Video-based cases (either as "trigger tapes" or as subject matter/dilemma presentation), cases based on lab results, on history of science, on published research reports, on published science articles (e.g., in newspapers or magazines), or drawing from literary sources.
Government decisions and reports or legislation might provide ideas and might serve as resources, as might court cases on science-related issues.
Not only is the internet a repository for ready-made cases (see for example the LifeLines OnLine collection and the Science Case Study Collection at the University of Buffalo, as well as other web resources), it is also full of materials that can serve as resources and stimulate ideas for cases (e.g., data sets, disease registries, image collections, collaborative world-wide investigations, human genome project, etc. etc.).
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