Getting Cheesy In VR: Exploring Biochemistry

High School, Science

Units included in Getting Cheesy in VR: Exploring Biochemistry 

This unit is taught in the virtual chemistry lab where you can play with test tubes or teleport to a virtual field trip.

  1. Solar Flare Video
    • 360 Video
    • Surround yourself in our liquid surround display as you learn about the massive solar flares the sun is hurtling at the Earth.
  2. Henning’s Cheese 
    • 360 Video 
    • Think cheese is stinky? Take a field trip to a Wisconsin cheese factory where some of the best cheese makers in the world teach us how they use biochemistry to produce HUGE cheese blocks.
  3. Pasteur & Roux: Vaccination the Masses
    • Step back in time and read a comic book about the amazing path of discovery Pasteur & Roux took as they opened up the world of biochemistry.
  4. Laughing Gas with Wendy 
    • 360 Video 
    • National runner-up teacher of the year, Wendy Martin, teaches us about laughing gas…what fun!
  5. Neon Pulse 
    • Game 
    • Race your car through Jaguar Alley in our Neon Pulse all-immersive racing world.

For teachers, each unit is fun and immersive, but also tied to Next Gen Science Standards.

  • Age Group: High School
  • Category: Physical Science
  • NGSS: HS-PS1-5, HS-PS2-6
  • Runtime: 30-40 min.

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