Rough draft.This research track is under review with Dr. Atit's lab. Content and sequence may still change.
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Curriculum and WebXam connections
The master switch: how a cell chooses its fate
How this session lines up with the PLTW curriculum and the WebXam for each class it touches, including the vocabulary, concepts, and skills you share.
The classes below may be taught in different terms. This research track runs all year with HOSA, so a connection means the ideas line up, not that the class meets this week.
HBSHuman Body Systems Spring
PLTW alignment
HBS examines how cells specialize into the body's tissues.
WebXam
072040 Human Anatomy and Physiology
Domain: Human Body Form, Function, and Pathophysiology
How it connects
HBS's tissue work depends on the fate decisions this session unpacks.
Shared concepts
DifferentiationCell fate
Shared skills
Explain how a cell specializes
GenDGenetics of Disease Fall and Spring
PLTW alignment
GenD covers gene regulation, how genes are turned on and off.
WebXam
072130 Genetics of Disease
Domain: Bio-Molecular Technology
How it connects
The master switch is a transcription factor, the same gene-regulation idea GenD teaches.
Shared concepts
Transcription factorGene regulation
Shared skills
Explain how a gene is switched on or off
Shared vocabulary (same words, same meaning)
- transcription factor mirrors: How genes are regulated
- gene mirrors: Genes code for proteins