Biotechnology & Biofuels
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 (Jan 19) - Lab Safety - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to the course
Tuesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Lab Safety Notes
Thursday: Lab Safety Test
Friday: Laboratory Inventory & ID
Week 2 (Jan 26) - Chemistry of Fuel- Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Fuel Chemistry - Water as fuel?
Tuesday: Chemistry of Fuel Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Fossil Fuel & Biofuel Combustion
Thursday: Chemistry of Fuel Review & Quiz
Friday: Career Profiles - Supervised Career Experience Packet
Week 3 (Feb 2) - Life Cycle Assessment - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to LCA - Paper or Plastic video and discussion
Tuesday: LCA Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Carbon Pools & Exchanges Lab
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: College Profiles - Supervised Career Experience Packet
Week 4 (Feb 9) - Biodiesel - Unit Objectives
Monday: Biodiesel Lab; Biodiesel Marketing Project
Tuesday: Biodiesel Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Biodiesel Lab
Thursday: Biodiesel Lab; finish notes
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 5 (Feb 16) - Biodiesel From WVO
Monday: Biodiesel From WVO Lab
Tuesday: Biodiesel From WVO Lab
Wed (late start): Biodiesel From WVO Lab
Thursday: Biodiesel From WVO Lab; Review for Unit Test (Review Concepts)
Friday: Unit Test
Week 6 (Feb 23) - Biodiesel Challenge
Monday: Biodiesel Challenge
Tuesday: Biodiesel Challenge
Wednesday: Biodiesel Challenge
Thursday: Biodiesel Challenge
Friday: No School
Week 7 (Mar 2)- Intro to Ethanol - Unit Objectives
Monday: Ethanol Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Combustion Comparisons of Fuel Lab, Day 1
Wednesday: Combustion Comparisons of Fuel Lab, Day 2
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Ethanol
Friday: No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week 8 (Mar 9) - Cellulosic Ethanol - Unit Objectives
Monday: Grade Ethanol Quiz; Cellulosic Ethanol Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Finish Cellulosic Ethanol Notes (PDF) and Notesheet; discussion.
Wednesday: Fields of Fuel (use existing game "waterfordbiotech") - Instructions
Thursday: Fields of Fuel
Friday: Review & Quiz - Cellulosic Ethanol
Week 9 (Mar 16) - Fermentation - Unit Objectives
Monday: Fermentation Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Finish notes; class discussion - effects of alcohol consumption
Wed (late start): Fermentation in a Bag
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Fermentation
Friday: Resume Writing (see the Supervised Career Experience Packet)
Week 10 (Mar 23) - Ethanol Challenge
Monday: Peer Reviews of Resumes; Cover Letter Writing (see the Supervised Career Experience Packet)
Tuesday: Ethanol Challenge - Intro to the Waterford Fermenter
Wednesday: Ethanol Challenge - Development & Presentation of Hypotheses
Thursday: Cover Letters Peer Review (see the Supervised Career Experience Packet)
Friday: Ethanol Challenge - Test of Hypotheses
Week 11 (Mar 30)- Ethanol Challenge
Monday: Ethanol Challenge - Data Analysis and Presentation Development (Presentation Guide)
Tuesday: Ethanol Challenge - Conclusion and Presentations
Wednesday: Finish Presentations; Midterm Review (Review Concepts)
Thursday: Ethanol Midterm
Friday: No School - Spring Break
Spring Break
Week 12 (Apr 13) - Cellulosic Ethanol Challenge - Unit Objectives
Monday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol – Intro; Methods Writing (Lab Packet)
Tuesday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol– Work Time (Lab Packet)
Wednesday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol – Work Time (Lab Packet)
Thursday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol – Work Time (Lab Packet)
Friday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol– Data Collection (Lab Packet)
Week 13 (Apr 20) - Bioprospecting - Unit Objectives
Sunday: FFA Banquet - 6 pm meal, 7 pm program
Monday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol – Presentations of Results (Rubric)
Tuesday: Intro to Bioprospecting - TED-Ed; begin Bioprospecting Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wed (late start): Finish Bioprospecting Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Thursday: Bioprospecting Molecule Modeling
