Biotechnology Lesson Plans
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BLAST Cancer RAS Gene Activity Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
Activity
Students will do a BLAST and learn about how a mutated gene will code for an abnormal protein, affecting the organism’s phenotype.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-1
HS-LS3-1
HS-LS3-2
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Human Body Systems Disorder Project Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
Project
Students will do a BLAST and learn about how the mutated protein affects cells, organs, and organ systems and those systems overall impact on homeostasis. The example students will use is sickle cell disorder.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-1
HS-LS1-2
HS-LS1-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Using Blood Tests to Identify Babies and Criminals Student Handout
Teacher Notes
Activity
Students learn the genetics and immunology of the ABO blood type system, using simple chemicals and logical reasoning to solve a murder mystery and to determine whether two babies were switched in the hospital.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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Strawberry DNA Extraction Lab Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
Experiment
Students will extract DNA from both bananas and strawberries. This is a great lab to do while introducing biomolecules for nucleic acids.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-1
Published by NGSS Life Science
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DNA Fingerprinting Crime Scene Lesson Plan
Worksheet
Students will examine crime scene evidence to determine who is responsible for eating the Queen's special imported Lindbergher Cheese. Students will model the process of electrophoresis and DNA fingerprinting.NGSS Standard
Published by Shannan Muskopf
More Biotechnology lesson plans are in the works.