Week 3
January 19-23, 2015

Learning goals: Describe structure of DNA. Extract DNA from cheek cells. Describe early work of scientitists finding the genetic material.

 

Monday - Structure of DNA ppt

HW: DNA diagram wkhst/cheese making lab

Tuesday - Discovery of DNA as genetic material - transforming principle partner work

HW: essay due 1/23

Wednesday - Prep for DNA extraction lab

HW: DNA extraction pre-lab

Thursday - DNA extraction lab

HW: lab due 1/26

Friday - DNA replication ppt; Complete lab write-up; Work on biotech jobs project

HW: projects due 2/2

Week 2

Learning Goals: Describe different careers in biotechnology. Describe the role of enzymes in cheese production.



Monday - Discuss scavenger hunt, Introduce biotech company project
HW: preliminary company research

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

HW: biotech company research

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

HW:  pre-lab

Thursday - Cheese production lab - part A

HW: none

Friday - Cheese production lab - part B

HW: lab due 1/20

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

Week 14/15

November 17 - 21 and 24 - 28, 2014

Learning Goals: Examine legal, moral/ ethical and social issues that have arisen as result of advances in DNA technology. Become familiar with resources available at NCBI. Utilize resources at NCBI to identify DNA sequence.

 

WEEK 14

Monday -Introduce and begin GATTACA video

HW: none

Tuesday - Continue GATTACA

HW: none

Wednesday - Complete GATTACA and discuss; Bioethics ppt/case examination

HW: GATTACA ?s due 11/21

Thursday - Complete bioethics; Introduce semester project

HW: none

Friday - Project work day

HW:project sources due 12/5

WEEK 15

Monday - Bioinfomatics ppt; Begin navigating the NCBI

HW: NCBI due 11/25

Tuesday - Complete navigating NCBI; Begin biology workbench & GenBank activity

HW: bio wkbench & GenBank due 12/2

Wednesday - Project work day

HW: sources due  12/5

Thursday/Friday - No School Thanksgiving Break! 

Week 12
November 3 - 7, 2014

Learning goals: Show how human genome has contributed to new understandings and applications. Explain how PCR amplifies DNA.

 

Monday - Human genome project websheet

HW: none

Tuesday - Human genome ppt

HW: complete websheet

Wednesday - PCR virtual lab

HW: lab questions 

Thursday -  ER 1-4, No class

Friday - PCR ppt; Chromosome maps/markers

HW: research chromosome