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Example Lessons and Activities

Lessons and activities from CORD's contextual biology and chemistry courses are provided below and can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat.

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Each example is connected to one of the five elements of the REACT strategy for implementing contextual teaching practices in the classroom.

Examples from the following CORD biology and chemistry texts are displayed:

CORD Biology   
CORD's Applications in Biology/Chemistry

Visit the Learning in Context  website for more science resources.

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The examples on this site are available in print from CORD Communications. Call 800-231-3015 for ordering information. 

CORD Biology

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