline have one thing in common: They specifically target the cell's translational apparatus and disrupt protein synthesis. In this course, we will explore the mechanisms of action of toxins and antibiotics, their roles in everyday medicine, and the emergence and spread of drug resistance. We will also discuss the identification of new drug targets and how we can manipulate the protein synthesis machinery to provide powerful tools for protein engineering and potential new treatments for patients with devastating diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Sassanfar, Mandana
Date Added:: 01/01/2007

Are Some Seal Pups Couch Potatoes?

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Weddell seal project researchers are investigating whether Weddell seal pups that spend ...

Weddell seal project researchers are investigating whether Weddell seal pups that spend more time in the water learning to swim with their mothers have a higher probability of surviving to return and have pups of their own. Weddell moms spend a lot of time with their pups coaxing them into the cold Antarctic water and helping their pups get in and out of the water as they learn to swim. During this time, Weddell pups are also nursing and gaining substantial weight from their mothers' rich milk before they are weaned and left to fend for themselves.

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Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Biology
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: US NSF
Date Added:: 12/23/2015

Assessment Design Toolkit

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CSAI has collaborated with the Reform Support Network to share this Assessment ...

CSAI has collaborated with the Reform Support Network to share this Assessment Design Toolkit. The Toolkit includes videos and supplemental materials to help teachers write and select well-designed assessments. Although the primary audience is teachers and principals, district and State leaders can use the Toolkit to design professional development opportunities.

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Assessment Literacy Making Sense of K-12 Assessment for Learning

Assessment Literacy Making Sense of K-12 Assessment for Learning

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Teachers and administrators may use this resource to learn why sound assessment ...

Teachers and administrators may use this resource to learn why sound assessment practices are critical to foster learning and how the different tools serve different purposes; find out what assessment results are telling you about students and learn what makes a quality assessment; and integrate assessment into teaching and the importance of keeping students invested in their own learning.

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Avoiding Genomic Instability: DNA Replication, the Cell Cycle, and Cancer, Fall 2006

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Avoiding Genomic Instability: DNA Replication, the Cell Cycle, and Cancer, Fall 2006

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In this class we will learn about how the process of DNA ...

In this class we will learn about how the process of DNA replication is regulated throughout the cell cycle and what happens when DNA replication goes awry. How does the cell know when and where to begin replicating its DNA? How does a cell prevent its DNA from being replicated more than once? How does damaged DNA cause the cell to arrest DNA replication until that damage has been repaired? And how is the duplication of the genome coordinated with other essential processes? We will examine both classical and current papers from the scientific literature to provide answers to these questions and to gain insights into how biologists have approached such problems. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Randell, John
Date Added:: 01/01/2006

Baboon Longevity Under Adversity

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This graph depicts survival curves for 196 adult female baboons from a ...

This graph depicts survival curves for 196 adult female baboons from a population in Kenya. The baboons were grouped by the number of adverse conditions that they had experienced early in life. Project or distribute the image to engage students. The downloadable Educator Materials PDF, which includes background information, graph interpretation and discussion questions, and the Student Handout, which includes the image and background information, have been remediated to comply with Section 508 of the National Rehabilitation Act for accessibility and can be used with screen readers.

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Subject:: Biology; Ecology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Lesson; Student Guide
Date Added:: 11/08/2018

Bacteria Are Everywhere!

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Students are introduced to the concept of engineering biological organisms and studying ...

Students are introduced to the concept of engineering biological organisms and studying their growth to be able to identify periods of fast and slow growth. They learn that bacteria are found everywhere, including on the surfaces of our hands. Student groups study three different conditions under which bacteria are found and compare the growth of the individual bacteria from each source. In addition to monitoring the quantity of bacteria from differ conditions, they record the growth of bacteria over time, which is an excellent tool to study binary fission and the reproduction of unicellular organisms.

