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Problem Library: 13
| Title | Excerpt | Author | Discipline | Length | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friend, Can You Spare a Kidney for Our Son Levon? |
The issue of the shortage of transplantable kidneys is of growing significance and concern worldwide. In this multipart . . . | Bieker, Richard | Economics | 6+ Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| Internet-Certified Genius |
Internet-based quizzes that purport to provide quick, valid IQ scores are quite popular and most students have either . . . | Karpiak, Christie | Psychology | 1-3 Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| The Carlsons’ Dilemma |
This problem provides a setting in which students will be able to learn about capital budgeting concepts in a typical . . . | Narayanaswamy, Canchepuram | Finance | 1-3 Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| To Resuscitate or Not to Resuscitate? |
Patient rights are a basic value in healthcare. Adult patients of sound mind must be informed of their medical . . . | Polich, Susan | Medical Education | 1-3 Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| What a Drag! |
Students explore the effects of air resistance on the path of a baseball. Forces acting on a baseball are identified and . . . | Nowak, Edmund | Physics and Astronomy | 1-3 Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| The First Thanksgiving |
Using the traditional American Thanksgiving holiday, students explore food laws and standards relating to the purchase . . . | Manning, Carolyn | Nutrition and Dietetics | 1-3 Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| The Disgruntled Baseball Fan |
This problem provides an engaging introduction to descriptive statistics for students in the social and behavioral . . . | Karpiak, Christie | Psychology | 3-6 hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| Teaching Exceptional Adolescents |
“Students who have special education needs spend much of their instructional time in general education classrooms. . . . | Eisenman, Laura | Education | 6+ Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| Roots: Exploring our Distant Ancestry |
While most students take a position for or against evolution, few actually understand the concept of natural selection . . . | White, Harold | Biological Sciences | 1-3 Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| Out of Control |
The population of Lesser Snow Geese is growing exponentially in the US and Canada. Growth curves, survivorship curves, . . . | Dion, Linda | Biological Sciences | 1 Hour or Less | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| Organic Mystery |
In this problem, students learn to identify functional groups in organic molecules, learn to represent organic molecules . . . | Lawrie, Ruth | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 1-3 Hours | Introductory (majors) | Problem |
| Reducing Food Insecurity and Improving Healthy Eating in Schools |
The increasing cost of food strains nutrition allotments in school budgets. Although Title I Schools receive federal . . . | Coleen Morgan, Ed.D. | Multidisciplinary, Nutrition and Dietetics, Science Education | 6+ Hours | Intermediate (majors), Introductory (high school or college), Introductory (majors), Introductory (middle grade, gifted students) | Prototype |
| Gene to Taste Case Study |
You are the geneticist meeting with two concerned parents who were referred to you by their son’s pediatrician. They are . . . | Ginu Thomas | Biological Sciences, Science Education | 1 Hour or Less | Introductory (majors), Introductory (science majors) | Prototype |