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.
Students will analyze modern fossil records of four different species of a group of organisms called foraminifera, which are single celled protists with shells (tests). All of the specimens were collected from the Santa Monica Basin in the Pacific Ocean just off of Santa Monica, California.
Coral reefs are one of nature's most spectacular examples of biodiversity, largely due to the symbiotic relationship between algae and colonial polyps, the organisms that secrete the calcium carbonate shell that make up the coral reef.
The Smart Cities lesson will introduce students to a variety of ways in which a city can use technology to collect and analyze data.
The use of transformation has been a fundamental tool in biotechnology harnessing the natural ability of bacteria to take up foreign DNA which can then express proteins used for human purposes.
Biotechnology is a broad unit in Biology which has the opportunity to captivate students with hands on activities and real world connections as well as allow students to discover new career opportunities in this new trench in 21st century science.
Students will build a simple spectrometer, and test it to determine the optimal angle for the CD to be placed. They will document both their process and their findings, and share their results with the class in a multimedia presentation.
Students and teachers often view laboratory investigations as exercises in following directions, which grossly misrepresents the scientific process. Experimentation involves careful and methodological application of scientific principles, in which peers critique communicated results.
Students are often asked to understand complicated, abstract, academic language, (such as: a consequence of, despite the fact that, clearly demonstrates) and are asked to use it often on their assignments and tests.