At the beginning of a course-based research project, each student in a …
At the beginning of a course-based research project, each student in a research team is asked to read primary literature related to the team investigation. A mix of provided readings and readings found by the students builds the team content knowledge concurrent with team work on research design and data collection. Students reflect and report on the readings in an annotated bibliography, which is a graded assignment in the course.
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This activity involves building crystal structure ball models in order to strengthen …
This activity involves building crystal structure ball models in order to strengthen students' understanding of crystalline order, relative atomic size, atomic coordination, crystal chemistry, and crystal symmetry.
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Building Oscillation Seismic Simulation, or BOSS, is an opportunity for learners to …
Building Oscillation Seismic Simulation, or BOSS, is an opportunity for learners to explore the phenomenon of resonance for different building heights while performing a scientific experiment that employs mathematical skills. They experience how structures behave dynamically during an earthquake.
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IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology), FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration), ShakeAlert, Chris Hedeen (Oregon City High School), and ANGLE Project
Students in an area remote from igneous and metamorphic rocks wrote papers …
Students in an area remote from igneous and metamorphic rocks wrote papers on the properties of locally used building stones and gave a walking tour in which they presented their results.
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This assignment, depending on the level and depth of implementation, seeks to …
This assignment, depending on the level and depth of implementation, seeks to challenge students by asking them to look beyond "greenwashed" advertisements and buzzwords to grapple with what sustainability means, whether it can be achieved, and what kinds of questions communities must confront in a search for sustainability.
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Educators with an interest in hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) …
Educators with an interest in hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines will receive introductory instructions on how to design, engineer and build a fully functional underwater ROV.
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Students build a stratigraphic column for a pre-selected area through the compilation …
Students build a stratigraphic column for a pre-selected area through the compilation of a series of individual research projects. Students are required to conduct introductory field research as well as a literature search to become "experts" on a selected stratigraphic unit. In addition to a final report, students will present their information at an outcrop on an end-of-semester field trip.
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The center of this sequence of assignments is a collaborative, "New Media" …
The center of this sequence of assignments is a collaborative, "New Media" writing project that involves publishing to a wiki a synthesis of knowledge about how humans inhabit places. Writers work in groups with others interested in a common sub-topic and develop information related to local places that local audiences who are invited to join the wiki may use.
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This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by …
This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:
"US researchers are finding that what goes for the work place, the playing field, and the home goes for getting the most out of fuel-producing yeasts: teamwork makes the dream work. Inspired by the give-and-take that enables the community of microorganisms found in lichens to thrive in a range of environments, the team paired photosynthetic bacteria with yeast strains to streamline the production of energy-dense fatty acids. That two-way interaction could point to new ways of making biofuels a more attractive alternative energy source. Yeast are among the most industrious organisms on earth. Through the power of fermentation, these microorganisms can take sugar and turn it into clean-burning fuel. But even when genetically optimized to withstand high temperatures and boozy volumes of fuel production, yeasts must still be fed their sweet treat externally. That adds extra processing steps and drives up cost..."
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Bumble Bee Watch is a Citizen Science Project provided through the partnerships of …
Bumble Bee Watch is a Citizen Science Project provided through the partnerships of The Xerces Society, the University of Ottawa, Wildlife Preservation Canada, BeeSpotter, The Natural History Museum, London, and the Montreal Insectarium. This is a fun and interactive way that your students can contribute to the collection of scientific information about the friendly pollinator, the bumble bee! Join the team of volunteers to help track and learn!
A Guide to Becoming a Buzzing Naturalist Short Description: This buzzing guide …
A Guide to Becoming a Buzzing Naturalist
Short Description: This buzzing guide for naturalists introduces the young and the young at heart to bumble bees in Cape Breton. Through interactive quizzes, videos, and text, readers learn all about bumble bees in their community and discover what they can do to protect them.
Long Description: Bumble bees of Unama’ki: A Guide to Becoming a Buzzing Naturalist is an online guide targeted at the young and the young at heart naturalist that is interested in learning more about bumble bees in Cape Breton. Throughout this online Guide, you’ll learn about bumble bee life cycles, anatomy structure, identification, threats, and more. Dive in and flip through pages of bee-utiful bumble bee photographs, terrible bee jokes, and endless bee puns. Test your knowledge with interactive quizzes and find out how to get involved in bumble bee conservation efforts.
Word Count: 7406
Included H5P activities: 19
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In this activity, students look at how sediments compact as they are …
In this activity, students look at how sediments compact as they are buried in a subduction zone and explore how rapid burial can lead to increased water pressure.
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This is an integrated lesson which is introduced using the book "The …
This is an integrated lesson which is introduced using the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. Butterfly metamorphosis is explored through art, math, and writing.
