New Educator Materials Available!

Is this the semester you really want to try teaching something new, but still need to deliver the same topics you’re accountable for teaching? Read on!

We have two new teacher-created lessons available from this summer’s GeneLab for High Schools (GL4HS) teacher interns: Brittany Grissom of Acadia, Louisiana created a lesson on using space biology data in the context of teaching high school anatomy/physiology and Stephanie Tsai prepared an introductory gene expression lesson for general biology that integrates active-content features to enhance student learning. These lessons can be tailored for your own students, or you can reach out to ask for support in implementing variations into your classrooms.

We also have another introductory activity available, “How can open space biology data be used to teach the scientific method?” that helps a user learn to navigate the Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) within the framework of thinking about the iterative and open-ended nature of the scientific method.

Why use space biology in your teaching?

Studies in space are often closely associated with numerous medical studies on Earth, such as in research associated with aging, cancer, viruses, muscular disorders, and pharmaceutical use and re-use. With interest in returning to the moon and going beyond – as well as in finding solutions for regions on Earth that need agricultural strategies, ecological stewardship, and care for aging populations – space biology is an ideal place to fuel your students’ interest, channel their creative abilities, and inspire those who have not yet had exposure to the possibilities herein.

Give our resources a try today!

You can access these lessons and more under the Educational Resources page. Also share with us any feedback from you or your students on how we can improve and make more content useful to you and your goals. We will gladly support you to address topics relevant to standards needed by your schools or teaching situation.