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Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Life Science; Biology; Chemistry
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: AMPS GK-12 Program,; Janet Yowell; Jasmin Hume; TeachEngineering.org
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

BadgerLink Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan

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In this lesson plan, students will search BadgerLink resources (http://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/) to complete ...

In this lesson plan, students will search BadgerLink resources (http://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/) to complete a scavenger hunt.

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Subject:: English Language Arts; Information and Technology Literacy; Biology; Environmental Science; Social Studies
Material Type:: Lesson; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Date Added:: 11/23/2015

Basic Haematology

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Introduction to haematology including link to OER on blood cell types, and ...

Introduction to haematology including link to OER on blood cell types, and how to perform blood counts on an automated analysis system. Resources also include a short video on how to perform a blood smear for histological staining.

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Subject:: Health Science; Life Science; Biology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: De Montfort University
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

Beetle Smorgasbord-Activity 7

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Activity 7: Beetle Smorgasbord is a lab-based lesson from the larger DNR ...

Activity 7: Beetle Smorgasbord is a lab-based lesson from the larger DNR Purple Loosestrife Biological Control Manual, See Cella Chow. This lesson is found on p. 24-28 of the manual. It focuses on animal (beetle) behavior in relation to Purple Loosestrife (an invasive wetland plant in WI). The students analyze their data of feeding behaviors of the beetle on a variety of plants (purple loosestrife, house plants, farm crops, forest plants, and wetland species.) They record their findings in a lab report format after making several observations.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Lesson Plan; Unit of Study
Provider:: Wisconsin Wetlands Association and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Date Added:: 11/17/2015

Bench to Bedside: Molecularly Targeted Therapies in Blood Disorders and Malignancy, Fall 2009

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" Where do new drugs and treatments come from? This class will ...

" Where do new drugs and treatments come from? This class will take you from the test tubes and mice of the laboratory to the treatment of patients with deadly blood disorders. Students will learn how to think as a scientist through discussion of primary research papers describing the discoveries of several novel treatments. Topics such as gene therapy, the potential of drugs based on RNA interference and the reprogramming of somatic cells into stem cells for regenerative medicine will be discussed. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching."

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Flygare, Johan; Wong, Bill
Date Added:: 01/01/2009

Bering Sea Expedition

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In this investigation learners research the effects of melting sea ice in ...

In this investigation learners research the effects of melting sea ice in the Bering Sea Ecosystem. They create research proposals to earn a place on the scientific research vessel Healy and present their findings and proposals to a Research Board committee.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Biology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

Bikini Bottom Genetics

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The activity has students working on dominat/recessive, heterozygous/homozygous genotypes and story problems ...

The activity has students working on dominat/recessive, heterozygous/homozygous genotypes and story problems working through Hardy-Weinberg Punnett Squares.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Assessment Item
Provider:: Sciencespot.net
Date Added:: 12/15/2016

BioQUEST Library, The

BioQUEST Library, The

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This peer-reviewed publication contains over 70 MAC and PC tools, simulations, databases, ...

This peer-reviewed publication contains over 70 MAC and PC tools, simulations, databases, and other resources developed for undergraduate biology.

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Subject:: Education; Life Science; Biology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Case Study; Data Set; Diagram/Illustration; Full Course; Lesson Plan
Provider:: AMSER: Applied Math and Science Education Repository; Internet Scout Project; Shodor
Provider Set:: AMSER: Applied Math and Science Education Repository; Internet Scout Project; CSERD: Computational Science Education Reference Desk
Date Added:: 10/13/2017

Biochemical Engineering, Spring 2005

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This course focuses on the interaction of chemical engineering, biochemistry, and microbiology. ...

This course focuses on the interaction of chemical engineering, biochemistry, and microbiology. Mathematical representations of microbial systems are featured among lecture topics. Kinetics of growth, death, and metabolism are also covered. Continuous fermentation, agitation, mass transfer, and scale-up in fermentation systems, and enzyme technology round out the subject material.

