Advanced GEMS
MON
8:00 - 8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30- 12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:15
3:15-3:30
TUES
WED
THUR
Set-up, arrivals, attendance, projects, games, notebooks, checking plates….
Detection of a Pesticide
Introduction and
Antibiotic Mech & Dev
Tetrahymena &
Protein in Corn Genetic
Evaluations
Microevolution dilution
recombination /engineering
series, plating, biofilm &
using corn genome as the
Biostats 2, Finalize graphs Catapults during wait times
model.
Essential Skills
(2-3 S each grp.)
The morning will be done
Sustainable Energy S learn
as stations. First
about the optics &
everyone does
The Operon and Plasmid
Brain Protection &
thermodynamics. S. the sun
Intro/Safety.
Acquisition Transform a
Assessment Chemical and
to heat water in a pipeStations: Pipettes,
plasmid expressing
similar to how it is done in blast induced neurotrauma,
Micropipetting,
bioluminescent genes into E.
power plants. S. build a anatomical samples of damage.
Intro to Tetrahymena,
coli cells, operon.
Intro to electrophysiology,
solar collector & analyze
serial dilutions
assessing brain function.
results.
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 2:15
Tetrahymena &
Antibiotic Mech. : Drug
Electrophysiology with an
Design - S. use natural microevolution Predatorinvertebrate model:
fungal species to design driven natural selection in a
Anesthetized crickets,
bacterial population. &
antibiotics for bacterial
biopotentials, signal
Catapults during wait times
species found in the
generation, observe responses.
environment.
S. design exp w/ phone apps
Chromotography
Separation of chlorphyll
extract and Bogen Univ.
Biostatistics1 Students
Indicator Rf values
experience different
2:15 - 3:30
calculated and bands ided.
methods of data
Sustainable Energy Now
acquisition and use
that model heat exchanger is
Antibiotic Mech: Drug built, collect and analyze data.
Microsoft Excel to
Design: Results of exp.,
calculate andgenerate
Evidence based conclusions.
different types of charts. analysis a matrix when data
is grouped.
Tetra
Evolution obs
Lunch
FRI
Detection of a Pesticide
Protein in Corn
Tetrahymena Conclude
The Operon & Plasmid
Acquisition
Analyze results/doing
calculation/grand finale
Lunch
Comparative heart anatomy
& dissections. Dissect
examples of 2, 3, and 4
chamber hearts and discuss
design, func & pgy
National Museum of
Medicine and Health
Prosthetics and Biomedical
Engineering
Muscular Contraction S. do
serial dilutions of ATP, apply,
measure contraction & create
graphs.
Science Fair and Senior
Projects. Opportunities and
materials at the WRAIR.
Forming a question.
Clean-up, evaluations and dismissal
Jeopardy, certificates,
stipends and popsicles
Intermediate GEMS
MON
8:00 - 8:30
8:30 - 9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30 - 10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-1:00
TUES
WED
THUR
Set-up, arrivals, attendance, projects, games, notebooks, checking plates, self-directed projects ….
Evaluation and Safety
FRI
Archaea & More Lab Skills
Tetrahymena
recording observations, analysis Bacteria and Tetrahymena
driven
Gram Staining, identification microevolution in
of plates, using fungi and
using a dicotomous key, final bacteria Final
microscopes
Take Your Stations
obs. & write conclusions
Intro to molarity, dilutions,
Tetrahymena driven
Muscle
Viruses/Epidemiology
based on data
pipettes, microscopes,
microevolution in bacteria P.
contraction Serial
Intro to biostats, identify
micropipetting
fluorescens, a soil bacterium
ATP dilutions ,
point of origin, mock
evolves in the presence of T.
apply, measure ,
contagion exercise
thermophillia, a protist.
create graphs.
Sustainable Energy
Living Kingdoms
Students build a simple solar Fragrant Esters:
Microarrays
Taxonomy, prokaryotic and
Heart Health Heart anatomy collector and are introduced
Three mock diagnostic tests
S. will chemically
eukaryotic cells,
and measuring function thru your
to
thermodynamics.
to determine if a patient has
create esters and
phylogenetic trees and
own EKG and BP
malaria, dengue, or cancer.
identify fragrances
examples of each.
