Biomed III-STEM Class Resources

Important Dates to Remember...  Blue = abbreviated school day  Red = no school
Winter Break is from 12/19/24 through 01/07/25 (students return on Wednesday 01/08/25)
 
January 2025
Monday, Jan. 6: In-service day (No school for students)
Tuesday, Jan. 7: In-service day (No school for students)
Wednesday, Jan. 8: Students Return from Winter Break
Friday, Jan. 10: 2nd Nine weeks report cards
Monday, Jan. 20: MLK Holiday (Schools closed)
Tuesday, Jan. 28: Teacher admin day (No school for students) 
 
February 2025
Wednesday, Feb. 5 - Friday, Feb. 7: Progress reports
Monday, Feb. 17: Presidents Day (Schools closed) 
 
March 2025
Friday, March 7: End of 3rd Nine Weeks
Thursday, March 13: Teacher admin day (No school for students)
Friday, March 14: 3rd Nine weeks report cards Tuesday
March 18: Parent / Teacher conferences (All grades)
Monday, March 31 - Friday, April 4: Spring Break (Schools closed) 
 
April 2025
Tuesday, April 15 – Thursday, April 17: Progress reports
Friday, April 18: Good Friday (Schools closed) 
 
May 2025
Monday, May 26: Memorial Day (Schools closed)
Thursday, May 29: Teacher workday (No school for students)
Friday, May 30: End 4th Nine weeks and report cards; Last day of school: two-hour day 
 
2024-2025 Important Dates 
Nine
Weeks
Begins Ends
Progress Reports
GO TO
SKYWARD
Report
Cards
1st 08/08/24 10/04/24 Week of 9/2 10/18/24
2nd 10/14/24 12/20/24 Week of 11/4 01/10/25
3rd  01/08/25 03/07/25 Week of 2/3 03/07/25
4th  03/10/25 05/24/25 Week of 4/14 05/30/25
3rd Nine Weeks Resources... 
Please use the following resources along the way...Good Luck!
 
Vaccinations
    -CDC

Vaccine Virtual Lab

First, read through the background information on vaccines.

 

To perform the virtual experiments, click on Go To "Making Vaccines" or click this link.

 

Flash is required for this lab. Is Flash not working? Use the non-Flash version.

 

The final step has you create your own flow chart to illustrate how vaccines are used to build immunity. Need extra help? Use this link to help you with your vaccine flow chart.

 
 
DNA Restriction Enzymes, Plasmids, Transformation
 
Epidemiology
 
 
4th Nine Weeks Resources...  Please use the following resources along the way...Good Luck!
 
Genetic Counseling/Genetic Screening
 
Genetic Diseases
 
Links to Genetic Websites
 
 
Genetic Screenings (Prenatal/Postnatal)
 
Gene Therapy
 
Cloning
 
Comic Strip Resources
 
 
 
Cancer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Curing Cancer Documentary...handout with questions
 
 
See below for link #2 and #3...
 
 
DNA Microarray
 
BRCA Genes and STRs 
 
 
Fighting Cancer
 
 
 
**STEM III Biomed (Juniors)-Click here for the assignment details!
 
1st Nine Weeks Resources...Please use the following resources along the way...Good Luck!
 
 
 
 
Serial Dilutions
 
Immune Response
 
ELISA 
 
2nd Nine Weeks Resources...  
Please use the following resources along the way...Good Luck! 
Antibiotic Resistance
 
 
 
 
Shark Tank... Medical Innovation Project 
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Shark Tank Collaborative Project...see the power point presentation below!