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Appears in modules:

• Acids and Bases I Definitions, pH and neutralization
• Acids and Bases II Conjugate ions and buffers
• Adaptation The case of penguins
• Animal Behavior Causes and approaches to studying behavior
• Atmospheric Chemistry Research that Changed Global Policy The work of Mario Molina
• Atomic Theory I Detecting electrons and the nucleus
• Atomic Theory II Ions, neutrons, isotopes and quantum theory
• Atomic Theory III Wave-particle duality and the electron
• Atomic Theory IV Quantum numbers and orbitals
• Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
• Biodiversity II Changing habits and habitats
• Blood Biology I Components of blood
• Carbohydrates Simple sugars and complex carbohydrates
• Carlos J. Finlay Eradicating yellow fever
• Cell Division I The cell cycle
• Cell Division II Mitosis
• Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
• Charles Darwin I The Origin of Species
• Chemical Equations Using shorthand to show balanced reactions
• Chemical Reactions Types of reactions and the laws that govern them
• Circulation in the Atmosphere Earth's tilt, orbit, rotation, and the redistribution of energy
• Collaborative Research in the Arctic Towards Understanding Climate Change The work of Kevin Arrigo
• Comparison in Scientific Research Uncovering statistically significant relationships
• Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
• David Ho HIV researcher
• Defining Energy Forms of energy, conversions, and measuring
• Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
• Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
• Diffusion I Random molecular movement and influences on diffusion rate
• DNA I The genetic material
• Early Ideas about Matter From Democritus to Dalton
• Ecosystem Services Categories and valuation
• Ellen Ochoa Engineer and astronaut
• Energy Metabolism I Glycolosis and the Krebs cycle
• Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
• Exponential Equations II The constant e and limits to growth
• Factors that Control Earth's Temperature Energy from the sun and greenhouse gases
• Fats and Proteins Structure and function of essential nutrients
• France Anne-Dominic Córdova Climbing through astrophysics and science policy
• Franklin Chang Díaz Propulsion pioneer for future generations of astronauts
• Future of Human Evolution Artificial selection and transhumanism
• Gene Expression Enzymes and hereditary conditions
• Gravity The law of universal gravitation
• History of Earth's Atmosphere I The origin of the modern atmosphere
• Identifying Minerals Characterizing minerals' physical properties
• Inheritance Mendel's experiments and laws
• Linear Equations Relationships with two variables
• Lipids Composition, structure, and function
• Measurement Units, measuring strategies, and error
• Membranes and Chemical Transport Absorption, distribution, and storage of substances in organisms
• Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
• Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
• Origins of Life II Primeval environments and the origins of RNA
• Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory From early ideas to mapping the ocean floor
• Peer Review in Scientific Publishing What it is and how it works
• Properties of Solids The influence of crystal structure on behavior
• Revolutionizing Medicine with Monoclonal Antibodies The work of César Milstein
• Scientific Controversy Development and resolution of controversies
• Scientific Ethics Ethical standards and their implications
• Scientific Notation Working with orders of magnitude
• Solutions Molarity, solubility, and colligative properties
• States of Matter Kinetic molecular theory and phase transitions
• Statistics in Science Origins of descriptive and inferential statistics
• Substances Pure substances and mixtures
• Taxonomy I What's in a name?
• Taxonomy II Nomenclature
• Temperature Scales and conversions
• The Founding of Neuroscience The work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Camillo Golgi
• The Hydrologic Cycle Reservoirs and fluxes of water on Earth
• The Metric System Metric and scientific notation
• The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
• The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
• The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
• The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
• Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
• Thermodynamics I Caloric theory, latent heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
• Tracking Endangered Jaguars across the Border The work of Sergio Avila
• Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Characterizing natural variability and human error
• Uncovering the Mysteries of Chronic Mountain Sickness The work of Fabiola Léon-Velarde
• Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
• Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
• Water in the Atmosphere The factors that influence evaporation and condensation
• Wave Mathematics Trigonometric functions