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Subject:: Biology; Chemistry
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Prather, Kristala
Date Added:: 01/01/2005

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Biochemistry

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Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and compounds, such as ...

Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and compounds, such as cellular makeup, that bring about life in organisms. This course will look at how these formed biomolecules interact and produce many of life's necessary processes. Also it will look at the most commonly used techniques in biochemistry research. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: recognize and describe the structure of the following basic biomolecules: nucleic acids, amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates; diagram how these basic biomolecules are used as building blocks for more complex biomolecules; differentiate between reactions that create biomolecules; describe how these biomolecules are used in specific cellular pathways and processes; analyze how feedback from one pathway influences other pathways; explain how energy is utilized by a cell; indicate how biomolecules and pathways are regulated; describe how enzymes play a key role in catalysis; assess which biochemical technique should be used to study a given biochemical problem. (Biology 401; See also: Chemistry 109)

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Subject:: Biology; Chemistry
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: The Saylor Foundation
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about ...

Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about the plants, animals, resources and natural cycles of our planet. Over the course of lessons 2-6, students use their growing understanding of various environments and the engineering design process to design and create their own model biodome ecosystems - exploring energy and nutrient flows, basic needs of plants and animals, and decomposers. Students learn about food chains and food webs. They are introduced to the roles of the water, carbon and nitrogen cycles. They test the effects of photosynthesis and transpiration. Students are introduced to animal classifications and interactions, including carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, predator and prey. They learn about biomimicry and how engineers often imitate nature in the design of new products. As everyday applications are interwoven into the lessons, students consider why a solid understanding of one's environment and the interdependence within ecosystems can inform the choices we make and the way we engineer our communities.

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Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Biology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Christopher Valenti; Denise W. Carlson; Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:: 11/11/2008

Biofuel Beliefs

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This resources provides a framework that students will follow for student debate/discussion on the values and drawbacks of bio-fuels (ethanol). Students are given background knowledge and time to research articles about bio-fuels and the impact on the environment and society. Students without a background in research would need instruction from the teacher or library media specialist.
The students research individually. The students initially discuss their research in small groups to clarify meaning and understanding. Finally, the students debate independently.

The lesson provides basic research frameworks; and formative and summative assessment opportunities.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Interim/Summative Assessment; Lesson Plan
Provider:: WCEE-KEEP
Date Added:: 06/21/2016

Biological Computing: At the Crossroads of Engineering and Science, Spring 2005

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Imagine you are a salesman needing to visit 100 cities connected by ...

Imagine you are a salesman needing to visit 100 cities connected by a set of roads. Can you do it while stopping in each city only once? Even a supercomputer working at 1 trillion operations per second would take longer than the age of the universe to find a solution when considering each possibility in turn. In 1994, Leonard Adleman published a paper in which he described a solution, using the tools of molecular biology, for a smaller 7-city example of this problem. His paper generated enormous scientific and public interest, and kick-started the field of Biological Computing, the main subject of this discussion based seminar course. Students will analyze the Adleman paper, and the papers that preceded and followed it, with an eye for identifying the engineering and scientific aspects of each paper, emphasizing the interplay of these two approaches in the field of Biological Computing. This course is appropriate for both biology and non-biology majors. Care will be taken to fill in any knowledge gaps for both scientists and engineers.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Khodor, Julia
Date Added:: 01/01/2005

Biological Engineering Design, Spring 2010

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Biological Engineering Design, Spring 2010

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This course illustrates how knowledge and principles of biology, biochemistry, and engineering ...

