BI launch and syllabus
Orient to the Biomedical Innovations course and confirm access to the PLTW online shell and the daily evidence routine.
Syllabus-and-login check confirming access to the PLTW shell, portfolio folder, and safety contract location.
- 1Do thisOrient to the Biomedical Innovations course and confirm access to the PLTW online shell and the daily evidence routine.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisExit ticket: Syllabus-and-login check confirming access to the PLTW shell, portfolio folder, and safety contract location.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations) › BI launch, safety, design notebook, innovation portfolio, daily evidence routine. › Exit ticketOpen Schoology
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: Biomedical Innovations is a design-and-evidence course where every class period produces a documented artifact.
- 0-10Welcome and course overview: syllabus walk-through and commitment card
- 10-25PLTW shell login: locate Problem 1 and confirm access with instructor
- 25-40Safety contract review: sign acknowledgment and note its portfolio location
- 40-60Design-process vocabulary: define innovation, prototype, constraint, criterion, evidence; pair-share examples
- 60-75Syllabus-and-login check: complete and submit access confirmation
- 75-80Exit preview: what is one question you still have about the course?
- • Welcome to Biomedical Innovations, the capstone year of the PLTW Biomedical Science pathway.
- • This course runs on a simple rhythm: one evidence artifact every day, one summative check every week.
- • Today you will get your bearings: course commitments, digital tools, safety contract, and the vocabulary you will use all year.
- • By the end of the period you should be logged in and know exactly what the course expects of you.
- 1Read the BI course commitments: a submission every day and a summative check every week.
- 2Log in to the PLTW course shell and confirm you can open Problem 1.
- 3Sign the safety contract acknowledgment and note where it lives in the portfolio.
- 4Preview the design-process vocabulary: innovation, prototype, constraint, criterion, evidence.
- 5Submit a syllabus-and-login check confirming access to every tool.
- • You can open the PLTW shell and locate Problem 1.
- • You can explain the daily-submission and weekly-summative rhythm.
- • The daily-submission and weekly-summative rhythm that structures the course.
- • How to locate Problem 1 in the PLTW course shell.
- • The vocabulary that underpins the engineering design process: innovation, prototype, constraint, criterion, evidence.
Your PLTW work today
BI launch, safety, design notebook, innovation portfolio, daily evidence routine. · BI launch and syllabus
Day 1 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open Problem 1 Design of an Effective Emergency Room in your myPLTW course shell and confirm you can navigate to the first activity.
Mark the orientation activity complete in your class progress tracker after logging in and locating Problem 1.
You are starting fresh at day one; by end of today you should have Problem 1 open and your safety contract acknowledged.
Screenshot or portfolio note confirming PLTW shell login and Problem 1 access submitted to Schoology.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
BI launch, safety, design notebook, innovation portfolio, daily evidence routine. · BI launch and syllabus
Open Problem 1 Design of an Effective Emergency Room in your myPLTW course shell and confirm you can navigate to the first activity.
You are starting fresh at day one; by end of today you should have Problem 1 open and your safety contract acknowledged.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Orient to the Biomedical Innovations course and confirm access to the PLTW online shell and the daily evidence routine.
- Read the BI course commitments: a submission every day and a summative check every week.
- Log in to the PLTW course shell and confirm you can open Problem 1.
- Sign the safety contract acknowledgment and note where it lives in the portfolio.
- Preview the design-process vocabulary: innovation, prototype, constraint, criterion, evidence.
- Submit a syllabus-and-login check confirming access to every tool.
Exit ticket: Syllabus-and-login check confirming access to the PLTW shell, portfolio folder, and safety contract location.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Read the BI course commitments: a submission every day and a summative check every week. | _______ |
| Log in to the PLTW course shell and confirm you can open Problem 1. | _______ |
| Sign the safety contract acknowledgment and note where it lives in the portfolio. | _______ |
| Preview the design-process vocabulary: innovation, prototype, constraint, criterion, evidence. | _______ |
| Submit a syllabus-and-login check confirming access to every tool. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You can open the PLTW shell and locate Problem 1.
- You can explain the daily-submission and weekly-summative rhythm.
Teacher-posted resources
Classroom documents for this lesson. Ones marked “Open the file” open right here; the rest are posted in Schoology. Use the label on each card to choose the right move.
Use this after the required lesson work when you are ready for a harder application or a deeper connection.
Placement rationale
Matched BI launch and mission innovation by path:Biomedical-Innovations/00-Course-Planning; keywords:emergency room, design. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched BI launch and mission innovation by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-1_Emergency-Room/1.1_Emergency-Room; keywords:emergency room, design. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched BI launch and mission innovation by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-1_Emergency-Room/1.1_Emergency-Room; keywords:emergency room, design. Score 138. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
How to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Lab & supplies
WebXam practice
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Today is individual PLTW work, so do exactly what we did in class, from home: complete the same PLTW target above, then submit your Exit ticket.
Open Schoology (CMSD) and keep goingHow to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · BI launch and syllabus here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
Upload a project