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
Should we? The ethics of editing before birth
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 weighs the ethics and impact of biomedical innovation.
WebXam
072125 Biotechnology for Health and Disease
Domain: Laboratory Standard Operational Procedures
How it connects
BI asks students to judge innovations; editing before birth is a sharp, current case.
Shared concepts
Germline vs somaticConsentEquity and access
Shared skills
Build an evidence-based argumentDebate respectfully