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.
Viral Variants
This project addresses several key issues related to microorganisms, and places students in the role of CDC investigators who are studying the origins of a virus resistant to treatment. In addition,… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Immunology, Vaccines
Education Levels: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
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
Who Decides? The Ethics of Organ Transplantation
In this pocket lesson, students learn about the process adopted in various areas of the world to decide who receives available organs. This content gives students the opportunity to explore how these… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Pocket Lesson
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Biotech & Society, Race & Genetics, Bioethics
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Introductory
Why Is Scientific Research Regulated?
This lesson covers scientific regulation and an overview of bioethics, as well as nuclear energy, gene editing, and a number of other hot-button issues that students will definitely have heard about… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Biotech & Society, Bioethics
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
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