Sara Kate Spurlock

Part A

Title: High School Biology/Life Science Teachers' Presentation of Genetic Counseling and
Health Care Career Options in Their Classrooms
Author: Thea A. Owens, Meredith E. Tabangin, Carl Huether, Bethany Bowling, Nancy Warren
Journal Name: Journal of Genetic Counseling
Date: June 2009

Teachers have a high influential role in their students career decision. A quantitative study was
conducted to to show the effect of genetic counseling and healthcare career options being
discussed in class. The study indicated that a lot of biology/life science teachers agreed that
presenting these career options correlated well with class activities. It also showed that students
became interested in learning more about these professions. The only downside seen by teachers
was that they spent minimal time sharing about healthcare because genetic counseling was the
main topic.

Title: Engaging students in environmental research projects: Perceptions of fluency with

innovative technologies and levels of scientific inquiry abilities
Author: Jazlin Ebenezer
Journal: Wiley Online Library
Date: May 3, 2010

A study was conducted through high school students, to test the influence of innovative
technologies by participating in engaging research projects. The projects mainly consisted of
environmental issues. The study took place over three years, with a one hundred and twenty-
five students participating. The students took a pre and post exam that consisted of three parts.
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The results of the study concluded that there was an increase in the students perceptions with
innovative technology, and shows that there should be more correlation between innovative
technology and engaging research for students in the future.

Part B

Title: Instrumental Music Influences Recognition of Emotional Body Language

Authors: Van Den Stock, Isabelle Peretz, Julie Brezes, Beatrice de Gelder
Journal: Brain Topography
Date: May 2009

Emotions are perceived by multiple sensory systems. The research on this multiple sensory
system has been going on for a long time. It has focused on audiovisual speech, but the
research on multisensory emotion is scarce. The research concluded that the recognition of
emotion can be influenced by the emotion expressed in the task that is irrelevant to modality.
The study then was expanded to whole body expression. This showed that affective crossmodal
effects occur when the body language is present with animal vocalizations.
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Part C

Title: Yoga for a Bad Back

Author: Natalie Shutler
Journal: New York Times
Date: December 18, 2016

Yoga has recently got the reputation that it is only for young, fit people, due to social media.
However, yoga is benefitial for aches and pains. Samamkaya Yoga in the Flatiron district caters
to those specific needs. These classes are an hour long, and focus on therapeutic moves that
strengthen the body, while going at a slow pace. Participates in these classes usually learn four
to five different poses. The whole studio is designed to help students focus on their bodys
alignment.