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| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
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Blood Vessels Help Tumors Grow
In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, Dr. Judah Folkman uses the scientific method to discover how cancer cells induce the formation of new blood vessels, which in turn nourish those cancer cells.
Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Everyday RadiationHow much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Facts About RadiationThis document from the FRONTLINE Web site offers examples of everyday exposure to radiation. |
6-12 |
Document |
A Family DiseaseThis video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explores the implications of genetic testing for breast cancer. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Genetics: Tour of the BasicsIn this interactive activity from the University of Utah, identify different kinds of genetic traits and how they are passed on from generation to generation. View examples of simple and complex trait inheritance. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Genetic Therapy and Breast TumorsThis video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "On the Brink: Portraits of Modern Science" explores the genetics of breast cancer. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
How Cancer Cells Grow and DivideThis animation from NOVA: "Battle in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer" describes how oncogenes cause cancer and how cancerous cells can spread throughout the body. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
Video |
How Cancer GrowsFollow the growth of a carcinoma from initial mutation to widespread metastasis in this feature from the NOVA: "Cancer Warrior" Web site. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Nuclear Reaction: Searching for SafetyThis text excerpted from Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology by Robert Pool and reprinted on the FRONTLINE Web site looks at the impact of nuclear power. |
6-12 |
Document |
RNAi Therapy In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about RNAi's potential to treat a wide range of genetic and infectious diseases.
Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Sources of RadiationThis interactive activity from the NOVA Web site explores sources of radiation, both harmful and beneficial, natural and manmade. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Stem Cells: Seeds of Hope?This video explores the basic scientific and ethical questions surrounding the use of stem cells in medical research. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
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