Curriculum Folder

Curriculum Folder

Power Points

Basics

• Biotech Overview (history/fields)
• Cell Structure
• DNA history, structure and replication
• transcription/translation
• Math Skills
• Biotech Lab equipment and skills

Skills

• Electrophoresis and Restriction Digest
• RFLP/PCR
• Therapeutic Protiens 
• Careers
• Ethics
• Bioinformatics

Applications

• Animal Biotech part 1
  
• Animal Biotech part 2
  
• Plant Biotech 
• Environmental Biotech
• Medical Biotech: Regenerative Medicine
  
• Medical Biotech: Pharmaceuticals
  

Module 1: Introduction

• Biotechtimeline assignment
• Biotech Intro Video Assignment
• Movie making assignment
• Lab :Safety (ACC manual)
• Safety Video
• Setting up lab notebook
• LAB: Root Beer/ Cheese
• new root beer lab
• Chapter 1
• TEST

Project
Biodreaming Contest

Module 2: DNA

• DNAi timeline, finding the structure, copying the code
• DNA origami/colorsheets/3D structures
• LAB: DNA Extraction: wheat germ and cheek cells
• LAB: DNA Purification
• LAB: Microscope
• Cell Organelle Party
• Chapter 2
• TEST

Module 3: Lab Techniques

• Math for the science classroom
• LAB: micropipetting (ACC lab manual)
• LAB: Making Solutions (acc lab manual)
• Chapter 3
• Excel Assignment
• Enroll in ACC
• College Fair
• TEST

Project
MOVIE Assignment: GATTACA or this one

Module 3: Electrophoresis/DNA Analysis

• Lab: Dyes
• LAB: Dyes huntington’s http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/intern/stp/lessonplans/Hemoglobin_Simulation_Electrophoresis.pdf
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• LAB: restriction Digest (biorad kit)
• DNAi activity See and Sort
• DNA goes to the races
• DNA Scissors
• clone quiz.doc
• Who ate the cheese
• Chapter 4
• Virtual; Lab: gene Splicing
• DNA Sequencing
• LAB: Sequencing
• DNA sequencing radiographs

 

Project

• Exploravision project

 

Module 4: Clinical/Medical Applications

• Genetics Disorder brochure
• http://biotech.biology.arizona.edu/labs/huntingtonsdye_tg.html
• Electrophoresis Diagnostic: Sickle cell
• http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/intern/stp/lessonplans/Hemoglobin_Simulation_Electrophoresis.pdf

• Bioinformatics Sickle cell

Module 5: Plants/Cloning

• Cloning: African Violets

Module 6: Transformation

• Model Organisms
• DNAi:Reading and Controlling the Code
• LAB: PGLO Transformation (Biorad)

• LAB: (Biorad curriculum)

PCR:

• Dealing with DNA Controversy
• LAB: GMO
• GMO project (see lesson in module 6)

MOVIE: Jurrasic Park
ELISA:

• LAB: HIV

Forensics: see rice website

• LAB: Crime Scene
• Blood Typing
• Virtual Lab: csi training
• RICE CSI
• Educators guide
• http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classforsci.html
• DL Autopsy
• MS Crime Scene
• who ate the cheese

Microarray: