SECOND SEMESTER
Week 1
January 5 - 9, 2015

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



Monday - No class

Tuesday - Go over syllabus; Define biotechnology; Begin history of biotech scavenger hunt
HW: get syllabus signed by 1/12

Wednesday - No school - weather

Thursday - No school - weather

Friday - Biotech industry; Work on scavenger hunt
HW: complete scavenger hunt

Week 17
December 8-12, 2014

Learning Goals: Simulate microarray technology to study genes involved in lung cancer. Use forensic evidence to examine mystery of Anna Andersen. Examine legal, moral/ ethical and social issues that have arisen as result of advances in DNA technology.

 

Monday - DNA chips lab - part 1

HW: none

Tuesday - DNA chips lab - part 2

HW: lab due 12/12

Wednesday - Project work day

HW: project due 12/19

Thursday - Begin Andersen-Romanov mystery

HW: project due 12/19

Friday - Review for test

HW: study

Unit 4 Test Tuesday 12/16 
Project work days: 12/17, 18

Week 16
December 1-5, 2014

Learning Goals: Describe modern methods of DNA sequencing. Model the molecular processes involved in sequencing.



Monday - DNA sequencing - Sanger method: animation - activity
HW: none

Tuesday - DNA sequencing ppt

HW: sequencing ?s

Wednesday - Microarrays activity

HW: complete activity

Thursday - Prep for DNA Chips lab

HW: pre-lab/project sources

Friday - Biotech semester project work day

HW: project due 12/19