Curricula/Literature
in Educational Resources
Currently Funded Projects |
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Here you will find the current SEPA programs that have created classroom curricula or other written scientific literature. Click on the More detail "Click here" to be directed to its website (if available) for more information. Click on the Title of the project to get the contact info.
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 BiomedicineWorks: How Doctors Use Evidence - Based Medicine
Foundation for Blood Research, Scarborough, ME
Grade level: 9-12
Resource: inquiry-based biology curriculum
Cost: contact program
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Biotech for Students & Teachers - Phase II
Bridgewater State College (BSC), Bridgewater, MA
Grade level:
Resource: Biomedical and Biotechnological curriculum
Cost: contact program
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Biotechnology / Bioinformatics Discovery! - Phase II
Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: Constructing Graphs, Multimedia check-out, Lab safety information & contract, How to Keep a Lab Notebook, Lab Report Grading Rubrick, Tips on Making Agarose Gels, Suggested Course Outline with materials
Cost: free
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Caltech-Exploratorium Summer Teacher Institute in the Life Sciences
Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: life science curriculum
Cost: contact program
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Choice, Control and Change: An Inquiry-Based Science Education Program for Children Overweight
Columbia University Teachers College, New York, NY
Grade level: 4-6
Resource: Student Curriculum: Food production; From farm to store; celebrating food; Food and health - nourishing the body; Handling food-related waste & pollution
Cost: free
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Collaborations to Understand Research and Ethics (CURE)
Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Seattle, WA
Grade level: 9-12
Resource: Biomedical Research Ethics, Translational Research, Bioethics, Bioethical Principles, Responsible Conduct of Research, Animal Models in Research, Clinical Trials and Ethics.
Also available for download.
Cost:
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Curricula Modeled on Biodiversity & Vector-Borne Disease
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Grade level:
Resource: infectious disease curriculum
Cost: contact program
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Educating High School Students and Their Families about Clinical Research
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Grade level:
Resource: What Is Clinical Research, The Ethics of Clinical Research, Topics: Design of Clinical Research Studies, Participation in Clinical Research, The Value of Clinical Research, and Current Clinical Research Projects
Cost: contact program
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Education for Community Genomic Awareness - Phase I/II
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
Grade level: 9-12
Resource: classroom curriculum
Cost: contact program
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Environmental Health Science Education for Rural Youth
University of Montana, Missoula, MT
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Resource: curriculum on water and air quality issues
Cost: contact program
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Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: Epidemiology, physical activity, obesity, curricula, critical thinking, health
Cost:
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FoodMASTER: Impacting K-12 Learning Environments — Phase II
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Grade level: 3-5
Resource: Food, Math, and Science Teaching Enhancement Resource (FoodMASTER) initiative approach on science learning environments
Cost:
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From Bench to Bedside: Molecular Stories of Research-Based Health Care
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI
Grade level: 9-12
Resource: inquiry-based curriculum units
Cost: contact program
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Genome Science for Health: Web-Based Curricula for Biology, Phase I & II
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: basic genetics, genome science and/or biotechnology
Cost: charge for workshop
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Health and Biomedical Science for a Diverse Community (Phase II)
Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA
Grade level: 4-5
Resource: Disseminate the curriculum via science clubs to ten elementary schools in Oakland and Berkeley
Cost: contact program
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Health Education and Discovering Science while Unlocking Potential (Phase II)
University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: Teaching modules aimed at sixth, seventh and eighth grade students as well as high school students aligned with TEKS and National Science Standards
Cost: charge for materials
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HOPE Partnership (Health Observances & Public Education) (Phase II)
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: Educational and outreach materials related to Cancer Control Month, Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week and Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Cost: contact program
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If a Starfish Can Grow a New Arm, Why Can't I?
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA
Grade level: 6-8
Resource: standards- and inquiry-based curricula materials targets 6th–8th grade students and their teachers
Cost:
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Impacting K-12 Learning Environments
Ohio University, Athens, OH
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Resource: Food, Math, and Science Teaching Enhancement Resource (FoodMASTER) initiative approach on science learning environments
Cost: contact program
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Life Sciences Learning Center: Strengthening Connections Between Scientists and Classroom Learning (Phase I & II)
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Grade level:
Resource: biomedical research classroom curricula
Cost: contact program
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Meta!Blast: An Immersive Interactive Learning Module for Cell Biology
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Grade level: 9-12
Resource: Teachers guide to go with the Meta!Blast videogame
Cost:
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Micro-and Nano-space Explorations of Health and Disease
University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
Grade level: 3-8
Resource: curriculum development work with teachers
Cost:
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Micromatters
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Grade level: K-8
Resource: Educational materials consist of three units, each including a real-life science adventure chapter book, teacher's guide to activities in the classroom, take-home mini-magazine. The units are: Infection & Disease, HIV/AIDS, Diseases in the Global Age.
