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Description: This project introduces the student to the general area of Biotechnology through Internet explorations and basic Biotech labs. Following these activities, students develop Bioremediation projects in order to discover that this technology also has beneficial applications.
Subject: Biology and Biotechnology
Grade Level: 9th and 11th-12th grade
Learner Description: The learners are both regular and honors level students who have been grouped randomly
Time Frame: Three to four Weeks
Learner Outcomes: Student entrepenuers will conduct and apply the basic biotechnology procedures of DNA Fingerprinting and PCR as they relate to the use of bioremediation techniques in the cleanup of environmental hazards. Explorations will require the use of technology, the Internet and email in order to research and develop projects.