Curated OER
Animal Testing
Animal testing: cruel and inhumane, or innovative and life-saving? Scholars explore the topic and form their own opinions with help from the highly informative website. Pupils read a comprehensive overview of the topic, including...
Fluence Learning
Writing an Argument: The NIEHS
Should the work of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences be funded by the government? Middle schoolers weigh in on the status of federal funding for programs that protect the environment with three text passages and...
Other
The Hastings Center: Ethics of Medical Research With Animals
A collection of articles from a variety of experts with differing points of view on the subject of using animals for scientific research. Beyond these nine articles, the site provides links to many additional studies on the subject,...
Other
Speaking of Research: Animal Welfare and the 3 Rs
An explanation of the 3 Rs of animal research - standards against which any animal research project is measured. They are Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Model Organisms
Learn about model organisms that research scientists use in lab testing.
Other
Vibrationdata.com: Animal Astronauts
Information about some of the early animal astronauts who were launched into space to help determine the effects of space travel on human beings.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Pet Tech: Animal Training
Research color awareness in animals. Design a set of experiments to determine if animals see colors by using a computer-based paint program to create specific color characteristics, based on their "gray values".
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Understanding Animal Research: Teacher Zone
Use these eight lessons as a basis for studying how animal research is used for medical and other scientific studies. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint presentation and teacher notes. Most also include worksheets or other student...
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Understanding Animal Research: School Zone
The three segments of this site - "Making Medicines," "Rights and Wrongs," and "The Animals" - help users understand the role that animal research plays in scientific, and especially medical, research.
Other
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: Humane Care and Use
Guidelines and recommendations encouraging responsible use of vertebrate animals for scientific laboratory study.
Other
Elements Online: Are Animals Effective in Testing?
This site questions the use of animals, specifically in the testing of prolonged exposure to pesticides. This article argues that, although pesticides have been found "safe" through animal testing, the long-term effects on humans has not...