Friday: Review & Quiz - Bioprospecting
Week 14 (Apr 27) - Bioprospecting Lab - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Bioprospecting Filter Paper Lab; Bioprospecting How-To Video; Selection of Bioprospecting Sites & Discussion
Tuesday: Bioprospecting for Samples; Complete Pre-Lab Summary (p. 4) and Inoculation of Test Tubes
Wednesday: Check filter paper samples; Begin Yogurt Bioprospecting
Thursday: Check filter paper samples; Finish Yogurt Bioprospecting
Friday: Job Interviews
Week 15 (May 4) - GMOs - Unit Objectives
Monday: Check filter paper samples; Intro to GMOs - Chipotle Bans GMOs Video
Tuesday: GMOs Group Assignment
Wednesday: GMOs Group Assignment
Thursday: Presentations of GMOs Group Assignment
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 16 (May 11) - GMO's & Food - Unit Objectives
Monday: Complete Bioprospecting Filter Paper Lab; intro to GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Tuesday: GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Wednesday: GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Thursday: GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Friday: GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Week 17 (May 18) - Biogas - Unit Objectives
Monday: Biogas Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Intro to Biogas - Biogas Video and Pre-Quiz; finish Biogas Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Biogas Web Assignment
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Biogas
Friday: Make-up Day, SCE Check-in
Week 18 (May 25) - Supervised Career Experience Presentations - Unit Objectives
Monday: No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday: SCE Presentations; Essay Exam (open notes)
Wednesday: SCE Presentations; Essay Exam (open notes)
Thursday: SCE Presentations; Essay Exam (open notes)
Friday: SCE Presentations; Essay Exam (open notes)
Week 19 - Final Exams
Monday: Class Checkout
Tuesday: Final Exams
Wednesday: Final Exams
Thursday: Final Exams
Friday: Teacher In-service
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 (Jan 19) - Lab Safety - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to the course
Tuesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Lab Safety Notes
Thursday: Lab Safety Test
Friday: Laboratory Inventory & ID
Week 2 (Jan 26) - Chemistry of Fuel- Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Fuel Chemistry - Water as fuel?
Tuesday: Chemistry of Fuel Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Fossil Fuel & Biofuel Combustion
Thursday: Chemistry of Fuel Review & Quiz
Friday: Career Profiles - Supervised Career Experience Packet
Week 3 (Feb 2) - Life Cycle Assessment - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to LCA - Paper or Plastic video and discussion
Tuesday: LCA Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Carbon Pools & Exchanges Lab
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: College Profiles - Supervised Career Experience Packet
Week 4 (Feb 9) - Biodiesel - Unit Objectives
Monday: Biodiesel Lab; Biodiesel Marketing Project
Tuesday: Biodiesel Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Biodiesel Lab
Thursday: Biodiesel Lab; finish notes
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 5 (Feb 16) - Biodiesel From WVO
Monday: Biodiesel From WVO Lab
Tuesday: Biodiesel From WVO Lab
Wed (late start): Biodiesel From WVO Lab
Thursday: Biodiesel From WVO Lab; Review for Unit Test (Review Concepts)
Friday: Unit Test
Week 6 (Feb 23) - Biodiesel Challenge
Monday: Biodiesel Challenge
Tuesday: Biodiesel Challenge
Wednesday: Biodiesel Challenge
Thursday: Biodiesel Challenge
Friday: No School
Week 7 (Mar 2)- Intro to Ethanol - Unit Objectives
Monday: Ethanol Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Combustion Comparisons of Fuel Lab, Day 1
Wednesday: Combustion Comparisons of Fuel Lab, Day 2
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Ethanol
Friday: No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week 8 (Mar 9) - Cellulosic Ethanol - Unit Objectives
Monday: Grade Ethanol Quiz; Cellulosic Ethanol Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Finish Cellulosic Ethanol Notes (PDF) and Notesheet; discussion.
