Futurelab+ Genentech Science Ed Biotech Courses: Biomedicine

These free, online biotechnology and biomedicine course materials from Futurelab+ make up a 40-week course that explores "the next generation of innovative and equitable medicine being made possible by biotechnology breakthroughs, from data-based diagnosis to wearable medical devices." The course consists of four units, each featuring an introductory video, various lessons with lab elements, one core lab, and one final project. Each lesson and lab has a downloadable instructor's guide with student worksheets. Along with lesson content, the instructor's guides include pedagogical framing, national learning standards met by the lesson, and more. Editable versions of the student materials are available in both English and Spanish. Additionally, each unit includes a pacing guide, lesson flowchart, and lab materials. The units are as follows:

• Crowdsourcing Innovations in Biotech
• Taking Action in Your Community: Health Equity
• Nucleic Acids and Proteins: Disease Treatment Innovations
• Behind the Scenes of Scientific Breakthroughs

The Futurelab+ agricultural biotechnology course, which builds on this one, is available to view separately.