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BioTechBuilder prepares students for careers in biotechnology by combining a comprehensive curriculum with industry-recognized certifications and hands-on learning. The curriculum consists of 3 modules, and each module integrates 45-minute online lessons with lab training, preparing students for professional certifications and microcredentials. This classroom license gives 1 teacher and up to 24 students access to the 3 modules for 1 year.

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Transform your passion into expertise and shape the future of biotechnology.
BioTechBuilder is a proven program that prepares students for careers in biotechnology by combining a comprehensive curriculum with industry-recognized certifications and hands-on learning.

Think of BioTechBuilder as a complete year-long biotechnology course in a box.
It consists of 3 curriculum modules and/or hands-on activities, available together or individually, to meet the unique needs of your classroom and students. Each curriculum module combines 45-minute lessons and lab training, preparing students for professional certifications and microcredentials. The corresponding lab kits provide all of the consumable materials needed to perform the hands-on lab experiments and practicals.

BioTechBuilder modules are aligned with industry recognized microcredentials from the Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI).
Completion of the BioTechBuilder program gives students the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain microcredentials from BCSI, which can lead to employment in the biotechnology workforce. Microcredentials are certifications that accurately, reliably document an essential competency. This allows students and employees to acquire abilities directly aligned with skills-based hiring and employment practices. Especially in the biosciences sector, possessing a credential in areas such as aseptic technique, small volume metrology, and standard operating procedures can prepare students for rapid entry into the workforce.

BioTechBuilder: Curriculum Modules 1, 2, and 3, Classroom License, gives 1 teacher and up to 24 students access to the 3 curriculum modules for 1 year. For the hands-on lab materials aligned to the 3 modules, purchase BioTechBuilder: Modules 1, 2, and 3 Kits, Classroom Pack (item #217050 or item #217050P, sold separately).

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The 3 curriculum modules are:
Module 1: Lab Skills (items #217042 and #217043). Introduces essential lab concepts and techniques.

• Topic 1: Building a Solid Foundation. 4 lessons, 1 lab practical. Students learn the fundamentals of lab safety and documentation as they work toward independently weighing solid chemicals and responding to chemical spills.
  BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credentials: Lab Safety & Hazard Assessment; Numeracy.
• Topic 2: Making Solutions. 8 lessons, 2 lab practicals. Students learn the math and procedures used to prepare and dilute solutions, and measure and adjust pH; they use heat and aseptic techniques where needed.
  BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credential: Small Volume Metrology. Advanced credentials: Instrumentation–pH; Preparation of Solutions; Quantitative Skills.
• Topic 3: Growing Cells. 4 lessons, 2 lab practicals. Introduces students to methods for culturing bacteria on solid and liquid media and the use of a spectrophotometer and plating to measure viability.
  BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credential: Aseptic Technique.

Module 2: Foundations (items #217044 and #217045). Uses a molecular framework to introduce techniques in DNA and protein analysis.

• Topic 4: Analyzing DNA. 12 lessons, 3 quizzes, 2 lab practicals. Introduces students to DNA techniques used in modern biotechnology including DNA isolation, PCR, restriction digest analysis, gel electrophoresis, and sequencing. This topic reinforces solution preparation and lab math, micropipetting, and documentation.
  BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credentials: Numeracy; Small Volume Metrology; Aseptic Technique. Advanced credentials: Preparation of Solutions; Quantitative Skills.
• Topic 5: Analyzing Proteins. 14 lessons, 2 quizzes, 3 lab practicals. Students express and analyze a protein of interest. Hands-on experiments unify and apply content related to gene expression, protein induction, enzyme activity, protein concentration measurements, and separation techniques including column chromatography and SDS-PAGE.
  BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credentials: Numeracy; Small Volume Metrology; Aseptic Technique. Advanced credentials: Preparation of Solutions; Quantitative Skills.

Module 3: Applications (items #217046 and #217047). Introduces industrial biotech applications and commercialization practices.

• Topic 6: Biomanufacturing. 14 lessons, 3 quizzes, 3 lab practicals. Explores the life cycle for production and manufacturing of bioproducts, including upstream processing, downstream processing, GMP, and quality control. The labs include seed train process, viability assays, and product activity tests while students document their work with batch records.
  BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credentials: Numeracy; Small Volume Metrology; Aseptic Technique; SOP & Documentation. Advanced credentials: Preparation of Solutions; Quantitative Skills; Hemocytometer.
• Topic 7: Synthetic Biology. 20 lessons, 3 quizzes, 3 lab practicals, 1 project. Students explore each stage of the engineering "design-build-test-learn" cycle, first using existing BioBuilder® kits and then through the application of BioBuilder's abstraction hierarchy to design a novel biotechnology project. Lab skills focus on microbial culturing, transformation of both bacteria and yeast, and measurement of cellular outputs.
  BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credentials: Numeracy; Small Volume Metrology; Aseptic Technique. Advanced credentials: Preparation of Solutions; Quantitative Skills.

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This is a digital product located on Carolina Science Online®. Once you purchase the license, you will receive an email with an activation code within 24 hours. License duration is 1 year (12 months) from date of activation.