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

Why zebrafish and mice: animal models and the Atit lab

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.

BIBiomedical Innovations Spring
PLTW alignment

BI research uses models and asks how evidence transfers to people.

WebXam

072125 Biotechnology for Health and Disease

Domain: Bio-Molecular Technology

How it connects

BI research leans on model systems before any patient claim, the point of this session.

Shared concepts
Model organismTranslational evidence
Shared skills
Judge whether a model applies
HBSHuman Body Systems Spring
PLTW alignment

HBS compares anatomy and physiology across systems and species.

WebXam

072040 Human Anatomy and Physiology

Domain: Human Body Form, Function, and Pathophysiology

How it connects

HBS's comparative view explains why zebrafish and mice inform human development.

Shared concepts
Shared developmental programComparative biology
Shared skills
Compare biology across species