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Better Safe, Than Sorry: Preventing a Tragedy
- This highly engaging, flexible (1-4 class periods), inquiry-based curriculum module focuses on the science and impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). This curriculum, developed by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as teachers and other educational consultants, includes guided teacher instructions for implementation, data tables and background materials, a video with guided lab instruction and background on FAS, a post-assessment game and hands-on experiment involving varying concentration levels of ethanol and the growth and development of brine shrimp. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Science/curriculum.html
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Bringing the Power of Science to Bear on Drug Abuse and Addiction
- Slide teaching packet that includes images and information about bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/pubs/teaching/Teaching5/Teaching.html
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Community of Genetic Educators
- A place for genetic educators to meet, collaborate, share and learn. Resources here will benefit K-12, collegiate, formal and informal biology and genetics educators. (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.genome.gov/Educators/
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NIGMS Classroom - Free Resources for Teachers
- Findings and other NIGMS publications can be used to enhance knowledge provided in text books and lecture materials in high school science courses including introductory biology, honors/advanced placement biology, anatomy, science & technology, chemistry, health, and others. Download free slide kits (Powerpoint files) customized for each Findings story. (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Education/
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Portion DistortionSlide Sets
- Obesity education slide sets that can be downloaded for use in computer slide shows, conventional slide presentations, or for online viewing via the Web site. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/oei_ss/menu.htm#sl2
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The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, and Marijuana
- Slides and teaching packet with images and information about the brain and the actions of cocaine, opiates, and marijuana. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/pubs/teaching/Teaching.html
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The Neurobiology of Addiction (Grades 9-12)
- Slides and teaching packet with images and information on the neurobiology of addiction. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/pubs/teaching/Teaching2/Teaching.html
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The Neurobiology of Ecstasy (MDMA)
- Slides and teaching packet that includes images and information about the neurobiology of ectasy (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/pubs/teaching/Teaching4/Teaching.html
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Understanding Angiogenesis (PowerPoint)
- (LARGE FILE - 4.3 MB) Download this PowerPoint file that illustrates the process of forming new blood vessels (angiogenesis) and its importance in cancer research. (National Cancer Institute)
http://cancer.gov/images/understandingcancer/PPTs/ANGIOGEN.PPT
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Understanding Cancer Genomics (PowerPoint)
- (LARGE FILE - 23.8 MB) Download this PowerPoint file that illustrates cancer genomics - the study of the human cancer genome. It is a search within "cancer families" and patients for the full collection of genes and mutations--both inherited and sporadic--that contribute to the development of a cancer cell and its progression from a localized cancer to one that grows uncontrolled and metastasizes (spreads throughout the body). (National Cancer Institute)
http://cancer.gov/images/understandingcancer/PPTs/CANGENOM.PPT
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