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Principles of the Biomedical Sciences (PLTW)
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8379 Principles of the Biomedical Sciences
36
(PLTW)
weeks
TASKS/COMPETENCIES
Correlation
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Personal Qualities and People Skills
Required 1
Demonstrate positive work ethic.
Required 2
Demonstrate integrity.
Required 3
Demonstrate teamwork skills.
Required 4
Demonstrate self-representation
skills.
Required 5
Demonstrate diversity awareness.
Required 6
Demonstrate conflict-resolution
skills.
Required 7
Demonstrate creativity and
resourcefulness.
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Professional Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate effective speaking
Required 8
and listening skills.
Required 9
Demonstrate effective reading and
writing skills.
Required 10
Demonstrate critical-thinking and
problem-solving skills.
Required 11
Demonstrate healthy behaviors
and safety skills.
Demonstrate an understanding of
Required 12 workplace organizations, systems,
and climates.
Required 13
Demonstrate lifelong-learning
skills.
Required 14
Demonstrate job-acquisition and
advancement skills.
Required 15
Demonstrate time-, task-, and
resource-management skills.
Required 16
Demonstrate job-specific
mathematics skills.
Required 17
Demonstrate customer-service
skills.
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Technology Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate proficiency with
Required 18 technologies common to a
specific occupation.
Required 19
Demonstrate information
technology skills.
Required 20
Demonstrate an understanding of
Internet use and security issues.
Required 21
Demonstrate telecommunications
skills.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
Required 22
Examine aspects of planning
within an industry/organization.
Required 23
Examine aspects of management
within an industry/organization.
Examine aspects of financial
Required 24 responsibility within an
industry/organization.
Examine technical and production
Required 25 skills required of workers within
an industry/organization.
Examine principles of technology
Required 26 that underlie an
industry/organization.
Required 27
Examine labor issues related to an
industry/organization.
Examine community issues
Required 28 related to an
industry/organization.
Examine health, safety, and
Required 29 environmental issues related to an
industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
Required 30
Identify the purposes and goals of
the student organization.
Explain the benefits and
responsibilities of membership in
Required 31 the student organization as a
student and in professional/civic
organizations as an adult.
Demonstrate leadership skills
through participation in student
Required 32
organization activities, such as
meetings, programs, and projects.
Identify Internet safety issues and
Required 33 procedures for complying with
acceptable use standards.
Note: This course is reserved for teachers involved with the Project Lead the Way
(PLTW) program and curriculum. The Virginia competency list correlates to the
PLTW course units. For more information on PLTW, please contact the Virginia
Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education, Michele
Green-Wright, Health and Medical Sciences and Related Clusters, 804-371-2121.
Unit 1: Forensic Inquiry
Investigating the Crime Scene
Required 34 Process a crime scene.
Required 35
Describe how evidence helps to
identify potential suspects.
Required 36
Describe bloodstain patterns and
how they correlate to events.
Determine the height at which a
Required 37 wound occurred, based on
bloodstain patterns.
Required 38
Identify the components of
scientific experimentation.
Required 39 Design a controlled experiment.
Required 40
Analyze the documentation of a
crime scene.
Analyzing Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Describe the interrelationship
among DNA, genes, and
Required 41
chromosomes in molecular
biology.
Required 42
Diagram the structure of DNA
and recombinant DNA.
Required 43
Diagram the structure of a
nucleotide.
Required 44
Describe how restriction enzymes
affect DNA.
Required 45
Describe the function of gel
electrophoresis.
Compare DNA of individuals,
Required 46 using bioprocessing (i.e., gel
electrophoresis).
Analyze resulting restriction
Required 47 fragment length polymorphisms
(RFLPs).
Analyzing the Components of an Autopsy
Identify the components and goals
Required 48
of an autopsy.
Identify the professional
Required 49 personnel and chain of custody,
related to crime-scene analysis.
Required 50
Determine the manner of death,
based on crime-scene evidence.
Required 51
Determine the manner of death,
based on an autopsy report.
Describe the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
Required 52 (HIPAA) and its effects on
forensic investigations and
professional requirements.
Unit 2: Diabetes
Understanding Diabetes
Required 53 Describe the function of insulin.
Describe the relationship between
Required 54 blood glucose levels and insulin
and glucagon.
Required 55 Perform an insulin test.
Required 56 Interpret insulin test data.
Required 57
Compare Type 1 and Type 2
diabetes.
Understanding Food and Nutrition
Required 58
Identify carbohydrates, lipids, and
proteins (i.e., proteomics).
Required 59
Identify the nutritional content of
food.
Define nutrition terminology and
Required 60 the function of nutrients and
macromolecules in the body.
Required 61
Describe how energy from food is
measured.
Required 62
Perform calorimetric
measurements on food items.
Required 63 Interpret food labels.
Required 64
Demonstrate dehydration
synthesis and hydrolysis.
Living with Diabetes
Identify medical interventions for
Required 65
diabetics.
