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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

A Gene Is Made of DNA

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Does a protein or DNA store genetic instructions for life? Follow the research from the 1920's experiments on mice through the 1940's experiments on bacteria to learn the answer to the difficult question. Scholars use an online...
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Curated OER

Ida Tarbell: Hysterical Woman vs. Historical Facts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine journalism and its different styles.  In this effective communication instructional activity students create an editorial message and articulate an article.
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Rockefeller University: Human Population Dynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathematically attempts to model human population growth in order to discuss whether the population will skyrocket or level off long before it doubles.
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Rockefeller University: The Environment Since 1970

For Students 9th - 10th
High level discussion of environmental change in a twenty year period. Look for CFC's as you scroll down to the heading "Indicators of the environment."
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Rockefeller University : Temperate Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
An article published in "Science" magazine, the page discusses how forests were being destroyed by people and how they are gaining back ground. Find out the reasons!
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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State: Still More Plate Tectonics, the Great Smoky Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Smoky Mountain National Park of North Carolina and Tennessee includes 16 mountains over 6,000 feet (about 2,000 m) high, making this generally the highest region in North America east of the Mississippi River. Gatlinburg is a...

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