Invent and prototype real solutions to real health problems.

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PLTW-BFHPLTW Biomedical Science

Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations)

Biotech lab foundations

Ohio WebXam: Biotechnology for Health and Disease · 072125PLTW: Biomedical Innovations (BI)

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What the WebXam tests (072125)

Your end-of-course Ohio test, Biotechnology for Health and Disease, is a 40-question exam. Here is the published item-bank weighting for the domains on that test.

Microbiology Testing and Technology

55.29%

Bio-Molecular Technology

25.88%

Laboratory Standard Operational Procedures

9.41%

Culturing

9.41%

Weights are the published WebXam item-bank blueprint. The passing score is set by the state per test form and is not published here.

Capstone mission board

Biomedical Innovations is a capstone: you solve open-ended problems like a real biomedical professional. Here is the full mission set and what a finished capstone includes.

P1Design of an Effective Emergency RoomRequired

P2Exploring Human Physiology (study + statistics)Required

P3Design of a Medical Innovation (prototype)Required

P4Investigating Environmental Health (DNA/PCR, dose-response)Required

P5Combating a Public Health Issue (epidemiology)Required

P6Molecular Biology in Action (cloning, sequencing)Optional

P7Forensic AutopsyOptional

P8Independent ProjectOptional

Every capstone includes

Innovation portfolio

Dated, evidence-based engineering work across every problem, kept from day one.

Mentor feedback

Get and document feedback from an adult expert (clinician, engineer, or community partner).

Public presentation

Present to a real adult audience and field evidence-based questions, not just a class grade.

Official PLTW Biomedical Innovation Course Outline

Biomedical Innovation, the capstone. The eight Problems and what each asks you to do.

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Week-by-week overview

Conference reflection & progress Days off & why

Semester 2 (Spring)

Single-semester Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations): full in-class curriculum, then the WebXam window. Lowest-WebXam-value units move to the optional extra-credit track.

WeekDatesFocusDue by week end

Jan 19–25

BI launch, safety, design notebook, innovation portfolio, daily evidence routine.

Jan 19–25

innovationprototypeconstraintcriterion

Safety contract and BI portfolio setup.

Jan 26–Feb 1

Triage, patient flow, stakeholder needs, systems constraints. Debate: speed vs equity.

Jan 26–Feb 1

triagestakeholdersystemconstraint

Team contract and ER inefficiency brief.

Feb 2–5

Credible sources, prior art, citation, source bias, needs assessment.

Feb 2–5

credibilitycitationprior artneeds assessment

Annotated ER research notes.

Feb 8–16

Design brief, floor plan logic, staffing, process flow, safety, and human factors.

Feb 8–16

design brieffloor planprocess flowstaffing

Draft floor plan, flowchart, revision log.

Feb 17–23

Evidence-based revision, Q&A, intro to physiology research design.

Feb 17–23

iterationfeedbackusabilityhypothesis

Problem 1 presentation/reflection and Problem 2 research design ticket.

Feb 24–Mar 2

Experimental vs observational studies, sample size, graphing, mean, SD, t-test purpose.

Feb 24–Mar 2

sample sizemeanstandard deviationt-test

Physiology data table.

Mar 3–8

Bias, error, graph choice, CER conclusion, limitations.

Mar 3–8

biaslimitationreplicationstatistical significance

Problem 2 analysis mini-report.

Mar 9–15

Literature review, decision matrices, validation metrics, MP1 data inflection.

Mar 9–15

literature reviewpeer reviewdecision matrixvalidation

Prototype validation notes and tracker audit.

Mar 16–22

Exposure pathways, toxins, dose, pollutants, public health risk.

Mar 16–22

toxinexposuredosepollutant

Environmental exposure map.

Mar 23–25

Data tables, graphical claims, variables, outliers, correlation vs causation.

Mar 23–25

graphtrendoutliererror

Environmental claim graph.

Apr 5–8

Outbreak line lists, incidence/prevalence, controls, intervention design.

Apr 5–8

incidenceprevalencemorbiditymortality

Public health intervention plan.

Apr 9–15

Audience, privacy, usability, evidence-based recommendations, product revision.

Apr 9–15

audienceprivacyusabilityrecommendation

Public health product.

Apr 16–19

Recombinant DNA workflow, restriction enzymes, ligation, transformation safety.

Apr 16–19

recombinant DNArestriction enzymeligaseplasmid

Molecular workflow plan.

Apr 20–26

Transformation, antibiotic selection, plasmid extraction, restriction digest, gel interpretation.

Apr 20–26

transformationselectioncolonydigest

Transformation and gel notebook.

Apr 27–May 3

Forensic chain-of-custody basics, independent project claim, final portfolio audit; no new curriculum after Dec 11.

Apr 27–May 3

chain of custodyresearch questionmethodologyclaim

Complete BI curriculum portfolio. No new curriculum after Dec 11.

WX1

May 17–21

WebXam testing block

May 17–21

WebXam testing progress confirmed.

WX2

May 24–28

WebXam testing block

May 24–28

WebXam testing progress confirmed.

Tip: click any week to open its overview, daily lesson links, vocabulary, resources, WebXam practice, and PLTW direction. Semester 2 repeats the same learning arc on new dates.

Daily plan — every class day

One page per instructional day, on the real calendar. Open today's date for the target, agenda, PLTW work, what is due, guided notes, and what to do if you were absent.

★ Optional extra-credit track (opens after Unit 2)

Open any daily lessonDaily calendar

Spring (Semester 2)

Wk 1