Aluminum Tolerant Corn Activity
TEACHING TOOL
Students annotate a genome in order to analyze sequence data from aluminum tolerant and aluminum sensitive plants. They explore the answers in a file that contains only the letters A, T, C and G.
Big Data, Big Science, Big Impact!
DIGITAL ACTIVITY
Students will utilize The Progress of Science Timeline to learn more about several “Big Science Projects” that have been conducted in the last thirty years.
Biotech Basics Articles
TEACHING TOOL
A collection of short, student-friendly articles that provide background and foundational content for key concepts in genetics, genomics and biotechnology.
Biotechnology Discoveries and Applications: The Guidebook
TEACHING TOOL
The Annual Guidebook provides teachers a quick way to stay up to date and to incorporate the latest genetics, genomics and biotechnology research into classroom discussions.
Dairy-Identical Cheese
MODELING ACTIVITY
Build paper models to illustrate genetic engineering in the making of dairy free cheese.
FILTERED
DIGITAL ACTIVITY
Use your puzzle skills to master computational tools in a bioinformatics program called VIRIDAE (Viral Identification and Analysis Engine). Analyze the genome of the pathogen with your pipeline to determine its origin and identify the genetic variation that made it so deadly. Each tool you master will help you ‘filter’ genomic information to find answers in the data.
GenomeCache®
DIGITAL ACTIVITY
Set up a scale model of the human genome at your school and send your students on an App based scavenger hunt. Along the way, they’ll learn more about the human genome through clues and fun facts.
History of DNA Technology
DIGITAL ACTIVITY
Use the Progress of Science digital timeline to investigate the history of DNA and identify when those discoveries occurred in relation to advances in television technology.
Musical PCR
SIMULATION
Simulate the process of PCR with simple materials such as tape and a variety of music to model temperature changes that result in copies of DNA.
Timeline Challenge
DIGITAL ACTIVITY
Investigate key advances in agriculture and biotechnology to solve a real-world agricultural challenge. This free digital resource utilizes the HudsonAlpha Progress of Science Biotechnology Timeline.
Touching Triton®
DIGITAL ACTIVITY
Set in a 20 year space mission, you’re tasked with making medical packing decisions for 6 crew members. Students analyze how risk is influenced by three factors: family history, medical records and genomic profile. Choose wisely and keep the crew healthy.
Viral Sequence Analysis
DIGITAL ACTIVITY
A set of exercises designed to allow students to tackle a current issue, the COVID-19 pandemic, by learning the skills and computational tools needed to analyze viral sequence data.