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Principles of Biomedical Technology (Principles of Biomedical Science)

Intro · Biomedical tools & lab safety

Ohio WebXam: Principles and Practice of Biomedical Technology · 072110PLTW: Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS)

Open Clever, then myPLTW How to get there: open Clever and sign in with your Microsoft (district) account. Both myPLTW and Schoology are in Clever. Do the activity in myPLTW. Turn the work in on this site or hand it to Mr. Mendoza, because that is the step that counts as submitted. Schoology only shows your report-card grade later.

Active Study: flashcards, decks & how-toStudy PBT cards in your browser, download the Anki deck, and learn the NotebookLM + Anki workflow.

Learning Centers: get unstuck at your levelMissing a step? Start below your level. Ready for more? Go past it. Every skill has worked practice, short videos, and the jobs that use it.

PBT: weeks of instruction before the WebXam

0 of 17 instructional weeks done17 left before WebXam

My checks & progress- take your exit tickets and see your growth

What the WebXam tests (072110)

Your end-of-course Ohio test, Principles and Practice of Biomedical Technology, is a 40-question exam. Here is the published item-bank weighting for the domains on that test.

Biotechnology Research and Experiments

69.41%

Handling, Preparation, Storage and Disposal

30.59%

Weights are the canonical published WebXam item-bank blueprint (the PDF). WebXam's live blueprint page shows different numbers for some courses; the PDF is the citable source of record. The passing score is set by the state per test form and is not published here.

Where work goes

Which folder does each piece go to?

60 class days, folders and at-home chips

The story

What will this actually feel like?

15 weeks, a student's voice

Official PLTW PBS Course Outline (units, lessons, what is coming)

Principles of Biomedical Science, the official PLTW scope and sequence.

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Week-by-week overview

Conference reflection & progress Days off & why

Semester 1 (Fall)

Single-semester Principles of Biomedical Technology (Principles of Biomedical Science): the full in-class curriculum, then the WebXam window. Every unit is taught in class; nothing is pushed to extra credit.

WeekDatesFocusDue by week end

Aug 24–Sep 1

Orientation: daily icebreakers, the daily lesson pages and website, what notes should look like (Cornell + the 6 Rs), the lab notebook, lab safety, the PLTW web portal, and a Friday WebXam pretest.This week

Aug 24–Sep 1

procedureroutinePPESDS

Orientation checklist, signed safety contract, notebook sample, and baseline WebXam pretest complete.

Aug 31–Sep 4

Unit Course Launch: PLTW access, lab notebook, PPE/SDS, evidence handling, variables, controls, graphing, descriptive statistics.

Aug 31–Sep 4

safetyPPESDSvariable

Safety/SOP practical; baseline WebXam micro-check.

Sep 8–14

Unit 1.1 Investigating the Scene: Forensic scene documentation, evidence log, crime-scene sketch, trace evidence, biometric data.

Sep 8–14

forensictrace evidencebiometricobservation

Scene sketch/evidence log.

Sep 15–18

Unit 1.1 to 1.2: Experimental design in evidence testing; transition to autopsy evidence and biomolecules.

Sep 15–18

biomoleculemacromoleculetoxicologytissue

Trace/biometric data analysis plus mini-CER.

Sep 21–25

Unit 1.2 Master the Morgue: Body systems, toxicology evidence, tissue microscopy, gross anatomy, preserved-heart/autopsy alternative.

Sep 21–25

homeostasistissueorgan systemtoxicology

Autopsy evidence table.

Sep 28–Oct 2

Unit 1.3 Open Investigation: Virtual/open case investigation; synthesize scene, lab, suspect, and autopsy evidence.

Sep 28–Oct 2

synthesisforensic reportlimitationreliability

Evidence board and autopsy report.

Oct 6–8

Unit 2.1 Talk to Your Doc: Clinical communication, patient history, privacy, vital signs, homeostasis, EMR thinking.

Oct 6–8

chief complaintsymptomvital signpulse

Patient interview and vital signs chart.

Oct 12–16

Unit 2.1 Clinical Data: Routine bloodwork, chronic disease monitoring, telehealth, wearables, remote monitoring.

Oct 12–16

blood glucosecholesterolrisk factortelehealth

Bloodwork interpretation and chronic-care plan.

Oct 20–22

Unit 2.2 Decoding a Diagnosis: DNA, chromosomes, genes, proteins, protein synthesis, mutation, inheritance.

Oct 20–22

DNAchromosomegeneallele

DNA-to-protein model.

Oct 26–28

Unit 2.2 to 2.3: Chromosomal abnormalities, genetic risk, family evidence, diagnosis from mixed data.

Oct 26–28

karyotypeinheritancegenotypephenotype

Genetic-risk explanation.

Oct 29–Nov 5

Unit 2.3 New to the Practice: New patient diagnostic workup: history, vitals, bloodwork, genetics, evidence synthesis.

Oct 29–Nov 5

differential diagnosisevidence synthesislaboratory testpatient chart

Diagnostic workup packet.

Nov 6–13

Unit 3.1 Nosocomial Nightmare: Hospital-acquired infections, chain of infection, pathogens, immune response, infection control.

