Biopsy and staging
Explain how a biopsy and staging move a suspicious finding toward a treatment decision.
Diagnostic-workflow ticket: ordered steps from biopsy through assigned stage, plus your stage-to-treatment sentence.
- 1Do thisExplain how a biopsy and staging move a suspicious finding toward a treatment decision.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisExit ticket: Diagnostic-workflow ticket: ordered steps from biopsy through assigned stage, plus your stage-to-treatment sentence.
- 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: Genetics of Disease (Medical Interventions) › Biopsy, imaging, staging, chemo, radiation, targeted therapy, response, side effects. › 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: Accurate staging is the pivot point between detection and treatment planning.
- 0-10Read diagnostic-workflow notes; define biopsy and staging in own words
- 10-25Read sample pathology report; underline tumor size and spread data
- 25-45Stage two example cases using the stage table; compare with a partner
- 45-60Write the stage-to-treatment connection sentence
- 60-72Build diagnostic-workflow ticket (ordered steps list)
- 72-80Submit ticket; preview Wednesday chemo/radiation comparison
- • A doctor suspects cancer, but suspicion is not diagnosis.
- • The biopsy-to-staging pipeline turns a suspicious image into a treatment roadmap.
- • Today you will read a real-style pathology report and assign stages yourself.
- • This mirrors the Molecular and Genetic Technology content weighted heavily on the 072130 WebXam.
- 1Open the diagnostic-workflow notes in the PLTW course shell and define biopsy and staging in your own words.
- 2Read the sample pathology report and underline the tumor size and whether spread was found.
- 3Use the provided stage table to assign a stage to two example cases.
- 4Write one sentence on why a higher stage usually changes the treatment plan.
- 5Submit a diagnostic-workflow ticket listing the steps from biopsy to assigned stage.
- • You'll be able to describe what a biopsy reveals and how staging is decided.
- • You'll be able to connect stage to a change in treatment approach.
- • A biopsy removes tissue so pathologists can confirm malignancy and tumor type.
- • Staging uses tumor size, lymph-node involvement, and metastasis to set a Roman-numeral stage.
- • Higher stage generally requires more aggressive or systemic treatment.
Your PLTW work today
Biopsy, imaging, staging, chemo, radiation, targeted therapy, response, side effects. · Biopsy and staging
Day 2 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open Activity 3.1.2 Diagnostic Imaging in myPLTW for Lesson 3.1 Detecting Cancer and work through biopsy and staging for the case patient.
Mark the biopsy-and-staging entry complete and attach your workflow ticket.
Monday debate should be complete; biopsy and staging workflow ticket due today.
Diagnostic-workflow ticket with ordered biopsy-to-stage steps and stage-to-treatment sentence submitted.
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.
Biopsy, imaging, staging, chemo, radiation, targeted therapy, response, side effects. · Biopsy and staging
Open Activity 3.1.2 Diagnostic Imaging in myPLTW for Lesson 3.1 Detecting Cancer and work through biopsy and staging for the case patient.
Monday debate should be complete; biopsy and staging workflow ticket due today.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Explain how a biopsy and staging move a suspicious finding toward a treatment decision.
- Open the diagnostic-workflow notes in the PLTW course shell and define biopsy and staging in your own words.
- Read the sample pathology report and underline the tumor size and whether spread was found.
- Use the provided stage table to assign a stage to two example cases.
- Write one sentence on why a higher stage usually changes the treatment plan.
- Submit a diagnostic-workflow ticket listing the steps from biopsy to assigned stage.
Exit ticket: Diagnostic-workflow ticket: ordered steps from biopsy through assigned stage, plus your stage-to-treatment sentence.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Open the diagnostic-workflow notes in the PLTW course shell and define biopsy and staging in your own words. | _______ |
| Read the sample pathology report and underline the tumor size and whether spread was found. | _______ |
| Use the provided stage table to assign a stage to two example cases. | _______ |
| Write one sentence on why a higher stage usually changes the treatment plan. | _______ |
| Submit a diagnostic-workflow ticket listing the steps from biopsy to assigned stage. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You'll be able to describe what a biopsy reveals and how staging is decided.
- You'll be able to connect stage to a change in treatment approach.
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.
Open this when the class reaches this activity and use it to complete the required lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Cancer treatment and therapeutic choices by path:Medical-Interventions/Unit-3_How-to-Conquer-Cancer/3.3_Treating-Cancer; keywords:chemotherapy, radiation, cancer. Score 146. 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 Cancer treatment and therapeutic choices by path:Medical-Interventions/Unit-3_How-to-Conquer-Cancer/3.4_Building-a-Better-Cancer-Treatment; keywords:treatment, cancer. Score 142. 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.
WebXam practice
Cumulative WebXam review
A quick mixed-review pulling questions from earlier units plus today, so the WebXam material stays fresh.
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:
National Cancer Institute: Types of cancer treatmentOptional extra credit (async)
You've passed Unit 2, so the optional extra-credit track is open. Complete reserved-unit work from home (virtual labs included) for extra credit, all submitted on Schoology.
Open the extra-credit track- 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, Nov 17, 2026 · Biopsy and staging here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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