With this interactive resource, students read arguments for and against growing GM crops. Each time they are asked the question, "Based on what you now know, do you think we should grow GM crops?". The next argument students read is chosen for them based on their answer.

Health Informatics is an emerging field that fosters the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information within health care. As information technology advancements become more integral to health care, the demand for health care professionals who can employ and utilize health data is increasing. Health Informatics plays a critical role in enhancing the quality of consumer care, reducing health care costs and providing healthcare access in rural areas. Health Informatics specialty areas include electronic health records, health care insurance billing, telemedicine, and health care delivery systems, including laboratory and public health.The standards for the Health Informatics pathway and related courses apply to occupations and functions in health information systems and the delivery of healthcare. The standards specify the knowledge and skills common to occupations in this pathway. Students participating in a solid Health Informatics program, can expect to understand patient privacy laws, health care legal and policy issues, front and back office data systems, health information insurance billing, troubleshooting and problem solving, and terminology. Additionally, students will learn different clinical applications in medicine, nursing, pharmacology, laboratory, and public health.

This timeline presentation describes the historical applications of biotechnology from the Sumerians to stem cell research. Students will be able to control the the timeline, watch multiple videos on historical figures and their accomplishments and visualize the impact of these accomplishments in regard to the four areas of biotechnology.

Students gain insight into the historical context of human participants in research. Students participate in an activity in which they analyze four historically notable case studies where ethics remain unclear. They develop their own list of ethical guidelines by creating a concept map and then comparing their guidelines to principles outlined in the Belmont Report.

Students are introduced to a brief history of animal research through a timeline mapping activity. A discussion abnout significant events and trends helps students understand the impacts of history on today's regulations, governing bodies, and uses of animals in research.

Students learn how the code on a strand of DNA can be used to make a protein. Each section of the tutorial includes quiz questions that can be answered and then printed at the end of the activity.

This short video lesson explores the question of why some germs are relatively harmless while others can be fatal, by examining germs' varying modes of transmission. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.

This short video lesson examines the process of how vaccines work. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.

This short video lesson gives an overview of Mendelian genetics. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.

The purpose of this activity is to allow students to summarize the types of physical activity that they have been engaged in, whether they are meeting personal goals, and whether they are meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines.

This short video lesson describes the history of pandemics and how that knowledge can help halt future outbreaks. Assessment questions and links to additional resources are included.

This short video lesson outlines the history of the smallpox virus infection and the development of the smallpox vaccine by Edward Jenner. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.

This video lesson lays out the plan to continue the scientific miracle that ended polio in most of the world -- and to snuff it out everywhere, forever. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.

This short video lesson explains how cancer cells grow and how chemotherapy fights cancer, showing how rapid cell division is cancer's strength and also its weakness. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.

Using this resource, students explore the topics of genetics and medical/pharmaceutical biotechnology through a real world simulation. Students use hands on, inquiry based lessons to explore this emerging field of science. Students will discover and apply their knowledge of genetics, heredity, DNA, dominant and recessive traits, Mendel's laws, punnett squares and more to understand current and future uses of biotechnology.

This presentation is an overview of impression evidence in forensic science, including tire tracks, tool marks, shoe prints, and bite marks. An accompanying student worksheet can be accessed at http://sciencespot.net:/Media/FrnsScience/impsevidnotes09.pdf

This article, with embedded video, examines current research on a protein called KLH, or keyhole limpet hemocyanin. KLH is obtained from a snail, the giant keyhole limpet, and is being tested in more than 20 different types of cancer vaccines and on autoimmune diseases like Alzheimer's because of its ability to trigger a powerful immune response.

In this activity, students construct a model of a plant or animal cell using edible materials.

This is a text resource that explains the process of DNA Transcription in easy to understand language. It is accompanied by several images.

This short video lesson provides a detailed examination of the cell membrane. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.