academic year 22/23: virtual biotechnology field trips

Geared to middle, high school and college students and their teachers, Virtual Biotechnology Field Trips are designed as one-hour Google Meet sessions. The associated fees are: $80/hour for 5-30 students OR $120/hour for 31-100 students. Supported by instructors, students are able to immerse themselves in the concepts of biotechnology. The standard format will include some combination of background information, lab demonstrations, live discussion, and extension activities. Field trips may be scheduled T-Th between the hours of 9am – 4pm. 

current offerings

Components that can be included to customize your virtual field trips are listed below. Each component would take ~15 minutes and we will add resources (often drawn from content provided for our prior in-person programs) for each component to this site as they are finalized. Please complete our Plan Your Field Trip form to let us know what works for you and your students!

Bioluminescence/genetic transformation

*NEW* DNA & Principles of Gel Electrophoresis

  • Introduction to DNA structure
  • Virtual laboratory demonstration of agarose gel electrophoresis
  • Hands-on pencil and paper activity
  • Jamboard electrophoresis

Immunology

  • Immunology background
  • Virtual demonstration of antibody (protein) isolation
  • Virtual demonstration of protein detection with antibodies
  • Troubleshooting Immunology results
  • Virology videos

Restriction Enzyme (RE) Digestion

  • RE background and discovery
  • Paper activity of RE digestion connected to our lab results
  • Virtual laboratory demonstration and explanation of reagents
  • Troubleshooting RE digestion results
  • Real life applications of RE

Regardless of which experience you select, as noted above, the fees are: $80/hour for 5-30 students OR $120/hour for 31-100 students, unrecorded (see also: Cancellation Policy).  Again, please complete our Plan Your Field Trip form to let us know what works for you and your students – thanks!

please note:

In addition to our Virtual Biotechnology Field Trips, we are still offering laboratory background information (see BFT offerings), Virtual Teacher Meets, 3-part COVID-19 series, and resources for biotechnology education.

for additional information Please contact aidan Holmes.