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BioTechBuilder prepares students for careers in biotechnology by combining a comprehensive curriculum with industry-recognized certifications and hands-on learning. Module 1 integrates 45-minute online lessons with lab training, preparing students for professional certifications and microcredentials. The module contains 16 lessons and 4 lab practicals spread across 3 topics. This classroom license gives 1 teacher and up to 24 students access to the module 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 classrooms 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 Module 1: Lab Skills, Classroom License, gives 1 teacher and up to 24 students access to the module for 1 year. For the hands-on lab materials aligned to Curriculum Module 1: Lab Skills, purchase BioTechBuilder: Module 1: Lab Skills Kits, Classroom Pack (item #217052 or item #217052P, sold separately).

Product Features
Module 1: Lab Skills. Introduces essential lab concepts and techniques. Module includes:

• 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.

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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.