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January 7, 2020

Towing the Load with the Hess Tow Truck Rescue Team

Baylor College of Medicine and Hess Corporation have teamed to offer a unique resource for teaching STEM content to young students. The 2019 HESS TowTruck Rescue Team, used in combination with the free curricular guide, Towing the Load with the 2019 Hess TowTruck Rescue Team, provide a powerful STEM learning experience that engages as it teaches.

July 15, 2019

Legacy of Lost Canyon

Adolescent friends investigate ancient cave ruins, and learn how and why drugs were used to create cave art.

July 15, 2019

Think Like an Engineer

Students follow an engineer's approach as as they identify problems, brainstorm solutions, design, plan, build, test, refine and produce a product or solution. (8 activities)

June 25, 2019

Train Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Learned Behaviors

How do we learn new skills? Are there different types of memories? Students investigate behaviors that occur without conscious thought, as well as skills that can be acquired or improved. (11 activities)

June 25, 2019

Food and Fitness

Students examine their individual energy and nutritional needs, learn about calories and true portion sizes, and use what they've learned to create special dietary needs menus. (7 activities)

June 3, 2019

Danger at Rocky River: A Memorable Misadventure

NeuroExplorer Max reveals that his grandfather has Alzheimer’s disease. When the club members arrive to visit, they learn Rocky River is rising—and Max’s grandfather is missing. Will they find Max’s Grandpa in time?

June 3, 2019

The Index Elephant

In this storybook, young students track a mysterious illness that is killing baby elephants. They learn how doctors and scientists identified the pathogen, found a treatment and are working to make a vaccine.

April 1, 2019

Library

BioEd Online’s library contains student storybooks, magazines, supplemental teaching aids and materials, and other items integrated with lessons found on this website.

April 1, 2019

Food

Students investigate food sources, food webs and food chains, healthy eating and food groups, food safety and overall nutrition. (11 activities)

April 1, 2019

Introduction to Mendelian Genetics

Mendel used experimental approaches to characterize a particulate model of inheritance. In doing so, he developed the three Laws of Inheritance. Examine how Mendel made his important discoveries.