Curriculum

Classroom-ready lessons that connect science to careers
Mitosis. DNA replication. Protein synthesis. Add career context without adding to your workload through free curriculum, workshops, and industry access.
Middle school (grade 6–8), High school (grade 9–12)

Writing and performing SOPs

Why are SOPs important in biotechnology? What components are needed for an SOP?

High school (grade 9–12)

Using current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs)

What are current good manufacturing practices and how might we use them to create a snack mix that meets the regulations?

Middle school (grade 6–8), High school (grade 9–12)

Teaching proper clean room gowning

How does industry reduce the risk of introducing contamination?

High school (grade 9–12)

Simulating the spread of an infectious disease

How are infectious diseases spread?

High school (grade 9–12)

Quality control bioinformatics

How might we confirm the purity of biomanufactured proteins to ensure that only the intended recombinant protein is being produced in a given batch?

High school (grade 9–12), Middle school (grade 6–8)

Protein synthesis modeling

How does the genetic code from DNA get communicated to the ribosomes for protein synthesis?

Middle school (grade 6–8)

Prosthetics engineering design challenge

How might the engineering design process be used to create a prototype to help someone with a limb difference button their shirt?

High school (grade 9–12)

The power of pineapple: an enzyme lab story

How do pH, heat, and the concentration of enzymes impact the enzymatic activity of protease in breaking down gelatin?

High school (grade 9–12)

Macrophages engineering design challenge

How might the engineering design process help to design an immune cell to “capture” an invader (bacteria, virus, etc.)? How is the immune cell affected when a mutation occurs?

Middle school (grade 6–8), High school (grade 9–12)

Immune system components and response

How does the immune system operate to recognize proteins?

High school (grade 9–12), Middle school (grade 6–8)

Exploring proteins of the immune system: Using alphafold and uniprot

How might we identify an unknown protein from an amino acid sequence and predict its three-dimensional shape?

High school (grade 9–12), Middle school (grade 6–8)

Environmental monitoring for quality assurance

What is the importance of monitoring for pathogens and cleanliness in lab spaces?

High school (grade 9–12), Middle school (grade 6–8)

Create a DNA protocol

What elements are necessary to remove DNA from a cell and in what quantities? What skills are necessary to be a successful group member?

High school (grade 9–12), Middle school (grade 6–8)

Careers in the Life Sciences

What are the careers within the life sciences? How do those careers work together to solve health-related problems?

High school (grade 9–12)

BLAST the invader

How do medical scientists identify the causal agent of respiratory disease? What tools allow medical researchers to decode a nucleotide sequence and match it to a specific pathogen?

High school (grade 9–12)

Amino acid folding basics

How do the chemical properties of amino acids affect the structure of a protein?

Stop hunting for career-connected lessons

We'll deliver new curriculum, virtual visit dates, and workshop registration directly to you.