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China SciTech Program - July 1 & 2

China SciTech Program - July 1 & 2

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Last updated: Jul 16, 2019

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

    • Cell Respiration Part 1

      • Ungerminated versus germinated seeds
    • Cell Respiration Part 2
      • Open Inquiry > Design a scientific investigation using a randomly chosen variable. 
 
  • 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


    • All teams print 5x7”photo using ExoLabs Microscope/Epson printer setup

 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


10:30 AM

TMEC 332 > Teams 1 - 4 Genesis

TMEC 102 > Teams 5 - 8 Shiwei