Futurelab+: Genentech Science Ed Biotech Courses: Agricultural Biotechnology

These free, online Agricultural Biotechnology course materials from Futurelab+ make up a 36-week course that investigates "the amazing ways that living organisms can be harnessed to improve agriculture processes and redefine a healthier relationship with the natural environment." The course consists of four units, each featuring an introductory video, various lessons with lab elements, core labs, and projects. Each lesson and lab has a downloadable instructor's guide with student worksheets. Along with lesson content, the instructor's guides include pedagogical framing, national learning standards met by the lesson, and more. Editable versions of the student materials are available in both English and Spanish. Additionally, each unit includes a pacing guide, lesson flowchart, and lab materials. The units are as follows:

• Solution Seeking Microbes
• Alternative Proteins
• Plant to Pharmaceutical
• Community Science

The Futurelab+ biomedicine course, which this course builds on, is available to view separately