GeneChip® Microarrays: Curricula and Resources

GeneChip Microarrays - Educator Resources

The following curricula on Affymetrix GeneChip® Microarrays were developed for high school science teachers. These activities and modules on the use and function of microarrays can be embedded at multiple levels in all life science classes. Developed as stand-alone units, the curriculum pieces showcase the real world applications in the study of the "central dogma" in molecular biology today.

Introduction

DNA Chips, Genome Chips, Bio chip, and cDNA arrays are all similar terms for one the most incredible and influential technologies in the area of genetic research known today — the GeneChip microarray. These microarrays allow scientists to perform genome wide experiments in a fraction of the amount of time it took even just five years ago. Disease diagnosis, gene and drug discovery, agriculture, and toxicology studies are just some of the few areas and applications to get a huge boost from this new technology.

GeneChip® Microarrays: Introduction, Goals & Overview (pdf, 87 KB) >

Standards

This curriculum can help teachers meet the National Science Education Standards (NSES) for the Science Content Standards for grades 9 - 12 as well as any state level science standards.

GeneChip® Microarrays: Standards (pdf, 84 KB) >

Teacher's Guide

This teacher's guide will help you implement the entire module of five activities in GeneChip Microarrays. It is put together to help you make decisions on which activities to teach, how to adjust the sections to fit your classroom style and how to best set up your lessons.

GeneChip® Microarrays: Teacher's Guide (pdf, 503 KB) >

Student Manual

For more detail on the student manual, please visit the GeneChip® Microarrays: Student Manual section which provides additional resources for setting up microarray lessons and workflow.

Resources