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- Resource (Professional Learning/Support, Event, Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
ABE Express
ABE Express is a condensed version of the full ABE curriculum, usually conducted over 1–2 days. These workshops are conducted in Science Centre Singapore. There are 3 options—ABE Express Beginner,… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
PTC Lab (Dutch)
De Reizende DNA-labs en de ABE leskistDe Reizende DNA-labs slaan een brug tussen biologie en scheikunde op school en de nieuwste ontwikkelingen rond genomics, door leerlingen zelf aan de slag te… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Kitten Paternity
This lab is a different take on classic gel electrophoresis. Students run a gel and analyze it in order to determine which cat is most likely to be the father of a group of kittens. Students may… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
RFP Denaturation Activity
This activity allows students to explore how denaturation of RFP affects the protein. Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Biotech Escape Room Puzzles
These "escape room" puzzles allow students to work through a variety of interesting biotechnology scenarios. Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Promotional Materials, Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Column Making Workshop
This workshop, hosted by ABE San Francisco, allowed participants to create their own chromatography columns in order to elute rfp. Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Foundations of Biotech Lab Flowcharts
These flowcharts, created by ABE Hong Kong, help guide students through the Foundations of Biotech labs using a series of useful visuals. Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Micropipetting Practice Stations
This activity allows students to practice their pipetting skills at a series of different "stations". Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Web-based)
Protein Factory Game
This board game teaches students the fundamentals of transcription and translation. These materials were developed by ABE Master Teacher Fellow Indeborg Van der Neut of ABE The Netherlands as part of… Read more
Class Sessions2+
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
ABE for Lower Secondary School
This lesson is a series of lower-secondary school activities modeled after the ABE Foundations of Biotech lab series. In it, younger students can explore some of the tools and techniques of… Read more
Class Sessions6–10
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Genetic Technologies Overview
This lesson provides an introduction to eight current topics in biotechnology, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA "fingerprinting," and genetic sequencing. The scientific principles are… Read more
Class Sessions11
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Yeast – The Living Tool
Because the cellular processes of yeast are relatively easy to manipulate, it has been extensively used as a model organism in biotechnology research. Like human cells, yeast cells have a nucleus… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Pipetting
The biotechnology industry has changed tremendously with the introduction of new tools and technologies. Many of these advances have changed the way scientists work, allowing them to accomplish tasks… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Synthetic Biology
In this lesson, students learn research and learn the underlying concepts of Synthetic Biology, learn how to apply engineering design process to create systems of devices composed of parts of DNA,… Read more
Class Sessions5–15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Thalassemia
In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the relationship between scientific research in modern biology and medicine by studying the genetic basis of thalassemia, a form of hereditary… Read more
Class Sessions15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Differentiated ABE
This differentiated learning program enables senior students studying Investigating Science to access the ABE program to deepen their understanding of how the discovery of the structure of DNA has… Read more
Class Sessions5–10
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Part 1: The Good—Lactic Acid Bacteria
Students investigate some of the claims companies make about probiotics and learn several key techniques in biotechnology (including aseptic technique, spreading, pipetting, sterilization using a… Read more
Class Sessions5+
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based, Web-based)
Rice Genetic Modification Simulation
Rice is a staple food product in many countries across the globe, and it can be modified in numerous useful ways (e.g., to be resistant to diseases, to include additional nutrients as in golden rice… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Foundations of Biotech Labs
The Foundations of Biotech labs were created to introduce students to biotech techniques and concepts; in these labs, students explore recombinant DNA technology. Sequences of these labs were… Read more
Class Sessions4–20
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Professional Learning/Support, Event, Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
ABE Express
ABE Express is a condensed version of the full ABE curriculum, usually conducted over 1–2 days. These workshops are conducted in Science Centre Singapore. There are 3 options—ABE Express Beginner,… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
PTC Lab (Dutch)
De Reizende DNA-labs en de ABE leskistDe Reizende DNA-labs slaan een brug tussen biologie en scheikunde op school en de nieuwste ontwikkelingen rond genomics, door leerlingen zelf aan de slag te… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Kitten Paternity
This lab is a different take on classic gel electrophoresis. Students run a gel and analyze it in order to determine which cat is most likely to be the father of a group of kittens. Students may… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
RFP Denaturation Activity
This activity allows students to explore how denaturation of RFP affects the protein. Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Promotional Materials, Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Column Making Workshop
This workshop, hosted by ABE San Francisco, allowed participants to create their own chromatography columns in order to elute rfp. Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Foundations of Biotech Lab Flowcharts
These flowcharts, created by ABE Hong Kong, help guide students through the Foundations of Biotech labs using a series of useful visuals. Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Micropipetting Practice Stations
This activity allows students to practice their pipetting skills at a series of different "stations". Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
ABE for Lower Secondary School
