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Cell Biology and Cancer

Grades 9-12, 1999

Cell Biology and CancerStudents will learn about the revolution that has taken place in our understanding of cancer in the last 30 years. Five inquiry-based student activities involve students in active learning about cell biology and cancer, policy-making, and questions of ethics.

This supplement was funded by the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education (NIH OSE). It was developed by BSCS in cooperation with the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and Videodiscovery, Inc., of Seattle.

Student Activities
  • The Faces of Cancer
  • Cancer and the Cell Cycle
  • Cancer as a Multistep Process
  • Evaluating Claims About Cancer
  • Acting on Information About Cancer
Teacher Background Material Includes
  • Deciphering the Mystery of Cancer
  • Cancer as a Multistep Process
  • The Human Face of Cancer
  • New Hope for Treating Cancer
  • Cancer and Society
To order your copy of this supplement, contact the NIH OSE.