Explore biology and biotechnology curricula and resources developed by ABE Master Teacher Fellows (MTFs).
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
Author: Jo-Anne Donaldson, ABE Australia
Computational Thinking and ABE
In this lesson, no instructions are provided. Instead, students use examples of what imaginary players have done to figure out how to play a game. Students practice the four parts of computational… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based
Topic(s): Data Science, Teaching and Learning
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Author: Aynur Elif Kekec Bulut, ABE Türkiye
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
Author: Anna-Maree Wells, ABE Australia
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
Author: David Upegui, ABE Rhode Island
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
Author: Urlette Reyes, ABE Greater Los Angeles Area
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
Author: Aidan Johnson, ABE Australia
The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Part 1: The Good—Lactic Acid Bacteria
Students investigate some of the claims companies make about probiotics and learn several key techniques in biotechnology (including aseptic technique, spreading, pipetting, sterilization using a… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Precision Medicine, Data Science, Lab Safety, Lab Techniques, Pipetting, Plating
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Author: Declan Cathcart, ABE Ireland
What Can DNA Tell Us About Race?
This project examines issues of race and racism using a variety of scientific lenses, and debunks many widely held misconceptions. Students use a variety of techniques to look at misconceptions,… Read more
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Biotech & Society, Race & Genetics, Data Science, Bioinformatics, PCR, Pipetting, Teaching and Learning, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Equity
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
Author: Tracy Serros, ABE San Francisco Bay Area