ELISA & Me-- WebQuest

The ELISA test is used in many aspects of life that you may not be aware. You are now going to take the knowledge you have gained today and apply it to life around you. 

 

·        Read through the following list and choose a field.  Raise your hand and let the teacher know what field your team will be researching.

  1. Human & veterinary medicine
  2. Veterinary
  3. Agriculture: crops 
  4. Environmental  and Pregnancy tests
  5. Food safety and quality
  6. Restricted and illegal drugs.

 

·        Read through the following list and choose 2 uses that are in your chosen field.

·        For each ”use” answer the following in the attached chart:

  1. Describe what the “use” is.
  2. Why does the “use” need to be tested? (Why is it a problem?)
  3. What is ELISA specifically testing for in this use? (The presence of what?)

·        4. & 5.  Choose 2 of the following to answer for each “use”.

A)          Does the ELISA have to be done any differently than they way you did it?

B)           How long does the test take to run for this use?

C)          What did you learn that was interesting about using the ELISA test for this “use”?

 

The sites listed below are to help get you started.  You can use them to get your research started.  Be sure to give the full website of any site that you use and describe why you believe it is a legitimate site.

 

For any disease, start off with at search at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/search.do

 

 

Human and veterinary medicine

            Uses

 

Veterinary

            Uses

 

Agriculture crops

            Uses

 

Environmental & Pregnancy tests

            Uses

 

Food Safety & Quality

 

Drug Use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELISA 7 ME - DATA SHEET

 

FIELD:

 

                                1st  USE:

 

1.  Describe what the “use” is.

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2.  Why does the “use” need to be tested? (Why is it a problem?)

 

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3.  What is ELISA specifically testing for in this use? (The presence of what?)

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CHOOSE 2 questions below to answer about the above “use”.

Why does the ELISA have to be done any differently than they way you did it? (if it doesn’t then don’t answer this question!)

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How long does the test take to run for this use?

 

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What did you learn that was interesting about using the ELISA test for this “use”?

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                                 2nd USE:

 

1.  Describe what the “use” is.

___________________________________________________

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2.  Why does the “use” need to be tested? (Why is it a problem?)

 

___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

3.  What is ELISA specifically testing for in this use? (The presence of what?)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

CHOOSE 2 questions below to answer about the above “use”.

Why does the ELISA have to be done any differently than they way you did it? (if it doesn’t then don’t answer this question!)

___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

How long does the test take to run for this use?

 

___________________________________________________________

What did you learn that was interesting about using the ELISA test for this “use”?

___________________________________________________

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