Bioengineering

Designing Life

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Elective 03 — Bioengineering

Target Phenomenon

Can we grow replacement organs? Bioprinting and synthetic biology.

NGSS Standards

  • HS-LS1-4 — Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.
  • HS-LS3-1 — Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.

Lesson Breakdown

LessonTitleType
L01[TBD]Launch
L02[TBD]Explore
L03[TBD]Explain
L04[TBD]Elaborate

Total: 4 lessons

None — standalone. No prerequisites.

Notes

Engineering design challenge — students propose a bioengineered solution to a real problem.