This lesson is a series of lower-secondary school activities modeled after the ABE Foundations of Biotech lab series. In it, younger students can explore some of the tools and techniques of… Read more
Class Sessions6–10
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Yeast – The Living Tool
Because the cellular processes of yeast are relatively easy to manipulate, it has been extensively used as a model organism in biotechnology research. Like human cells, yeast cells have a nucleus… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Pipetting
The biotechnology industry has changed tremendously with the introduction of new tools and technologies. Many of these advances have changed the way scientists work, allowing them to accomplish tasks… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Lab-based)
Exploring Precision Medicine (Lab-based)
The Exploring Precision Medicine module explores the connections between genes and traits. Students learn how slight genetic differences can impact how well a patient responds to certain medications… Read more
Class Sessions8–12
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Part 1: The Good—Lactic Acid Bacteria
Students investigate some of the claims companies make about probiotics and learn several key techniques in biotechnology (including aseptic technique, spreading, pipetting, sterilization using a… Read more
Class Sessions5+
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based, Web-based)
Rice Genetic Modification Simulation
Rice is a staple food product in many countries across the globe, and it can be modified in numerous useful ways (e.g., to be resistant to diseases, to include additional nutrients as in golden rice… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Foundations of Biotech Labs
The Foundations of Biotech labs were created to introduce students to biotech techniques and concepts; in these labs, students explore recombinant DNA technology. Sequences of these labs were… Read more
Class Sessions4–20
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
PTC Lab (Dutch)
De Reizende DNA-labs en de ABE leskistDe Reizende DNA-labs slaan een brug tussen biologie en scheikunde op school en de nieuwste ontwikkelingen rond genomics, door leerlingen zelf aan de slag te… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Kitten Paternity
This lab is a different take on classic gel electrophoresis. Students run a gel and analyze it in order to determine which cat is most likely to be the father of a group of kittens. Students may… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Biotech Escape Room Puzzles
These "escape room" puzzles allow students to work through a variety of interesting biotechnology scenarios. Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Web-based)
Protein Factory Game
This board game teaches students the fundamentals of transcription and translation. These materials were developed by ABE Master Teacher Fellow Indeborg Van der Neut of ABE The Netherlands as part of… Read more
Class Sessions2+
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Yeast – The Living Tool
Because the cellular processes of yeast are relatively easy to manipulate, it has been extensively used as a model organism in biotechnology research. Like human cells, yeast cells have a nucleus… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Pipetting
The biotechnology industry has changed tremendously with the introduction of new tools and technologies. Many of these advances have changed the way scientists work, allowing them to accomplish tasks… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Synthetic Biology
In this lesson, students learn research and learn the underlying concepts of Synthetic Biology, learn how to apply engineering design process to create systems of devices composed of parts of DNA,… Read more
Class Sessions5–15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Thalassemia
In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the relationship between scientific research in modern biology and medicine by studying the genetic basis of thalassemia, a form of hereditary… Read more
Class Sessions15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Differentiated ABE
This differentiated learning program enables senior students studying Investigating Science to access the ABE program to deepen their understanding of how the discovery of the structure of DNA has… Read more
Class Sessions5–10
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Web-based)
Protein Factory Game
This board game teaches students the fundamentals of transcription and translation. These materials were developed by ABE Master Teacher Fellow Indeborg Van der Neut of ABE The Netherlands as part of… Read more
Class Sessions2+
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Genetic Technologies Overview
This lesson provides an introduction to eight current topics in biotechnology, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA "fingerprinting," and genetic sequencing. The scientific principles are… Read more
Class Sessions11
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based, Web-based)
Rice Genetic Modification Simulation
Rice is a staple food product in many countries across the globe, and it can be modified in numerous useful ways (e.g., to be resistant to diseases, to include additional nutrients as in golden rice… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Professional Learning/Support, Event, Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
ABE Express
ABE Express is a condensed version of the full ABE curriculum, usually conducted over 1–2 days. These workshops are conducted in Science Centre Singapore. There are 3 options—ABE Express Beginner,… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Resource (Professional Learning/Support, Event, Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
ABE Express
ABE Express is a condensed version of the full ABE curriculum, usually conducted over 1–2 days. These workshops are conducted in Science Centre Singapore. There are 3 options—ABE Express Beginner,… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
- Blog Post
Tiny Transformations: Harnessing Bacterial Behavior to Cure Disease
Frederick Griffith’s 1928 experiment on bacterial transformation paved the way for numerous advances in medicine. Griffith was trying to develop a vaccine for pneumonia during which he experimented… Read more
- Blog Post
Lab Technicians Share Knowledge and Make Global Connections
Implementing ABE is not just about providing the equipment, the curriculum, or even the training. It's truly a team effort, requiring the collaboration of technicians with teachers to provide hands-… Read more
- Blog Post
Diving into Wonder Through New Approaches to Science Education
In the last weeks of May, after finishing her honors thesis and graduating with a biology degree from Bellarmine University, Kaitlyn Kalehuawehe made an unexpected visit to North Oldham Middle School… Read more