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Launch Biotechnology into Your Classroom: Drug Delivery and Diffusion
Students distinguish between diffusion and osmosis and describe ways that drugs can be administered. In this diffusion lesson students research career paths and create a presentation to give to the class.
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Opportunistic Diseases
Students explore the concept of opportunistic diseases. For this opportunistic diseases lesson, students take notes on a lecture regarding systemic herpes, candidiasis, cytomegalovirus, tuberculosis, MAC, recurrent pneumonia,...
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Antigen Switching in Malaria
High schoolers model how the malaria-causing protist avoids immune response in its host. In this parasite biology activity, students use printed cell images to model the way that Plasmodium changes surface protein markers every few...
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Food Forensics: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Ninth graders explore the specific reaction between an antigen and the antibody that recognizes it. They carry out an exploratory experiment leading to the concept of specificity.
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Allergies V. Viruses
Students examine how viruses and allergens affect the body. In this viruses lesson students create flow charts and examine the differences in how colds are diagnosed.
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Autoimmune Disease
Students conduct Internet research on an autoimmune disease, and present the information in a PowerPoint presentation.
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Apoptosis: Programmed Cell Death During Development
Students model the plasticity of neural pathways for memory in the brain. They simulate the cell activity according to dots on cards that they are given. They complete various simulations of different cell combinations.
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AIDS TODAY
High schoolers study the AIDS epidemic. In this health policy instructional activity students divide into groups and research the Internet to obtain information on AIDS.
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P.L.E.P: Parts of Blood
Pupils examine the different parts of blood. In this human blood lesson students work in groups and identify parts of blood and construct a model of human blood.
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Vital Vitamins
Pupils study vitamins and who should take them and what ones to take. In this investigative lesson students plan a healthy diet after reviewing the types of supplements.
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Mechanisms to Fight Disease
Pupils explain how our body fight diseases. In this biology lesson, students identify the role of bacteria and viruses in human illness. They create a PowerPoint presentation and essay at the of the unit.
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Biotechnology: Drug Delivery and Diffusion
Students discover advances in biomedical technology such as transdermal delivery and other non-invasive procedures. In lab activities, they examine how medication is given and how molecules travel, observe electrophoresis, and conduct...
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Cancer Treatments
High schoolers explore the different kinds of treatments available for cancer and what their dangers or side effects are. They discover how often patients get treated, and how expensive the treatments are.
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DNA Fingerprinting with Gel Electrophoresis
Students use DNA fingerprinting to demonstrate the concept that DNA fingerprinting can be used to identify individuals and solve problems. They use gel electrophoresis to analyze the DNA of a suspected criminal to prove innocence or guilt.
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What Do You Know About AIDS?
Students explore AIDS. In this AIDS lesson, students discuss their impressions and knowledge of the disease prior to listening to a lecture regarding the attributes of the disease.
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Learning about Infectious Diseases
All of the activities and worksheets in this unit relate to learning about how infectious diseases spread & how the body deals with them. There is a collection of problem-based learning activities, as well very useful at-home...
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Virus Tracker
Sixth graders will simulate the spread of a virus such as HIV through a population by "sharing" (but not drinking) the water in a plastic cup with several classmates. Although invisible, the water in a few of the cups will already be...
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Taking Care of Me
Middle schoolers brainstorm on the effects of stress on the body. In this health science lesson, students write journals three times a week about how they feel. They determine strategies to cope with stress.
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Comparison of Four-, Six-, And Eight-bp Cuts in Calf Thymus Dna
Students investigate the use of restriction enzymes to recognize a four-, six-, and eight-nucleotide sequence. They utilize restrictive endonucleases to cut Thymus DNA and compare results by viewing the DNA fragments on Agarose Gel...
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Properties of Matter (Biomaterial Through Nanotechnology)
Students investigate friction between different surfaces. In this physics activity, students research biomaterials that can reduce friction. They calculate efficiency using a mathematical formula.
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Cold and Flus
Students investigate the difference between viral and bacterial illnesses. In this health lesson, students learn the symptoms of each and examine ways to prevent spreading virusus and bacteria.
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Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli
Students discuss the antibiotic resistance of bacteria. They design an experiment to test the resistance of different strands of E. coli. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Hazard Mitigation: Bioterrorism
Students discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism lesson, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of biological...
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Cancer Treatments
Young scholars explore various types of cancer treatments. In this cancer treatment lesson plan, students discuss the types of cancer and the treatments which are being offered.