Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Pipetting
The biotechnology industry has changed tremendously with the introduction of new tools and technologies. Many of these advances have changed the way scientists work, allowing them to accomplish tasks within a matter of minutes that once took several months. One of these tools is the micropipette. The skills that scientists need to use this tool are usually taught in the lab, but in this ABE lower-secondary module, students explore micropipettes and learn the skills necessary to measure volume in very small amounts in their own classroom.
Differentiated ABE
This differentiated learning program enables senior students studying Investigating Science to access the ABE program to deepen their understanding of how the discovery of the structure of DNA has… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Lab Safety, Lab Techniques, Cloning, Column Chromatography, Gel Electrophoresis, Ligation, PCR, Pipetting, Plating, Restriction Enzyme, Transformation, Teaching and Learning, Differentiated Instruction, Emergent Multilingual Learners
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Pipetting
The biotechnology industry has changed tremendously with the introduction of new tools and technologies. Many of these advances have changed the way scientists work, allowing them to accomplish tasks… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based
Topic(s): Lab Techniques, Pipetting, Teaching and Learning, Differentiated Instruction
Education Levels: Lower Secondary
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Yeast – The Living Tool
Because the cellular processes of yeast are relatively easy to manipulate, it has been extensively used as a model organism in biotechnology research. Like human cells, yeast cells have a nucleus… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Lab Techniques, Gene Editing, Gene Sequencing, Pipetting
Education Levels: Lower Secondary
Green Explorers: Inquiry and Action for Environmental Stewardship
This project, developed by ABE Italy Master Teacher Fellow Gilda Nappo, covers climate change, specifically the implications of various kinds of pollution. Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Environment, Bioethics
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
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
Innovative Cancer Treatments
This lesson aims to engage and deepen students’ experiences and expertise in the field of “Cancer Cells” and “Innovative Therapies for recurring or difficult-to-treat cancers,” and in particular… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Immunology, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Society
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics Booklet
This workbook introduces students to the foundational concepts of bioinformatics and genomics and connects them to the ABE Foundations of Biotech labs. Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Web-based
Topic(s): Data Science, Bioinformatics
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Advanced
Is It in Our Genes? Race and Health
In this companion to the ABE Exploring Precision Medicine module, students explore and compare the concepts of race and genetics, and the social and medical impact these categories may have on… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Race & Genetics
Education Levels: Upper Secondary