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This lesson aims to introduce students at the top of the K-12 ladder to the concept of Design Thinking via Common Core Literacy Standards recently introduced
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Arts,
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Secondary
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Open Author Resources
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Kids of all ages can become a Dawn Young Engineer by constructing your own Dawn paper spacecraft model and sending us a picture of you holding your spacecraft.
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Science and Technology
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Primary
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NASA
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What is systems thinking and practice? The essence of systems thinking and practice is in 'seeing' the world in a particular way, because how you 'see' things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks. This unit will help you to learn about the problems of defining a system and meet some of the key concepts used in systems theory: boundary, environment, positive and negative feedback, etc.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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Open University OpenLearn
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This article aims to clarify the issue of research with stem cells in Brazil. Noting the legal relationship of the Law 11105/05 with the religious issues raised by the Catholic Church and the positioning of the scientists on the benefits that such bodies will bring to many sick people, the article demand a humanist who thought the company should follow. Explores the legal characterization of the aforementioned law, constitutional reasons and finally, the applicability and functionality in the XXI century.
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Humanities,
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This pdf article discusses the need for teaching systems thinking and critical thinking skills. Systems thinking and systems dynamics are important for developing effective strategies to close the gap between the interdependent nature of our problems and our ability to understand them. This article calls for a clearer view of the nature of systems thinking and the education system into which it must be transferred.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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Starting Point (SERC)
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This module is an introduction to the fundamentals of stem cells and stem cell research. It serves to provide background information on an increasingly politically charged area of research in today's scientific community.
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Science and Technology
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After being introduced to a stem and leaf plot, students will be able to create their own stem and leaf plots.
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Mathematics and Statistics
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LEARN NC Lesson Plans
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This essay from the NOVA "Life's Greatest Miracle" Web site explores the debate over the use of embryonic stem cells in scientific research.
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Teachers' Domain
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This 2-minute video lesson provides an overview of early development of a zygote to an embryo. It also discusses embryonic and somatic stem cells. [Biology playlist: Lesson 12 of 71].
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Science and Technology
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Secondary,
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Khan Academy
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This video explores the basic scientific and ethical questions surrounding the use of stem cells in medical research.
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The students will measure and record the length of their jumps. The lengths will be used to create a class stem and leaf plot.
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Mathematics and Statistics
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An exploration of current and future stem cell therapies. Also featured on the recently released HHMI DVD, Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration, available free from HHMI.
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Science and Technology,
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Post-secondary
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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A mini-documentary discussing the remarkable regenerative capabilities of the planarian, and how HHMI researcher Alejandro Snchez Alvarado uses them to study the biology of stem cells. This presentation is also featured on the DVD Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration, available for free from HHMI. This video is 11 minutes and 46 seconds in length, and available for download in Quicktime (114 MB) and Windows Media (156 MB) formats. All Stem Cell videos are located at: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/stemcells/video.html.
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Science and Technology
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Secondary,
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Human embryonic development depends on stem cells. During the course of development, cells divide, migrate, and specialize. Early in development, a group of cells called the Inner Cell Mass (ICM) forms. These cells are able to produce all the tissues of the body. Later in development, during gastrulation, the three germ layers form, and most cells become more restricted in the types of cells that they can produce.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Nuffield STEM Games is an active learning project inspired by London 2012. The activities are cross-curricular, taking in elements of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There are four pods totalling 16 hours of timetabled or off-curriculum learning. All resources are free and include presentations, pupil activities and teacher notes.
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Mathematics and Statistics,
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Secondary
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Nuffield Foundation
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Embryonic stem cells can transform themselves into every cell in your body. Does researching these stem cells violate human sanctity, or is it medicine's brightest frontier? What are the prospects for adult stem cells?
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Science and Technology
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Secondary
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The Why Files
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This 6-minute video lesson explains stem and leaf plots. [Statistics playlist: Lesson 8 of 85]
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Mathematics and Statistics
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Khan Academy
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This module reviews American stem cells policies from 1997 to the present. It covers both pre- and post-Dolly regulation and the impact of President G.W. Bush's stem cell policy.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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The Stem Cell Research: A Science and Policy Overview course is an overview of embryonic stem cell biology and public policies. These materials were produced for the conference series, "Stem Cells: Saving Lives or Crossing Lines" sponsored by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.
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