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Bacterial Biosensor Device |
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In this activity, students are asked to design a bacterial biosensor device on paper. Students are offered a scenario: they have a choice of two bacterial biosensors (lead and xylene detecting).They must
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Bacterial Transformation |
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This activity explores genetic engineering as a tool to construct new cellular organisms, usingthe pGLO Bacterial Transformation Kit from BioRad, but framing it as a biosensor activity. Bacterial biosensors
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Bioethics |
CCW |
This activity introduces students to ethics and bioethics. Bioethics concerns some of the more difficult dilemmas and decisions facing scientists as science advances, particularly in the field of Cellular
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Bioethics (Portobello) |
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This activity introduces students to ethics and bioethics. Bioethics concerns some of the more difficult dilemmas and decisions facing scientists as science advances, particilarly in the field of Cellular
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Bioremediation |
CCW |
This activity connects the engineered oil-eating abilities of microbes to large-scale bioremediation efforts. Students will observe microbes break down oil in water over the course of a few days. They
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Cell-to-Robot Analogy |
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In this activity students construct an analogy between the central dogma and a robot “running a program”. Students are first asked to place the central dogma (DNA-RNA-Protein) in the correct order
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Cell, Cell, What is a Cell? |
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This is an activity that allows the instructor to identify any misconceptions about cells. It’s a great introduction into cells and the characteristics of living things because it requires students to
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Cells Alive |
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This activity allows students to explore cells in a new way. The set of protists used in this activity offer a wide range of motilities, sizes, and shapes. This activity also offers a great introduction
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Experimental Models |
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In this activity, students select a model organism and brainstorm possible strengths and limitations of using this model in scientific experiments.
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Final Challenges |
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This is a great conclusion to a unit about cell biology, genetic engineering, or cellular engineering. Students are asked to program a robot to solve a challenge mat modeled after a real world problem
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Find Yellow Programming Module |
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This programming lesson was designed to teach the basics of programming in Open Roberta through a “find yellow” food finding simulation program. Each activity is designed to teach the pieces necessary
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Intro to Bacterial Biosensors |
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This lesson offers students an introduction into biosensors, which is a sensor that uses a living organism or biological components to detect the presence of chemicals. In this activity we focus on bacterial
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Intro to Programming |
CCW |
This programming lesson was designed to quickly teach the basics of programming a LEGO Mindstorm Robot in Open Roberta. It teaches programming through a series of programs. Many are purposefully “broken”
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Mystery Program |
CCW |
This is a quick demo to introduce students to the Lego Mindstorm EV3 and the concept of programming. In this lesson, students will make observations about how a robot moves and reacts to different stimuli
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Phototaxis Program |
CCW |
This programming lesson was designed to quickly teach the basics of programming a LEGO Mindstorm Robot in Open Roberta. It teaches programming through a series of programs. Many are purposefully “broken”
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Physarum |
CCW |
This activity is designed as an open-ended exploration into physarum preferences by observing its chemotaxis. Students first observe that physarum will move towards oats,and then design experiments to
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Physarum Experiment 2 |
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This activity builds on the first physarum chemotaxis experiment. This iteration of experimentsis a process that scientists and cellular engineers engage in regularly. Using computational thinking, students
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Programming Chemotaxis |
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This is a programming lesson that models cell movement up a chemical gradient, model with the chemotaxis mat that has a white to black gradient printed on it. In this lesson, students build on the idea
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Setting Up Your Robot |
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This contains information about how to access Open Roberta, the programming website used during the Cellular Construction Workshop. In includes how to set up an account, connecting your robot, and instructions
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Virtual Physarum Chemotaxis |
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This activity is designed as a virtual experiment into physarum preferences by observing its chemotaxis. The lesson starts with a simple demo, where student predict physarum chemotaxis toward either water
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