Animal and Plant Biotechnology

Animal and Plant Biotechnology, a specialization course in the CASE Program of Study, provides resources to the teacher to facilitate rigorous instruction and increase the level of student understanding related to biotechnology concepts. Students will complete hands-on activities, projects, and problems designed to build content knowledge and technical skills in the field of biotechnology. Students are expected to become proficient at projects involving micropipetting, bacterial cultures and transformations, electrophoresis, and polymerase chain reaction. Research and experimental design will be highlighted as students develop and conduct industry appropriate investigations.

CASE resources and professional development provide extensive preparation for the teacher to be proficient and confident in their ability to provide proper instruction of biotechnology skills and concepts.

Biotechnology The following is a draft version of concepts taught in the course. Final versions will be available in March 2012.

DRAFT APB Course Concepts

Prerequisites

Due to the pace and rigor of the course, certain prerequisites are necessary for student success. The preferred method of student acceptance into Animal and Plant Biotechnology is through a CASE Sequence of Courses. Students should take Introduction to AFNR followed by either Principleso f Agricultural Science - Animal or Principles of Agricultural Science - Plant prior to registering for this course.

An alternative route could be Biology, Chemistry, foundational agricultural science for plants and animals and a strong background in student-directed, project-, and inquiry-based learning.

General Equipment Needs

Below is a list of general equipment needs, detailed specifications, quantities, and consumables will be released in March.

Local Equipment

Refrigerator – no food
Freezer - not frost free
Microwave – older is better

Existing equipment (CASE schools)

Balances
Incubator
Beakers
Graduated cylinders
Microscopes
Test tubes
Test tube racks

Industry appropriate equipment

Micropipettes
Micro-Centrifuge
Electrophoresis chambers and power supply
Reagent bottles
Water bath
Thermal cycler
Hot plate/stirrers
Autoclave (recommended)

Consumables

Pipette tips
Solutions, cultures
DNA samples
Petri dishes
Microcentrifuge tubes

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