This lab (lesson) will allow students to gain a modeled laboratory experience of how surface antigens (proteins)on blood cells are used to identify the type of blood we (humans) have. I will set-up the lab as CSI crime scene where students solve who the murderer is based on “blood” evidence.
I’m creating this ETP to address a problem that I’ve observed at Richmond High School: a sizeable amount of students don’t know about STEM careers beside the nebulous “doctor,” “nurse,” and “engineer.” With new, diverse, and specialized STEM careers growing and expanding rapidly, especially here
Have your students ever wondered how drugs are tested before they come to market? Or how researchers choose their clinical research participants?
In this laboratory activity, students will develop an understanding of how antigens and antibodies work while experiencing a biomedical application of those processes.
This laboratory investigation allows students to participate in a HIV test simulation by using an ELISA Assay to test for the presence of HIV antibodies in two simulated patient blood samples.