China SciTech Program - July 1 & 2

China SciTech Program - July 1 & 2

AGENDA - Digital BioLab Experience at Harvard Medical School

DAY 1 • Monday, July 1, 2019  •  9 – 3:30 PM

Harvard Medical School Educators

Robert Simpson

Science Curriculum Specialist

Bob Rochlin

Lab Coordinator

Shiwei Liu

Graduate student

Genesis Perez-Melara

Project Success Coordinator

CJ Beneduce

Lead Lab Assistant


9:30 AM – Noon > Cellular Respiration Lab

Teams 1 - 10 > TMEC 328 Learning Studio – Perez & Liu

  • Welcome & Overview of Program– Simpson & Rochlin

    • Secrets of the Mung Bean video

    • 5-minute presentations on science career pathway

      • Genesis Perez-Melara

         

      • Shiwei Liu

         

  • Introduction to Cellular Respiration PPT - Perez & Liu



  • Learn to ask good questions with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) - Simpson

Click to launch video.



Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.

  • Cellular Respiration Poster Activity

  • Big Ideas Student Task Organizer

  • Nearpod pre-assessment – Simpson

  • Lab Activity - Cellular Respiration 

    • Guided Vernier Labquest overview

 

  • Nearpod evaluation includes 5-10 question quiz

Noon – 12:50 > Lunch - TMEC 328 

  • Dr. Sheila Nutt address

1 – 3:30 PM  >Transpiration Lab

  • EO Wilson iBook video animation on Hinton iPad – Liu



  • Transpiration Lab Introduction  – Rochlin & Liu

 

  • Plant selection & run 1 setup

  • Plant Open Inquiry Investigation

    • Heat

    • Wind

    • Humidity

    • Number of leaves

    • You choose 

  • Leaf stomata microscopy > Simpson

 

 Example Microscopy image from Green Ivy 

3:15 PM  3 Student teams report out.

3:30 PM  Departure

DAY 2 • Tuesday, July 2, 2019  •  9 – 3:30 PM

9:30 AM Students arrive and divide into 8 teams 

ALL students & educators meet in TMEC 306

Introduction to DNA Analysis - Shiwei Liu

 

Optional BrainPop Movie on DNA