This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by …
This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:
"Metabolic syndrome refers to dysregulated metabolism that’s associated with increased risks of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. In women, this syndrome becomes more in common after menopause, when levels of circulating 17β-estradiol drop. Estrogen replacement therapy can help, but its long-term use is linked to other problems, like gynecological cancers. To explore new options, researchers recently administered butyrate, a fatty acid, to mice with metabolic syndrome whose ovaries had been removed, as butyrate has been shown to alleviate obesity and insulin resistance, both of which are linked to metabolic syndrome. The researchers found that oral butyrate reduced body fat and blood lipid levels in the mice while increasing whole-body energy usage and improving insulin sensitivity. Investigation of the mechanism in cultured muscle cells revealed that butyrate induced expression of the estrogen receptor ERα and activated the proteins AMPK and PGC1α..."
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This resource is a publishing of 64 drawn illustrations. The images were …
This resource is a publishing of 64 drawn illustrations. The images were initially created for an art installation by Kellie Bornhoft (kelliebornhoft.com). The artist wishes to share the images under CC BY-NC 4.0 for educational and non-commercial use. The intention is to bring awareness to these endangered species.
This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by …
This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:
"Leukemia relapse after conventional treatments is difficult to treat and has high patient mortality. Relapse is driven by the reawakening of previously quiescent cancer cells. Traditional treatments are ineffective against quiescent cells, as they instead target rapidly dividing cells. A new study investigated a potential dual-target treatment, C212, in cell culture. C212 is a derivative of curcumin, a compound that has shown anticancer properties in previous research. C212 was effective against both growing and quiescent leukemia cells. C212 drives quiescent leukemia cells deeper into dormancy by increasing their exit threshold, and then kills these deep-quiescent cells. This differs from previous strategies that awaken quiescent cells to kill, which runs the risk of wakening treatment-resistant subpopulation of cells. Molecular docking and experimental analyses showed that C212 could bind to Hsp90 and interferes with its function..."
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Este Produto Educacional consiste em um caderno de sugestões de práticas pedagógicas …
Este Produto Educacional consiste em um caderno de sugestões de práticas pedagógicas a ser utilizado em atividades educacionais com objetivo de favorecer o ensino contextualizado das ciências ambientais a partir dos princípios biotecnológicos presentes nas Tecnologias Culturais Locais. O caderno de práticas pedagógicas interdisciplinares foi desenvolvido com o intuito de contribuir com uma ferramenta didática do processo educativo das ciências ambientais proporcionando conhecimentos ligados às habilidades propostas pela BNCC (BRASIL, 2017). A interdisciplinaridade relaciona várias disciplinas com o objetivo de enriquecer o conhecimento entre as mais diversas áreas e se justifica pela necessidade de se reorganizar e reagrupar os campos do saber para não perder a relevância e a significação dos problemas e a busca por soluções. Possibilita, também, a formação de um sujeito mais aberto, flexível, solidário, democrático e crítico. Mais além, reúne estudos complementares de diversos especialistas em um contexto de estudo de âmbito mais coletivo.
This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by …
This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:
"Cancer cell growth depends on the production of new blood vessels by tumor endothelial cells in a process called angiogenesis. But the growing cancer cells produce large amounts of lactic acid as a byproduct of glucose breakdown. How tumor endothelial cells are able to survive in this toxic environment is unclear. In a recent study, researchers sought to uncover the mechanism of tumor endothelial cell survival in a lactic acid-rich tumor microenvironment. Using genetics and proteomics, they compared the RNA and protein levels of pH-regulating proteins in tumor endothelial cells to those in normal endothelial cells. They found that carbonic anhydrase 2 (CAII), an important pH regulator, was elevated in tumor endothelial cells, which was induced through the VEGF signaling pathway. Blocking CAII in tumor endothelial cells decreased cell survival in lactic acid conditions, and treating tumor-bearing mice with a CAII inhibitor had decreased lung metastasis..."
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This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by …
This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:
"Metabolic regulation is vital to maintaining energy balance throughout the body, and different cell types have different ways of maintaining this balance. CAMKK2 is an enzyme common to various cells that aids in breaking down glucose through cellular respiration, but the details of how CAMKK2 carries out that role in different cells remains unclear. To find out, researchers deleted the gene for CAMKK2 from human kidney and liver-derived cells. Deleting CAMKK2 significantly reduced cellular respiration in both cell types versus parental cells. However, isolated mitochondrial respiration increased in kidney cells but decreased in liver cells. Proteomic analysis traced this difference to translational and transcriptional changes in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH). SDH is the only enzyme complex that participates in both the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain. Removing or overexpressing SDH subunit B in CAMKK2-deleted cells confirmed the functional link between SDH and CAMKK2..."
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