Required 66
Describe methods for regulating
blood sugar.
Required 67
Prepare advice for individuals
living with each type of diabetes.
Balance the level of dissolved
Required 68 solutes on the sides of a cell
membrane.
Required 69
Document a patient’s history with
diabetes.
Unit 3: Sickle Cell Disease
Describing Sickle Cell Disease
Required 70
Identify the components of blood
and how they interact.
Required 71 Describe anemia.
Required 72
Describe the hematocrit test for
anemia.
Describe the significance of the
Required 73 shape of the red blood cells in a
patient with sickle cell disease.
Required 74
Describe the causes and physical
effects of sickle cell disease.
Create a realistic case study of a
Required 75 fictitious patient with sickle cell
disease.
Describing the Genetics behind Sickle Cell Disease
Describe the relationship between
nucleotides in DNA and the
Required 76
sequence of amino acids in a
protein (i.e., proteomics).
Required 77
Describe the protein synthesis
process.
Required 78
Describe the gene mutation
associated with sickle cell disease.
Required 79
Create a simulated protein, using
proteomics.
Required 80
Analyze the effects of base-pair
mutations on a simulated protein.
Simulate the interactions between
Required 81 amino acids and proteins to gauge
structural changes.
Understanding Chromosomes
Describe how genetic material, or
Required 82 cell biology, is transferred, or
genetically engineered.
Required 83
Simulate the processes of mitosis
and meiosis.
Required 84
Diagram how genetic diseases are
passed between generations.
Required 85
Determine the phenotype, based
on the genotype.
Analyze (e.g., count, measure)
Required 86 chromosomes by comparing cells
and DNA composition.
Describe the legal and ethical
Required 87 issues surrounding tissue and
organ sharing.
Exploring Inheritance
Required 88
Describe pedigrees and the mode
of genetic inheritance.
Required 89
Diagram the way a trait moves
through generations.
Compare experimental probability
Required 90 and theoretical probability of trait
inheritance.
Calculate the probability of
Required 91 inheriting a trait or disease, based
on a given pedigree.
Unit 4: Heart Disease
Examining the Structure of the Heart
Required 92 Identify the anatomy of the heart.
Required 93
Diagram the major blood vessels
that enter the heart.
Required 94
Describe the function of heart
valves.
Required 95
Compare the function of arteries
and veins.
Describing the Functions of the Heart
Describe the physical cause of the
Required 96
heartbeat and pulse.
Required 97
Identify the calculation for heart
rate.
Required 98
Describe the principles of the
blood pressure measurement.
Describe the function of the
Required 99 electrocardiogram (i.e., EKG or
ECG).
Describe the factors that can
Required 100 affect heart function and
contribute to heart disease.
Describe variables in an
Required 101 experiment that need to be
controlled.
Required 102
Measure heart rate and blood
pressure, manually.
Required 103
Design methods to test heart rate
and blood pressure.
Required 104
Interpret EKG readings (i.e.,
bioinformatics).
Exploring Heart Dysfunction
Define high-density lipoprotein
(HDL) and low-density
Required 105 lipoprotein (LDL) and their
relationship to cholesterol and
health.
Analyze genetic information,
Required 106 using restriction enzymes and gel
electrophoresis.
Required 107
Describe the danger of cholesterol
buildup.
Required 108
Separate DNA fragments, using
gel electrophoresis.
Required 109
Interpret the results of gel
electrophoresis.
Diagnose the presence of the
Required 110 familial hypercholesterolemia
mutation.
Required 111 Test for high cholesterol.
Conducting a Heart Intervention
Describe the function of an
Required 112
angiogram.
Identify surgical objectives for
Required 113 counteracting blocked blood
vessels.
Describe behavioral modifications
Required 114 and treatment options that reduce
heart disease risk.
Required 115
Demonstrate techniques for
opening blocked vessels.
Required 116
Correlate medical data to the
cause of death.
Required 117
Design a heart attack riskreduction program.
Unit 5: Infectious Disease
Understanding Infection
Define mode of transmission,
Required 118 mode of reproduction, and
microbiology.
Required 119
Describe the prevention of and
treatment for various infections.
Required 120
Identify the structure of a
bacterial cell.
Describe the effects of antibody
Required 121 production on antigens and the
immune system.
Required 122
Simulate the transmission of an
infectious agent.
Required 123
Compare the biology and
pathology of infectious agents.
Required 124
Isolate bacterial colonies, using
the aseptic technique.
Required 125
Identify an unknown bacterial
sample.
Required 126
Classify bacteria, using Gram and
microscope-staining techniques.
Required 127
Identify unknown bacteria, using
chemical methods.
Unit 6: Postmortem
Working with a Case Study or Patient
Identify human body systems and
Required 128 the major organs associated with
each.
Required 129
Describe the interdependent
nature of body systems.
Required 130
Describe the effects of a variety of
illnesses on various body systems.
Interpret autopsy reports and
Required 131 medical history to determine the
cause of death.