Welcome back to school! I am excited to be at North Posey and work with you and the Project Lead the Way program. This will be exciting year for us all. I will be teaching the first three courses in the PLTW Biomedical Science Program. Please take a moment to checkout your course tab, find additional information in the Resource tab and important information on how to contact me in the Classroom Information tab.

Principles of Biomedical Science is a full-year high school course in the PLTW Biomedical Science program. This course provides foundational knowledge and skills in fields such as biology, anatomy and physiology, genetics, microbiology, and epidemiology. PBS engages students in how they can apply this content to real-world situations, cases, and problems, such as solving a medical mystery case, diagnosing and treating a patient, or responding to a medical outbreak.

By the end of the course, students will:

• Recognize the connection to various other disciplines, such as engineering and computer science
• Identify and be able to use the technology, equipment, and techniques that biomedical science professionals use
• Understand the diverse set of careers and related skills in the biomedical science field

Students examine the interactions of human body systems as they explore identity, power, movement, protection, and homeostasis in the body. Exploring science in action, students build organs and tissues on a skeletal Maniken®; use data acquisition software to monitor body functions such as muscle movement, reflex and voluntary action, and respiration; and take on the roles of biomedical professionals to solve real-world medical cases.

Students follow the life of a fictitious family as they investigate how to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. Students explore how to detect and fight infection; screen and evaluate the code in human DNA; evaluate cancer treatment options; and prevail when the organs of the body begin to fail. Through real-world cases, students are exposed to a range of interventions related to immunology, surgery, genetics, pharmacology, medical devices, and diagnostics.