This module is intended to be taught at the conclusion of units of study on microbiology, genetics, and scientific inquiry. The knowledge gained from this module supports content learned in these units in Biology. Stem cell research is a potentially controversial topic that warrants research...
Hydraulic fracturing is a controversial topic directly impacting the citizens and communities of Colorado.
This extended writing task asks students to read, analyze, and gather/cite relevant information from multiple texts and write an argumentative essay about the positive and negative...
Students are working on close reading skills through gradual release of text Mimicry and Camouflage. This allows students to work on how to understand, through photos and text, the main ideas/details of text under subheadings. They also improve skills in using context clues to...
An important aspect of healthcare science is clearly and accurately communicating anticipatory life span changes to customers and patients. After selecting a target audience, students will create an informational brochure to use at an upcoming healthcare fair. Included in the module are articles...
In the Pandemic Module, students will read three articles on the 1918 influenza pandemic genome. The articles discuss the scientific research for reconstruction and the scientific community's decision to publish the complete genome. Students will read and discuss these three articles, noting how...
Students trace a development process that began with answering questions, continued with rapid iterations of potential solutions to design problems, and culminated in the Nobel-prize-winning, health-care- transforming medication. Then they organize what they have learned into a succinct but...
