Protein Factory Game
This board game teaches students the fundamentals of transcription and translation. | These materials were developed by an ABE Master Teacher as part of the ABE Master Teacher Fellowship.
Changing Organ Donation with Biotechnology
In this pocket lesson, students explore the need for innovative solutions to the shortage of transplantable organs and how gene editing technologies might offer a potential solution. Read more
Type(s): Classroom-based, Pocket Lesson
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Immunology, Bioethics, Gene Editing
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Advanced
Chasing Cystic Fibrosis
Students become engaged in learning about the disease cystic fibrosis (CF): they develop questions that they have about CF, its treatment, and its consequences, and then explore how they can… Read more
Type(s): Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Data Science
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Advanced
Clinical Trials: From Disease to Medicine
In the From Disease to Medicine module, students learn about the purpose and structure of clinical research by exploring the various phases of a clinical trial. Students investigate the timeline of… Read more
Type(s): Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Pharmaceuticals, Bioethics
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Advanced
Designing Babies with CRISPR
In this pocket lesson, students read and analyze an article exploring the process of genetic modification and the implications it can have on society. Students explore the ethics of editing embryos… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Pocket Lesson
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Bioethics, CRISPR
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Advanced
What Can We Learn from Extreme Phenotypes?
Students learn that genetics is more complex than the simple binary relationship it is often portrayed as having. They explore how extreme phenotypes can be used to inform our understanding of drug… Read more
Type(s): Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, CRISPR
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Advanced
You Becoming You
In this module, students are introduced to the concept of genes (genotypes), which code for the traits expressed by organisms (phenotypes); make an inventory of some of their own genetic traits,… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Society
Education Levels: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
Gregory's Lizard Lost Its Tail: The Genes of the Regenerating Tail
In this project, students, acting as young explorers and researchers, step into a virtual world and help young Gregory in his search for one specific gene that might play a role in tail regeneration… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Environment, Gene Editing, Gene Sequencing, PCR, Pipetting
Education Levels: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
Stage 6 Science: Investigating Science
In this lesson, students explore ethical and social perspectives, model X-ray crystallography, and explore the science through LabXchange to assess the impacts these technologies and scientific… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Society, Bioethics
Education Levels: Upper Secondary