Explore biology and biotechnology curricula and resources developed by ABE Master Teacher Fellows (MTFs).
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
Author: Gilda Nappo
Milk: The Only Food Created to Be Eaten
In this inquiry-based science project, developed by ABE Italy Master Teacher Fellow Chiara Garulli, students gain a greater understanding of enzyme activities, proteins, molecular structure,… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Society, Lab Techniques, Restriction Enzyme
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Author: Chiara Garulli
Biotechnology Use in the Real World
In this project, developed by ABE Australia Master Teacher Fellow Amy Chen, students become familiar with the many ways that biotechnology is in the world around us, and how it impacts our lives, and… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Biotech & Society, Bioethics, Lab Techniques, Cloning
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Author: Amy Chen
Gene Regulation of the Red Fluorescent Protein in the PARA-R Plasmid
This lesson introduces students to the concept of gene regulation, and several related topics. It covers several types of operons, including the regulation mechanism involved in Foundations of… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Web-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Biotech & Society
Education Levels: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
Author: Anthony Fernandes, ABE Greater Los Angeles Area
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. Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Web-based
Topic(s): Lab Techniques, Gene Expression
Education Levels: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
Author: Ingeborg Van der Neut, ABE The Netherlands
ABE for Lower Secondary School
This lesson is a series of lower-secondary school activities modeled after the ABE Foundations of Biotech lab series. In it, younger students can explore some of the tools and techniques of… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Lab Techniques, Gel Electrophoresis, Pipetting
Education Levels: Lower Secondary
Author: Susan Senior, ABE Australia
Quality Control Testing of Purified RFP
In this series of hands-on activities, students perform quality-control tests on the red fluorescent protein, which they created and isolated during the ABE Foundations of Biotech labs, and learn to… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Precision Medicine
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Author: Sydney Johnson, ABE San Francisco Bay Area
Genetic Technologies Overview
This lesson provides an introduction to eight current topics in biotechnology, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA "fingerprinting," and genetic sequencing. The scientific… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Web-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Society, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Lab Techniques, Cloning, CRISPR, Gene Editing, Gene Sequencing, Transformation
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Author: Teresa Harris, ABE Australia