{"id":18501,"date":"2022-12-06T04:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/?p=18501"},"modified":"2023-05-17T09:12:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:12:02","slug":"exploring-biotech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/programs-projects\/exploring-biotech\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Biotech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group landing-intro-block color-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group left-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumb\"><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb-nav\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\" \" rel=\"nofollow\">Home<\/a><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploring Biotech for Middle Schoolers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lawrence\u2019s Exploring Biotechnology program introduces middle schoolers to the powerful and locally relevant field of biotechnology. In the 2022-23 school year, we were able to serve over 1,300 middle school students and teachers with generous support from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fund.bayer.us\/\">Bayer Fund<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you can find a selection of educational resources from this program, including our&nbsp;<a href=\"#video-series\">biotechnology careers video series<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"#lesson\">lesson materials for a hands-on activity<\/a>&nbsp;featuring yeast, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"#publication\">full program report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group right-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_1843403152-1.jpg\" alt=\"A student looks through a microscope\" class=\"wp-image-12278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_1843403152-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_1843403152-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_1843403152-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group just-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading header-offset\" id=\"video-series\">Video Series<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-right\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biotechnology Careers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This video series highlights the wide range of problems that local bay area scientists are solving using biotechnology. From <a href=\"\/biotech-videos\/bayer\/\">human health<\/a> to <a href=\"\/biotech-videos\/bolt-threads\/\">sustainable fashion<\/a> to <a href=\"\/biotech-videos\/impossible-foods\/\">plant-based meats<\/a> to <a href=\"\/biotech-videos\/pivot-bio\/\">agriculture<\/a> and climate change, biotech professionals are applying knowledge of the inner workings of living organisms to design innovative solutions to important problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <script>\n  jQuery(() => {\n    jQuery('.slider').slick({\n    });\n  });\n<\/script>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"block wp-block-group bkgrd-color block-slider latestPosts padding-top padding-bottom \">\n\n      <h3>Biotechnology Careers Video Series<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"cols slider media-slider slider-row\" data-slick='{\n      \"slidesToShow\": 3, \n      \"slidesToScroll\": 3,\n      \"responsive\": [\n        {\n       \"breakpoint\": 770,\n       \"settings\": {\n        \"slidesToShow\": 1,\n        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                <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full \" style=\"--child-img-width:843px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bold-threads-video.png\" alt=\"Biotech in Fashion\" class=\"wp-image-134\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\"><\/figure>\n                <\/a>\n              \n\n                              <div class=\"text-content\">\n\n                  \n                                \n\n\n                <h4>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/biotech-videos\/bolt-threads\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                    Bolt Threads<\/a>\n                <\/h4>\n\n                               \n                  \n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                  <div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/biotech-videos\/bolt-threads\/\" target=\"_self\" 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               \n                <a class=\"figure-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/biotech-videos\/bayer\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Bayer\">\n                  <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full \" style=\"--child-img-width:843px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bayer-video.png\" alt=\"Biotech in Medicine\" class=\"wp-image-134\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\"><\/figure>\n                <\/a>\n              \n\n                              <div class=\"text-content\">\n\n                  \n                                \n\n\n                <h4>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/biotech-videos\/bayer\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                    Bayer<\/a>\n                <\/h4>\n\n                               \n                  \n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                  <div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/biotech-videos\/bayer\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Learn More about Bayer\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n\n                <\/div><!-- .text content -->\n\n                          <\/div><!-- .inner grid -->\n          <\/div><!-- .item -->\n        \n      <\/div>\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n    <\/div><!-- .block -section -->\n\n  \n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group just-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading header-offset\" id=\"lesson\">Lesson Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/yeast-activity.png\" alt=\"A measuring tube with a yeast sample from a biotech yeast activity\" class=\"wp-image-23510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/yeast-activity.png 600w, https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/yeast-activity-575x600.png 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-right\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These biotech lessons are used before and after a biotech field trip to The Lawrence as part of the Exploring Biotechnology program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first lesson occurs in the classroom before the field trip, and could also be used as a standalone lesson. Students are introduced to different ways scientists and engineers can modify microbes like yeast and bacteria to cause them to make environmentally friendly products. Students then gain hands-on experience with this idea by conducting an investigation where they compare the behavior of two different kinds of yeast. Students end the lesson by viewing and discussing two of the biotech careers videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second lesson happens during the field trip to The Lawrence. Students are immersed in the inner world of cells in our planetarium and then conduct a high tech biotechnology experiment in the Bayer Fund Science Discovery Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third lesson occurs in the classroom after the field trip. Students reflect on their visit to The Lawrence and then view and discuss the final two biotech careers videos. Students bring what they have learned together with their own experiences and values in a final project where they share what problems they would solve using biotechnology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grades<\/strong>: Middle School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Topics:<\/strong> Biology, Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Activity Resources:<\/strong> Sample lesson materials including detailed instructions for a hands-on activity featuring yeast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-pdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EXBIO-teachers-guide-Lessons-1-3-no-survey.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EXBIO Teachers Guide &#8211; Lessons 1 &amp; 3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-pptx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EXBIO-projections-Lessons-1-3-no-survey_updated.pptx\">EXBIO Projections &#8211; Lessons 1 &amp; 3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-pdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EXBIO-student-sheet-Lesson-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EXBIO Student Sheet &#8211; Lesson 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-pdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EXBIO-graphic-organizer-Lessons-1-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EXBIO Graphic Organizer &#8211; Lesson 1 &amp; 3<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group just-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading header-offset\">Biotechnology Program<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-right\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This program is part of The Lawrence\u2019s biotechnology education program, which aims to reveal the microscopic worlds inside living things and engage learners with the different ways life can be used to solve problems. Visitors to the Lawrence might be interested in our <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/exhibits\/biotechnology-learning-lab\/\">Hands-on Biotech<\/a> exhibit space.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"block wp-block-group bkgrd-color publications-block latestPosts\">\n     \n  <h3>Publication<\/h3>  \n   \n\n\n    <div class=\"article-container\">\n\n      \n\n        <div class=\"post-item\">\n          \n\n          <div class=\"post-article-content\">\n\n                          <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/publications\/exploring-biotechnology-in-middle-school-inspiring-future-problem-solvers\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                  Exploring Biotechnology in Middle School: Inspiring Future Problem Solvers<\/a><\/h4>\n\n            \n            \n\n            This Program Brief gives an overview of a program that introduces middle school students to the science behind biotechnology, features stories from diverse local biotechnology [&#8230;]\n\n            \n\n            \n\n          <\/div><!--post article content-->\n\n        <\/div><!-- .item -->\n\n      \n\n    <\/div><!--article container-->\n\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><!-- .block -section -->\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group just-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading header-offset\">Support <br>Provided<br>By<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-right\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BayerFund_logo_500px.png\" alt=\"Bayer Fund\" class=\"wp-image-24088\" width=\"250\" height=\"61\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group get-in-touch-block has-helios-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get In Touch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"get-in-touch-text-info\">For more information about this project please contact Lee Bishop at <a href=\"mailto:bishoplm@berkeley.edu\">bishoplm@berkeley.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lawrence\u2019s Exploring Biotechnology program introduces middle schoolers to the powerful and locally relevant field of biotechnology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[327,350],"tags":[333,332],"class_list":["post-18501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-programs-projects","category-resources","tag-biotech","tag-sustainable"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18501"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24089,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18501\/revisions\/24089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}