Come Clean – Secondary

Come Clean converts our Molecular Biology Lab into a dynamic Athlete Testing Facility taking students through the process of screening athletes for performance enhancing substances.

It will introduce students to basic molecular biology, protein structure and the use of research grade equipment (Spectrophotometry) and chemistry processes. The program also introduces a number of performance enhancing substances and their effects on the human body.

Students take on the role of Analytical Chemists, using experimentation, analysis and communication skills to detect substances within samples.

Students will:

• Use a range of scientific equipment to collect both qualitative and quantitative data to identify synthetic substances within samples.

Learning Intention:

To be able to use analytical chemistry to test for synthetic substances within athlete samples.

Success Criteria: 

• Explain why GHRP-6 is a banned substance describing the effects on the human body.
• Model how a refractometer and spectrophotometer function.
• Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data.
• Calculate the concentration of an unknown sample using standard curve data.