In this lesson, students will identify, select, and use laboratory glassware as well as maintain control inventory for glassware.
In this lesson, students will use hot plates/stirrers and understand how to identify, select, and use laboratory balances.
In this lesson, students will complete a lab practical assessment and demonstrate proficiency in the use of laboratory equipment.
In this lesson, students will be able to follow SOP for Spec 20 and use a spec 20 to find Transmittance vs. Absorbance for a set of solutions.
In this lesson, students will explain the light spectrum and how visible light can be split up as well as describe how spectrophotometer works.
In this lesson, students will describe bioethics and give related examples before creating a simple video that communicates the pros and cons of a bioethical issue.
In this lesson, students will define terms related to confidentiality before analyzing a new employee handbook for their code of ethics and ethical protocols and then conducting a debate about a company’s code of conduct.
In this lesson, students will define malpractice, negligence, and liability before analyzing behaviors that could result in malpractice, negligence, and liability and then working to evaluate a case for the occurrence of malpractice, negligence, and liability.
In this lesson, students will create an ethics presentation for new hires at a Biotech company.
In this lesson, students will finish an ethics presentation for new hires at a Biotech company and present a multimedia presentation on ethics to an audience.
In this lesson, students will define ethics and legality using a KIM chart before categorizing scenarios using terminology and justify their choices. Then they will create their own example of ethical, unethical, legal, and illegal situations.
In this lesson, students will describe the role of important federal organizations that regulate the Biotechnology industry and then create a poster combining and summarizing key laws and regulations outlined by the FDA, USDA, EPA, and OSHA.
In this lesson, students will define types of research misconduct (plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, confidentiality) and then analyze lab notebooks for compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
In this lesson, students will identify the different sizes of micropipettors, recognize when to use which size and demonstrate the ability to accurately set and use the different sized micropipettors. They also demonstrate the ability to successfully complete Micropipetting SOP.
In this lesson students identify DNA as an important molecule in biotechnology. They demonstrate the ability to use basic lab equipment to isolate DNA and quantify yield.
In this lesson, the students define bacteriological media and its uses. They list the ingredients and identify the purpose of each ingredient of nutrient agar. Students prepare 200 mL of sterile nutrient agar and store agar for use in future labs.
In this lesson, students will define Quality Assurance, describe the role of the Regulatory Department, and distinguish between Quality Control and Quality Assurance. They examine completed documents and inspect for variances and non-compliances and then work to correct them.
In this lesson students will list general classroom procedures, define Quality Control (QC) and explain its purpose in a laboratory setting. Then they will define FDA and describe its role in the biotechnology industry before identifying various types of laboratory documentation (SOP/OP, MSDS, Calibration Logs, etc.) and identifying different settings where documentation is used. Then they will recognize a variance from compliance and its implications and demonstrate proper documentation practices.
In this lesson, students will count the number of bacteria colonies on an agar plate and determine the percentage of antibiotic-resistant bacteria colonies per gram of vegetable sample.
In this lesson, students will perform a serial dilution given step by step instructions and plate bacteria on an agar plate using sterile techniques.