Nov 6–13

nosocomialpathogenvectorreservoir

Chain-of-infection diagram.

Nov 16–19

Unit 3.1 Outbreak Evidence: Line lists, maps, epidemic curves, infectious-agent identification lab or simulation.

Nov 16–19

epidemiologyline listepidemic curveincubation

Outbreak line list, map, and curve.

Nov 20–30

Unit 3.2 Emergency Response: Patient assessment, stabilization, triage, bleeding control, drug delivery/metabolism, communication.

Nov 20–30

triagestabilizationhemorrhagemetabolism

Triage/stabilization protocol.

Dec 1–7

Unit 3.2 to 3.3: Medical surge, mobile response facility, public-health communication, app design concept.

Dec 1–7

surge capacitymobile carepublic healthsurveillance

Surge/mobile response design.

WebXam

Jan 4–8

WebXam testing block

Jan 4–8

WebXam testing progress confirmed.

WebXam

Jan 11–15

WebXam testing block

Jan 11–15

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.

★ Want extra credit? This track opens after Unit 2.

Open any daily lessonDaily calendar

Fall (Semester 1)

Wk 1

Mon 08/24 · Welcome, expectations, and how this class works Tue 08/25 · How to use the class website Thu 08/27 · Cornell notes and the 6 Rs Fri 08/28 · Lab safety, myPLTW, and how to submit

Wk 2

Mon 08/31 · Bioethics of evidence Tue 09/01 · WebXam pretest and goal setting Thu 09/03 · Lab safety and SDS Fri 09/04 · Graphing and statistics

Wk 3

Tue 09/08 · Ethics of the scene Thu 09/10 · Documentation and custody Fri 09/11 · Scene documentation lab

Wk 4

Mon 09/14 · Analyze trace evidence Tue 09/15 · Ethics of testing Thu 09/17 · Biomolecule and tox data Fri 09/18 · Analyze tox results

Wk 5

Mon 09/21 · Ethics of autopsy Wed 09/23 · Body systems and tissues Thu 09/24 · Tissue and heart lab Fri 09/25 · Analyze histology evidence

Wk 6

Mon 09/28 · Ethics of conclusions Wed 09/30 · Synthesize all evidence Thu 10/01 · Build the evidence board Fri 10/02 · Write the report CER

Wk 7

Tue 10/06 · Ethics of privacy Wed 10/07 · Vital signs practical Thu 10/08 · Analyze vital signs

Wk 8

Mon 10/12 · Ethics of monitoring Wed 10/14 · Bloodwork and ranges Thu 10/15 · Simulated bloodwork data Fri 10/16 · Analyze chronic trends

Wk 9

Tue 10/20 · Ethics of genetic data Wed 10/21 · DNA and protein modeling Thu 10/22 · Analyze the mutation

Wk 10

Mon 10/26 · Genetic testing ethics debate Tue 10/27 · Karyotype case analysis Wed 10/28 · Pedigree and risk CER Thu 10/29 · Diagnostic disclosure debate

Wk 11

Wed 11/04 · Clinical diagnosis team project Thu 11/05 · Recommendation CER Fri 11/06 · Hospital infection ethics debate

Wk 12

Tue 11/10 · Chain of infection notes Thu 11/12 · Infection-control case Fri 11/13 · Infection-control CER

Wk 13

Mon 11/16 · Outbreak privacy debate Wed 11/18 · Outbreak data and agent ID lab Thu 11/19 · Source and agent CER Fri 11/20 · Triage ethics debate

Wk 14

Tue 11/24 · Emergency-response simulation

Wk 15

Mon 11/30 · Response analysis CER Tue 12/01 · Surge resource debate Wed 12/02 · Surge and usability notes Fri 12/04 · Public-health design project

Wk 16

Mon 12/07 · Design justification CER Tue 12/08 · Device innovation ethics debate Thu 12/10 · Device and model testing lab Fri 12/11 · Prototype evaluation CER

Wk 17

Mon 12/14 · Frontier medicine ethics debate Tue 12/15 · Frontier and story-map notes Thu 12/17 · Final innovation team project Fri 12/18 · Innovation pitch CER

PBT calendar

Submission Zone

Drop your PBT project in the OneDrive folder, or hand it to Mr. Mendoza in class. Both count. Sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, not a personal one. Nothing is turned in on Schoology: that is where the report-card grade shows up later.

Name the file exactly like this, with two underscores between the name and the title:

Lastname_Firstname__Assignment Title.pdf

Two underscores between the name and the title. Do not put your student ID in the file name: your district sign-in already tells me it is you. A file named any other way is not lost. It waits in a review folder until it is sorted by hand, so it is graded later.

Your receipt. Your own upload panel says Uploaded, with a green check beside the file name. That is your receipt. Screenshot it if you want a record of your own. Do not wait for the file to appear in a list. You should not be able to see anyone else's work in there. If you can see other students' files, stop and tell Mr. Mendoza.

Open the OneDrive drop

What you'll learn

Demonstrate safe, accurate use of core biomedical lab equipment

Record measurements with appropriate precision and units

Pass the lab-safety certification checklist

Open the daily plan above. Every class day lists what you will learn, the lab, the new words, and WebXam practice.

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