August 21, 2024 | North Carolina’s Biotech Industry and the Drug Development Process By Amneris Solano In this unit, students will learn about North Carolina’s biotech industry and the five major steps in the drug development process while practicing the 4Cs:...
August 20, 2024 | Worms in Research: A Small Powerhouse Giant By Amneris Solano Introduction C. elegans are particularly useful in the study of the aging processes because the organism passes through several distinct phases of life which can...
July 25, 2023 | How did the fly get its eyes? By Amneris Solano Students will analyze data to determine the inheritance pattern for eye color in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Author Grade Level Content Area Emily Simpson...
August 22, 2018 | Model Organisms: The Genes We Share By Amneris Solano Why spend millions of dollars and countless hours studying worms, yeast, fish, and mice? These creatures look and act so differently from us, yet we...
August 8, 2018 | The Delicate Science of Making Food to Please the World By Amneris Solano In this lesson, students will apply the scientific method—using N-P-K soil test kits on a local farm—to develop a real-world application of how abiotic factors,...
August 8, 2018 | Candy and Cichlids: Exploring Dichotomous Keys By Amneris Solano This lesson allows students to take on the role of real scientists, as they identify species from one another. Dr. Reade Robert’s lab research focuses...