Year-End Roundup 2012-13 | Science, Health, Technology and Math
Our lessons are on summer vacation, but here are our science, health, math and technology-related lesson plans for the 2012-13 school year.
View ArticleText to Text |‘Where Do Your Genes Come From?’ and ‘DNA Double Take’
In our new lesson format, Text to Text, we match a Times article with often-taught scientific, historic, cultural or literary material. This edition is about new findings in genetics.
View ArticleWhere Did You Get Those Genes? Researching Advances In Genetics
In this lesson, we offer a collection of teaching ideas using recent Times coverage about how genes work, how we can work with them and where they come from.
View ArticleA Nation in Transition: Investigating Evolving Research and Policy on Marijuana
In this lesson, we offer some starting points for science, social studies and English teachers aiming to use the debate over marijuana legalization as an opportunity for learning, research and discussion.
View ArticleLearning From Disaster: Exploring the Ebola Epidemic
In this lesson, we provide a lesson plan for teaching about the Ebola outbreak in one or two class periods. We also offer ideas for longer-term projects or further class exploration.
View ArticleFood Fight: Researching and Debating the Future of G.M.O.’s
In this lesson, students will learn about the science behind G.M.O.'s, and they will explore questions about the consequences, both intended and unintended, related to their use.
View ArticleHidden Life Forms: Investigating Microbial Diversity on Our Bodies and in Our...
In this lesson, students learn about how and why scientists are studying the biodiversity of previously unexplored places, such as the insides of homes and the surface of the human body.
View ArticleYear-End Roundup, 2014-15 | Math, Science, Health and Technology
A collection of all the science, math, health and technology lesson ideas that appeared on The Learning Network in the 2014-15 school year.
View ArticleText to Text |‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ and ‘The Sequel’
We invite students to explore the science and ethics of using human cells and tissue for medical research through the lens of Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” and a...
View ArticleTinkering With Nature: Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Genetically...
In this lesson, students will learn about the process of gene editing in animals and consider the ethical questions inherent in using this new tool.
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