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CONCEPTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 
(High School Level) 

SCOPE OF THE STUDY: 
This is an introductory course whose purpose is to stimulate students' interest in continuing their education in biomedicine, the health occupations, and numerous areas of science and applied technology.  Career suggestions are integrated with discovery activities that motivate and interest the student.

Clinical instrumentation designs are reduced in complexity so that students can conduct measurements on the human body.  Each part of the body or human sense organ is evaluated with safe, easily used instruments.  These senses and other areas of anatomy serve as a springboard to introduce studies in such diverse areas as telecommunications, construction, computers, medical technology, and environmental issues.  The nine major units require 10-15 instructional hours each.  Students will learn about the anatomy and physiology of each of the nine areas, along with related technologies.  The complete course of instruction features over 40 hands-on activities which use material from science, health education, and technology to enhance the learning process. 

The Biotechnology Program presents material horizontally rather than vertically.  Most schools present material in a hierarchical fashion, with each course being a pre-requisite for the next.  In this course, there are no prerequisites requiring any unit to be taught before another.  Any activity within a unit of instruction may be performed at any time.  Subjects are related by common threads; hence, learning is through association.  The program emphasizes hands-on experimentation and discovery first, followed by "How It Works," an explanation of what students observed in the activities. 

All of the activities use portable battery-operated equipment which interfaces with a computer acting as a strip chart recorder and oscilloscope.  This allows the recording and playback of acquired data.  Battery operation insures the safety of the student. 

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POWER REQUIRED: 
Most equipment is powered by two or four cells (AA, AAA or 9V).  The life of the batteries is conserved by the automatic shutoff feature after 5 minutes.  If a test instrument is required, a fiber optic interface is provided so that no wired connection is made to electronic equipment.  The experimental materials are completely safe for students in any age group.