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
When palatal shelves meet: the seam must disappear
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 studies tissues and how they form and remodel.
WebXam
072040 Human Anatomy and Physiology
Domain: Human Body Form, Function, and Pathophysiology
How it connects
Palate fusion is tissue remodeling, an HBS idea applied to the face.
Shared concepts
EMTApoptosisTissue remodeling
Shared skills
Read a process diagram
Shared vocabulary (same words, same meaning)
- apoptosis mirrors: Cell processes in tissues
GenDGenetics of Disease Fall and Spring
PLTW alignment
GenD covers signaling molecules and molecular control of cells.
WebXam
072130 Genetics of Disease
Domain: Bio-Molecular Technology
How it connects
TGFB3 signaling drives fusion, connecting to GenD's molecular-control content.
Shared concepts
Signaling (TGFB3)Programmed cell death
Shared skills
Trace a signal to a cell response