This course illustrates how knowledge and principles of biology, biochemistry, and engineering are integrated to create new products for societal benefit. It uses a case study format to examine recently developed products of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries: how a product evolves from initial idea, through patents, testing, evaluation, production, and marketing. Emphasizes scientific and engineering principles; the responsibility scientists, engineers, and business executives have for the consequences of their technology; and instruction and practice in written and oral communication. The topic focus of this class will vary from year to year. This version looks at inflammation underlying many diseases, specifically its role in cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

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Subject:: Biology; Chemistry
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Banuazizi, Atissa; Breindel, Harlan; Essigmann, John; Irvine, Darrell; Poe, Mya; White, Forest
Date Added:: 01/01/2010

Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement, Fall 2006

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Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement, Fall 2006

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This course covers sensing and measurement for quantitative molecular/cell/tissue analysis, in terms ...

This course covers sensing and measurement for quantitative molecular/cell/tissue analysis, in terms of genetic, biochemical, and biophysical properties. Methods include light and fluorescence microscopies; electro-mechanical probes such as atomic force microscopy, laser and magnetic traps, and MEMS devices; and the application of statistics, probability and noise analysis to experimental data.

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Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Biology; Statistics and Probability
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: So, Peter
Date Added:: 01/01/2006

Biological Engineering Programming, Spring 2006

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In this course problems from biological engineering are used to develop structured ...

In this course problems from biological engineering are used to develop structured computer programming skills and explore the theory and practice of complex systems design and construction.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Endy, Andrew
Date Added:: 01/01/2006

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Biology OER

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Assorted biology-related OER including biomedical science, biology and forensic science. OER in ...

Assorted biology-related OER including biomedical science, biology and forensic science. OER in multiple formats including video, animations and downloadable text.

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Case Study; Diagram/Illustration; Lecture
Provider:: De Montfort University
Author:: Vivien Rolfe and others
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

The Biology of Aging: Age-Related Diseases and Interventions, Fall 2011

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Aging involves an intrinsic and progressive decline in function that eventually will ...

Aging involves an intrinsic and progressive decline in function that eventually will affect us all. While everyone is familiar with aging, many basic questions about aging are mysterious. Why are older people more likely to experience diseases like cancer, stroke, and neurodegenerative disorders? What changes happen at the molecular and cellular levels to cause the changes that we associate with old age? Is aging itself a disease, and can we successfully intervene in the aging process?This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.

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Subject:: Health Science; Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Bell, Eric L.; Lamming, Dudley W.
Date Added:: 01/01/2011

Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions, Fall 2009

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Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions, Fall 2009

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"This course covers the principles of materials science and cell biology underlying ...

"This course covers the principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of medical implants, artificial organs, and matrices for tissue engineering. Methods for biomaterials surface characterization and analysis of protein adsorption on biomaterials. Molecular and cellular interactions with biomaterials are analyzed in terms of unit cell processes, such as matrix synthesis, degradation, and contraction. Mechanisms underlying wound healing and tissue remodeling following implantation in various organs. Tissue and organ regeneration. Design of implants and prostheses based on control of biomaterials-tissue interactions. Comparative analysis of intact, biodegradable, and bioreplaceable implants by reference to case studies. Criteria for restoration of physiological function for tissues and organs."

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Spector, Myron; Yannas, Ioannis
Date Added:: 01/01/2009

Biomedical Information Technology, Fall 2008

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Biomedical Information Technology, Fall 2008

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" This course teaches the design of contemporary information systems for biological ...

" This course teaches the design of contemporary information systems for biological and medical data. Examples are chosen from biology and medicine to illustrate complete life cycle information systems, beginning with data acquisition, following to data storage and finally to retrieval and analysis. Design of appropriate databases, client-server strategies, data interchange protocols, and computational modeling architectures. Students are expected to have some familiarity with scientific application software and a basic understanding of at least one contemporary programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Lisp, Perl, Python). A major term project is required of all students. This subject is open to motivated seniors having a strong interest in biomedical engineering and information system design with the ability to carry out a significant independent project. This course was offered as part of the Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) program as course number SMA 5304."

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Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Bhowmick, Sourav Saha; Dewey Jr, C. Forbes; Yu, Hanry
Date Added:: 01/01/2008