Teacher Toolkit
ABE is celebrating an exciting milestone this year: reaching 1 million students! On 9 September 2024, the Amgen Foundation and the ABE Program Office will be promoting this event via social media and scheduled events. We invite you to help us celebrate on that day by offering you these online resources.
What Does One Million Look Like?
It’s easy to say “1 million,” but what does a million really look like in the real world?
Our History
On 9 September 2024, ABE is celebrating reaching 1 million students—reflecting on the past, present, and future of this innovative program to bring hands-on biotechnology learning to secondary high school students. In 1990, leaders at Amgen set out to help teach high school students in their community about biotechnology. Using the latest tools and science, they created ABE. For 34 years, approximately 4,500 science educators have participated in ABE, inspiring 1 million students around the globe. With the power of the free virtual lab experiences available on LabXchange, the impact of ABE continues to grow. Students and teachers now have more access to biotechnology than ever before.
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Teacher Appreciation
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the ABE educators for their unwavering dedication and tireless efforts over the past 34 years in fostering biotechnology education among countless students. Your commitment to bringing hands-on learning experiences and innovative curriculum materials into classrooms has been instrumental in shaping the next generation of scientists, researchers, and leaders in biotechnology. Your passion for education and your determination to make science accessible to all have truly made a difference in the lives of so many.
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Hear from other ABE educators in this video!
Show Off Your School and Students!
Take a photo—while holding one of these props—and share it! The photo can show your class in action, fellow ABE educators, or whatever you want!
Download our printable photo props here!
Spread the Word!
Help us celebrate reaching 1 million ABE students on 9 September by posting the news on your social media. Here are some sample posts and content to help you get started; you can use them as is or make them your own:
- The Amgen Biotech Experience has come a long way in 30 years! It now reaches teachers and students at 27 sites in 16 countries around the globe! Celebrate reaching 1 million students with us! #ABE1M @AmgenFoundation #biotechexperience
- ABE is celebrating reaching 1,000,000 students this year, but just how big is 1,000,000? Find out in this video! #ABE1M @AmgenFoundation #biotechexperience
- The Amgen Biotech Experience brings hands-on biotech laboratories and skills into classrooms around the world! This year, we are celebrating reaching our 1,000,000th student! Please join us in celebrating this incredible milestone! #ABE1M @AmgenFoundation #biotechexperience
- The ABE program is celebrating reaching 1 million students this year! We now have 27 sites in 16 countries! #ABE1M @AmgenFoundation #biotechexperience
Celebrate with an Activity!
Join in the celebration with one or more of these “Celebrating 1 Million” activities! Feel free to take photos and share with the Program Office or on social media. Photo release forms are located in the form linked below.
Have an activity or photos that you’d like to share? Click here to share it with us!
Lab-based Activity: Pipette Art
Try using these pipette art templates to spell out “ABE 1M” or ”1,000,000”
#ABE1M Pipetting Art Activity
Web-based Activity: LabXchange Pathway
#ABE1M LabXchange Pathway