Week 1
8/18-8/22, 2014

Learning Goals: Provide a working definition of biotechnology and what biotechnology encompasses. Describe different careers in biotechnology.


Monday - Go over syllabus, Define biotechnology, Begin history of biotech scavenger hunt
HW: syllabus signatures

Tuesday - Biotech industry, Work on scavenger hunt  

HW: complete scavenger hunt

Wednesday - Discuss scavenger hunt, Introduce biotech company project

HW: preliminary company research

Thursday - How to set up lab notebook, Biotech lab safety, Work on biotech job project

HW: biotech company research

Friday - Prep for cheese making lab, Work on biotech job project

HW:  pre-lab