Wednesday: Fields of Fuel (use existing game "waterfordbiotech") - Instructions
Thursday: Fields of Fuel
Friday: Review & Quiz - Cellulosic Ethanol
Week 9 (Mar 16) - Fermentation - Unit Objectives
Monday: Fermentation Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Finish notes; class discussion - effects of alcohol consumption
Wed (late start): Fermentation in a Bag
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Fermentation
Friday: Resume Writing (see the Supervised Career Experience Packet)
Week 10 (Mar 23) - Ethanol Challenge
Monday: Peer Reviews of Resumes; Cover Letter Writing (see the Supervised Career Experience Packet)
Tuesday: Ethanol Challenge - Intro to the Waterford Fermenter
Wednesday: Ethanol Challenge - Development & Presentation of Hypotheses
Thursday: Cover Letters Peer Review (see the Supervised Career Experience Packet)
Friday: Ethanol Challenge - Test of Hypotheses
Week 11 (Mar 30)- Ethanol Challenge
Monday: Ethanol Challenge - Data Analysis and Presentation Development (Presentation Guide)
Tuesday: Ethanol Challenge - Conclusion and Presentations
Wednesday: Finish Presentations; Midterm Review (Review Concepts)
Thursday: Ethanol Midterm
Friday: No School - Spring Break
Spring Break
Week 12 (Apr 13) - Cellulosic Ethanol Challenge - Unit Objectives
Monday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol – Intro; Methods Writing (Lab Packet)
Tuesday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol– Work Time (Lab Packet)
Wednesday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol – Work Time (Lab Packet)
Thursday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol – Work Time (Lab Packet)
Friday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol– Data Collection (Lab Packet)
Week 13 (Apr 20) - Bioprospecting - Unit Objectives
Sunday: FFA Banquet - 6 pm meal, 7 pm program
Monday: Converting Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol – Presentations of Results (Rubric)
Tuesday: Intro to Bioprospecting - TED-Ed; begin Bioprospecting Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wed (late start): Finish Bioprospecting Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Thursday: Bioprospecting Molecule Modeling
Friday: Review & Quiz - Bioprospecting
Week 14 (Apr 27) - Bioprospecting Lab - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Bioprospecting Filter Paper Lab; Bioprospecting How-To Video; Selection of Bioprospecting Sites & Discussion
Tuesday: Bioprospecting for Samples; Complete Pre-Lab Summary (p. 4) and Inoculation of Test Tubes
Wednesday: Check filter paper samples; Begin Yogurt Bioprospecting
Thursday: Check filter paper samples; Finish Yogurt Bioprospecting
Friday: Job Interviews
Week 15 (May 4) - GMOs - Unit Objectives
Monday: Check filter paper samples; Intro to GMOs - Chipotle Bans GMOs Video
Tuesday: GMOs Group Assignment
Wednesday: GMOs Group Assignment
Thursday: Presentations of GMOs Group Assignment
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 16 (May 11) - GMO's & Food - Unit Objectives
Monday: Complete Bioprospecting Filter Paper Lab; intro to GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Tuesday: GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Wednesday: GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Thursday: GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Friday: GMOs in Food PCR Lab
Week 17 (May 18) - Biogas - Unit Objectives
Monday: Biogas Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Intro to Biogas - Biogas Video and Pre-Quiz; finish Biogas Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Biogas Web Assignment
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Biogas
Friday: Make-up Day, SCE Check-in
Week 18 (May 25) - Supervised Career Experience Presentations - Unit Objectives
Monday: No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday: SCE Presentations; Essay Exam (open notes)
Wednesday: SCE Presentations; Essay Exam (open notes)
Thursday: SCE Presentations; Essay Exam (open notes)
Friday: SCE Presentations; Essay Exam (open notes)
Week 19 - Final Exams
Monday: Class Checkout
Tuesday: Final Exams
Wednesday: Final Exams
Thursday: Final Exams
Friday: Teacher In-service