Part of Lesson Plan: Product Production Pipeline

Activity Overview / Details

Direct student attention to the Product Production Pipeline Handout.  The teacher calls on various students randomly to read the introductory sentences of the assignment in the background section.  Have students actively read as they follow along.  Explain that this is the second semester major project and students will be working on this assignment over the next seven weeks.  There will be some days in class where students will finish lab early and have time to work but the majority of the research will need to be done outside of class time (I have the lab open at lunch for students to come work). 

However, to start the project students have to conduct  background research as evidenced by the anticipatory activity.  Students have two tasks to complete:

1. Students need to first research the various stages of the product pipeline and complete table one (on page one of Product Productivity Pipeline Handout).

2. Students will go online to Genentech website, click on “Genentech’s Development Pipeline” from the home page, choose two products currently in Genentech’s pipeline and complete table two (page two from Product Productivity Pipeline Handout).