Cost: contact program
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MIDAS Project: Models of Implementation and Dissemination of Environmental Health and Science Across Subjects
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX
Grade level: 6-8
Resource: Integrated curricular materials covering sun exposure, food poisoning, ecology, climatology, inventions, measurement, creative writing and the hero archetype.
Cost: free
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Mind Project's Cutting Edge Health Science Initiative
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: Fields of Study: Biology (esp. neurobiology), psychology (esp. cognitive), physiology (esp. brain), artificial intelligence & robotics, mind-brain enhancements (the science & the moral and social issues), theories of the mind/self. 2) Medical Conditions: Cocaine addiction, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, neurosurgery, deep brain stimulation
Cost: contact program
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Nationwide Dissemination of Inside Cancer, a SEPA-Funded Internet Site for Teachers
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
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Resource: Inside Cancer lesson plans
Cost:
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Obesity & Diabetes Prevention Through Science Enrichment (Phase I/II)
Colorado State University-Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO
Grade level: K-5
Resource: Lesson plans, student handouts, and data sheets in curriculum regarding science, nutrition, and health
Cost: free
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Pacific Education and Research for Leadership in Science (PEARLS)
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Grade level: 6-8
Resource: Inquiry based year long curriculum with interactive labs and career awareness.
Cost:
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Partnership for Research & Education in Plants
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Grade level: 9-12
Resource: Resources: Experiment & Classroom guides
Cost: free
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Perfect Partnership: Science Enriched Physical Education - Phase II
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Grade level: 3-5
Resource: Science-enriched elementary PE curriculum to increase students' knowledge and interest in health-related science with information on cardiovascular and muscular systems and nutrition/obesity. 3 units, 90 lessons
Cost: sample lessons are free
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Positively Aging: Optimizing Mobility Across the Lifespan
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: Mobility Issues, Obesity, Diabetes, Cardio/Pulmonary, Blood, Sleep
Cost: free
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PowerPlay: Kids Measuring Their Bodies' Responses to Physical Challenges
Children's Museum of Houston, Houston, TX
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Resource: inquiry lessons
Cost: contact program
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Project ARISE: Advancing Rhode Island Science Education
Brown University, Providence, RI
Grade level: 9-12
Resource: classroom curricula
Cost: contact program
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Research, Education, And Linking Science Careers: REAL Science Careers
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC
Grade level: K-12
Resource: classroom curricula
Cost: contact program
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Science Posse: Enhancing Biomedical Science Awareness and Understanding in Wyoming
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Grade level: 7-8
Resource: lesson plans
Cost: contact program
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Science Promotion in Rural Middle Schools
Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX
Grade level: 6-8
Resource: Curriculum units include clinical trials, animal use in research, arthritis, cancer, dental health, diabetes, heart disease, infectious diseases, neutering, nutrition and obesity, parasites, physical exam, vaccinations
Cost:
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Smart Program
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Grade level: 8-12
Resource: Curriculum design that utilizes major clinical diseases affecting minority populations to interest and teach minority students about research and health careers
Cost: contact program
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Spectrum: Building Pathways to Biomedical Research Careers for Girls and Women of Color
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: biomedical science activities tailored to the interests of adolescent girls and linked to the research programs of NIH funded biomedical researchers who are primarily women of color
Cost:
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TRY-IT - Translating Research to Youth through information Technology
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Grade level:
Resource: classroom curriculum
Cost: contact program
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UT Pan American's Model Bioscience Education Program - Phase II
University of Texas- Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Grade level: 6-12
Resource: Protein quantification with spectrophotometer, ELISA screen for HIV antibodies, sickle cell anemia & electrophoresis, DNA fingerprinting, electrophoresis and evolution, bacterial transformation, personal DNA isolation, PCR
Cost: free
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Youth Take Heart (Phase I & II)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Grade level: 6-8
Resource: Topics: Heart physiology, disease prevention, health and fitness choices; bioengineering and biomedical research related to cardiovascular disease
Cost: contact program for cost
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