Lab Skills
Media/making plates/
micropipetting
Lunches for 1 hour during this 1.5 slot. This allows time to begin a bit early or end a bit late, stagger lunches, college talks, own projects
Catapults
1:00 - 1:30 S. learn physics of catapults.
Use catapult.
Entomology
Dissection and
Dr. Rowton, Guest Speaker.
1:00 - 2:30
comparative anatomy:
Electrophysiology
Display, handling insects, National Museum
S. dissect/compare 2, 3 & 4
Anesthetized crickets,
role of insects in ecosystem,
of Health and
Chemistry of Aluminum
chamber hearts, squid,
biopotentials, signal generation,
insects as disease vectors.
Medicine
1:30-2:00 S visualize states of Al thru
dogfish shark, sheep
observe responses. S. design
Eating bugs.
Forensics lecture /
chemical protocols
experiments w/ phone apps
visiting the museum
2:00 - 2:30
Gummy Phylogeny and
Tetrahymena driven
Tetrapods
Behavorial Neuroscience
microevolution in
S. construct a parsimonious
S explore brain anatomy
Chromatography
bacteria P. fluorescens, a
2:30 - 3:15
phylogeny using Gummy
Separation of chlorphyll extract while connecting function to
soil bacterium evolves in
Jeopardy
2:30-3:15 animals, morphological traits,
and Bogen Univ. Indicator. Rf action. S create a play/poster
the presence of T.
Evaluations/ checks
and the fossil record.
to illustrate a lobe.
values calculated and bands
thermophillia, a protist.
/ treats
(tetrapods)
identified.
3:15-3:30
Clean-up and dismissal
Beginning GEMS
MON
TUES
WEDS
Arrivals - Learning Games, checking their projects
THUR
FRI
Intro/Safety
CSI Detectives A "who done it Nature Walk
Daphnia response to drug
Tetrahymena phagocytosis
Collecting
mystery" with microscopes, hair
dilutions S. observe effects of
S. use microscopes,
local flora and fauna,
samples,
pipettes
and
artificial
caffeine,
red
bull,
alcohol,
tetrahymena
to examine
identification
with
DNA Necklace
S.
blood
nicotine
on
heart
rate,
life
chemotaxis
and
phagocytosis.
dissecting microscopes,
isolate DNA from their own
comparing morphology
cheek cells and preserve it in
a necklace.
Osmosis S. will visualize
osmosis through using
dialysis tubing and various
sugar/salt concentrations.
Sustainable Energy 2
Continuation of solar energy,
data, comparisons, plots
Daily Chemistry
Catapults S. fire catapults
Gummi Bear phylogeny S.
and water balloons and
create a taxonomy with S. use milk, and food to explore
chromatography
and
chemical
calculate distance and
gummi animals and are
reactions.
motion.
introduced to evolutionary
terms
Fungi Friend or Foe S. use Heart Health Recording your
Fungi: Friend or Foe
common fungus and explore own EKG, heart function during Continuation of Monday,
its antibiotic properties.
exercise
data collection
Statistical Arts S. introduced
to Excel & basic stat functions
using their data from heart,
fungi, energy classes.
Dissection S. dissect a 4
chamber sheep heart and
observe 2 and 3 chamber
hearts.
A one hour lunch either 11:30 to 12:30 or 12:00 to 1:00
Sustainable Energy 1 S.
build a solar heater and learn
basics of graphing their own
data.
Bacteria Plate pouring
contests, plating bacteria,
morphology
Electrophysiology
Reactivity of Aluminium
Using Crickets and iPad app
National Museum of Health
S. visualize the three states
students are introduced to and Medicine Organ of the
of Al through chemical exp. waves, oscilliscopes and signal
month intro and tour
generators.
Dilutions, Pipettes, Enzymes Punnett Family Critters From Great Receptor Ambush
Intro to basic lab
alleles to phenotype students
S. visualize drug
equip./metrics / making create aliens based on initial info interactions with cellular
observations
and crosses
receptors.
Behavioral Neuroscience
S. learn iPad brain app and
create play/poster about the
function of their favorite lobe.
Dismissal, clean-up and evaluations
Jeopardy Treat /
certificates / stipend