Curriculum
Washington State's Essential Academic Learning Requirements and Grade Level Expectations
In order to help SEP teachers in unit planning and curriculum design, all SEP lab protocols and kits are aligned with Washington State's Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) and Grade Level Expectations (GLEs). To download a PDF chart referencing the specific GLEs addressed in different labs, click here. This document is designed as a resource for SEP teachers using the supplied kits and protocols.
The specific GLEs noted in the PDF are referenced by a 2005 document titled Science K-10 Grade Level Expectations: A New Level of Specificity, which is available at www.k12.wa.us.
SEP Lab Protocols Available to the Public:
Genes-R-Us: The SEP Transformation Lab
Genes-R-Us is the lab that goes with our Bacterial Transformation Kit. Students are "hired" as employees of 'Genes-R-Us' to work on a procedure for transforming pBLU© into E. coli. This is a great lab for teaching students that DNA codes for "instructions" that give cells visible characteristics.
- The Genes-R-Us Transformation Lab and the Teacher's Guide represent a compilation of materials from various sources and we have acknowledged these when appropriate.
- They are presented as Portable Document Format files, or PDF, to preserve the original formatting.
- Contact us for updates and additional information.
This lab is written to go with materials and equipment for our kits, and may not work with the materials and equipment available to you. Providing the written lab here does not commit us to supplying reagents or equipment, nor can we take responsibility for any consequences of your use of this lab. The Genes-R-Us Lab is for classroom use and/or non-profit purposes only. Please do not redistribute these materials without our consent and please retain references to SEP in any copies that are generated.
Bacterial Transformation Lab 736 kB/16 pages - Teacher Information for Bacterial Transformation Lab 500 kB/10 pages
Updated SEP Protocols are available to SEP teachers by logging in to the SEP portal.
