Elementary School
Field Trip Resources for Educators
A variety of field trips to Duke for local K-12 students are highlighted on a student-constructed website. The website offers detailed information on what to expect from a field trip, how to prepare, links to the standard course of study, logistics information, and important contacts.
Physics & Astronomy Curricula
Developed in collaboration with local K-8 schools and teachers, a collection of curricula used as a educational supplement in Durham Public Schools is now available to teachers online.
ScienceDays Lessons
A series of curricular lessons developed by ScienceDays mentors (college and high school students) are downloadable in Adobe pdf format. The lessons are a perfect resource for scientists who would like to visit the elementary school classroom and present a science activity. Lessons cover broad areas of science, including physics/electricity, chemistry, biology/health, environmental science, computer science, and forensic science.
TeachEngineering
TeachEngineering is an extensive collection of K-12 curricular units that integrate engineering concepts with lessons and activities supporting national and state curriculum standards for the K-12 classrooms. Units were developed by Duke University in collaboration with 4 other universities.
Understanding FASD: A Comprehensive Guide for Pre K-8 Educators
A guide to develop learning plans for children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) or exhibiting learning and behavior problems consistent with FASD is provided for Pre K-8 educators, school nurses, and administrators. The neuroscience behind damage to specific brain areas produced by fetal alcohol exposure is presented. The manual is available by download in PDF format. For a look at the Table of Contents, click here.
Middle School
CIBL: The Center for Inquiry-Based Learning
Duke faculty associated with CIBL have developed a set of science and math collaborative exercises for teachers to use in their classes ranging from grades 5-12. A catalog of all the exercises is available online and by download.
Field Trip Resources for Educators
A variety of field trips to Duke for local K-12 students are highlighted on a student-constructed website. The website offers detailed information on what to expect from a field trip, how to prepare, links to the standard course of study, logistics information, and important contacts.
Physics & Astronomy Curricula
Developed in collaboration with local K-8 schools and teachers, a collection of curricula used as a educational supplement in Durham Public Schools is now available to teachers online.
TeachEngineering
TeachEngineering is an extensive collection of K-12 curricular units that integrate engineering concepts with lessons and activities supporting national and state curriculum standards for the K-12 classrooms. Units were developed by Duke University in collaboration with 4 other universities.
High School
Alcohol Pharmacology Education Partnership (APEP)
A set of 6 curriculum modules provide the science content and background for teachers and students to apply basic biology and chemistry principles to the pharmacology of alcohol. Once the evaluation phase of the modules is completed (June 2009) they will be available online or can be downloaded in PDF format.
Animated Neuroscience and the Actions of Nicotine, Cocaine, and Marijuana in the Brain (click for a preview)
This 25 minute 3D animated video created by Rochelle D. Schwartz-Bloom and Gayle Gross de Nunez demonstrates how neurons function and the cellular actions of nicotine, cocaine, and THC. Useful for high school biology, psychology, or health classes, drug educators, health practitioners, police departments, nursing students, physician’s assistant students, etc. Available from Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
A teacher’s guide to the film can be downloaded here in PDF format.
CIBL: The Center for Inquiry-Based Learning
Duke faculty associated with CIBL have developed a set of science and math collaborative exercises for teachers to use in their classes ranging from grades 5-12. A catalog of all the exercises is available online and by download.
Duke Pharmacology 150’s Controversial Issues in Pharmacology
A series of modules on controversial issues in pharmacology developed by undergraduate students in Pharmacology 150 (“Pharmacology: Drug Actions and Reactions”) are available online for use in high school science courses.
Field Trip Resources for Educators
A variety of field trips to Duke for local K-12 students are highlighted on a student-constructed website. The website offers detailed information on what to expect from a field trip, how to prepare, links to the standard course of study, logistics information, and important contacts.
Infectious Disease: Superbugs, Science, and Society
An elective course in high school/college biology was developed by faculty and students at Duke RISE. It has 6 modules that cover HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Avian Flu, Drug Resistant Malaria, Anthrax/Small Pox, and Prions. Each module integrates biology with chemistry, math, history, literature, political science, and economics. The modules can be downloaded in PDF format.
Neuroscience of Drug Abuse Teaching Packets
A series of teaching packets for high school teachers, neuroscientists, and other health care professionals was developed by Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The following teaching packets can be downloaded as Powerpoint files:
– “The Brain and the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates and Marijuana”
– “The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction”
– “The Neurobiology of Ecstasy”
PEP: The Pharmacology Education Partnership
A set of 6 curriculum modules provide the science content and background for teachers and students to apply basic biology and chemistry principles to pharmacology topics. The modules are obtained online or can be downloaded in PDF format.
Science Education Enhances Knowledge (SEEK) About Tobacco
SEEK About Tobacco is an online resource that provides science-based health education regarding nicotine and tobacco products. The unit is a resource for high school educators and students to learn more about the science behind nicotine addiction, and the contributions by various kinds of tobacco products to the development of cancer. The program includes interactive animations, videos, and a “virtual” laboratory exercise. The modules, including animations and lab activity can be found at: http://sites.duke.edu/rise/seek/
TeachEngineering
TeachEngineering is an extensive collection of K-12 curricular units that integrate engineering concepts with lessons and activities supporting national and state curriculum standards for the K-12 classrooms. Units were developed by Duke University in collaboration with 4 other universities.
College
Animated Neuroscience and the Actions of Nicotine, Cocaine, and Marijuana in the Brain
This 25 minute 3D animated video created by Rochelle D. Schwartz-Bloom and Gayle Gross de Nunez demonstrates how neurons function and the cellular actions of nicotine, cocaine, and THC. Useful for high school biology, psychology, or health classes, drug educators, health practitioners, police departments, nursing students, physician’s assistant students, etc. Available from Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
A teacher’s guide to the film can be downloaded here in PDF format.
Infectious Disease: Superbugs, Science, and Society
An elective course in high school/college biology was developed by faculty and students at Duke RISE. It has 6 modules that cover HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Avian Flu, Drug Resistant Malaria, Anthrax/Small Pox, and Prions. Each module integrates biology with chemistry, math, history, literature, political science, and economics. The modules can be downloaded in PDF format.
Neuroscience of Drug Abuse Teaching Packets
A series of teaching packets for high school teachers, neuroscientists, and other health care professionals was developed by Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The following teaching packets can be downloaded as Powerpoint files:
– “The Brain and the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates and Marijuana”
– “The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction”
– “The Neurobiology of Ecstasy”
PEP: The Pharmacology Education Partnership
A set of 6 curriculum modules provide the science content and background for teachers and students to apply basic biology and chemistry principles to pharmacology topics. The modules are obtained online or can be downloaded in PDF format.
