by Jessica Allen | Jan 25, 2020
Physarum Chemotaxis 2 Return to Lesson Menu Lesson Overview Summary This activity builds on the first physarum chemotaxis experiment. This iteration of experiments is a process that scientists and cellular engineers engage in regularly. Using computational thinking,...
by Jessica Allen | Jan 25, 2020
Physarum Chemotaxis 1 Return to Lesson Menu Lesson Overview Summary This activity is designed as an open-ended exploration into physarum preferences by observing its chemotaxis. Students first observe that physarum will move towards oats, and then design experiments...
by Jessica Allen | Jan 25, 2020
Model Organisms Return to Lesson Menu Lesson Overview Summary In this activity, students select a model organism and brainstorm possible strengths and limitations of using this model in scientific experiments. Printable Lesson Guide Worksheets and Slides For editable...
by Jessica Allen | Jan 25, 2020
Hydra Self-Assembly Return to Lesson Menu Lesson Overview Summary This activity connects single-celled organisms and their programming with more complicated multicellular organisms, like hydra or human beings. Students will break down living hydra into a ball of...
by Jessica Allen | Jan 25, 2020
Final Challenges Return to Lesson Menu Lesson Overview Summary This is a great conclusion to a unit about cell biology, genetic engineering, or cellular engineering. Students are asked to program a robot to solve a challenge mat modeled after a real world problem that...
