Category Archives: Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Fight the Power! Using Civic Engagement to Combat Environmental Injustices

October 16, 2019 – 3:02 pm

By Martha Gwinn, Social Studies, Harding University High School

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A Sequence of Events: A Tale of Epigenetic Influence and Ideas of Becoming Human

April 3, 2019 – 11:44 am

Eli M. Davis, Social Studies, Lincoln Heights Academy

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Tags Biology Research Paper, Critical Thinking Lesson, epigenetic, Historical Trauma, Inquiry Based Learning, social justice, Trauma | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Are you really going to put that there?

March 20, 2019 – 1:45 pm

Monica High, Science, Cato Middle College High School

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Tags DNA methylation, environmental justice, environmental racism, Epigenetics, genes, Genetics, inheritance, Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), toxicity | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Their Rightful Place in the Sun

March 20, 2019 – 1:12 pm

Tiara Mahoney Paulino, Spanish, Ranson IB Middle School

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Tags bilingualism, DNA methylation, Epigenetics, genes, Genetics, inheritance, lead, lead poisoning | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

All Traces Left Behind

March 11, 2019 – 5:28 pm

Caroline Wallace, Science, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

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Tags abiotic, biome, biotic, Ecosystem, endocrine, epigenetic, fertilizer, pesticide, transgenerational | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Civic Duty: It’s Not Just Jury Duty

March 11, 2019 – 3:23 pm

Victoria Natland, Civics and Economics, Garinger High School

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Tags Civic Duties, Civic Responsibility, constitution, DDT, environmental justice, Epigenetics, Genetics, Hereditary, pollution, Watchdog | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

The Power of Choice: How Environment Can Change Our Genes and Our Lives

March 11, 2019 – 3:18 pm

Shauna McCarthy Howell, Science, Starmount Academy

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Tags Civics, Elementary Science, Epigenetics, Genetics, nutrition, Persuasive Writing, School Lunches | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Epigenetics, Environmental Justice, and Pollution Case Studies in North Carolina

March 11, 2019 – 3:15 pm

Phil H. Carver, Science, James Martin Middle School

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Tags coal ash ponds, DDT, DNA, environmental justice, Epigenetics, evolution, gene modification, genes, non-renewable resources, PCB, pollution, race, Warren County | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

The Genetics and Epigenetic Effects of Diet on Health

March 11, 2019 – 3:13 pm

Namrata Gupta, Science, Nations Ford Elementary School

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Tags Alleles, Chromosomes, DNA, Epigenetics, Generation, Genetics, Genotype, Heredity, Inherited Traits, Learned Traits Offspring, Phenotype, Traits | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Nature + Nurture: Developing a Mathematical Model of Human Potential

March 11, 2019 – 3:11 pm

Jeffrey Barnes, Math, Rocky River High School

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Tags biomathematics, Calorie, code, differentiation, DNA, domain, Epigenetics, experimental probability, exponential growth, Expression, function, Genotype, golden ratio, input, Isometry, Kleiber's law, Metabolism Physiology, mitochondria, modeling, output, Phenotype, Probability, range, scale, sequence, theoretical probability, variables | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Epigenetics and Healthy Life Choices

March 11, 2019 – 3:09 pm

Davisha Covington, K-8, Marie G Davis

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Tags Adenine, cells, Chromosomes, Cytosine, DNA, Environmental Factors, Epigenetics, Genotype, Germ Cells, Guanine, Heredity, Mutations, Phenotype, Punnett Squares, Thymine, Traits | Permalink | Comments Off

Charlotte Teachers Institute

Category Archives: Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Fight the Power! Using Civic Engagement to Combat Environmental Injustices

Are you really going to put that there?

Their Rightful Place in the Sun

All Traces Left Behind

Civic Duty: It’s Not Just Jury Duty

The Power of Choice: How Environment Can Change Our Genes and Our Lives

Epigenetics, Environmental Justice, and Pollution Case Studies in North Carolina

The Genetics and Epigenetic Effects of Diet on Health

Nature + Nurture: Developing a Mathematical Model of Human Potential

Epigenetics and Healthy Life Choices

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