Engineer & Explore Your Own Enteric Coated Drugs

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Reference: IS.3401

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$76.50

In this lab, students will learn the basic structures and pathway of the digestive system and understand the different functions of the stomach and the small intestine in regards to digestion. They will investigate how the properties of different enteric coatings react in different sections of the digestive system. Next they will explore the purpose of an enteric coating and make a simulated “coating” and engineer a coating most suitable for certain pharmaceutical needs.

Disciplinary Core Ideas: ETS1.A; ETS1.B; LS1.A; ETS1.C

Performance Expectations: MS-LS1-3; MS-LS1-7; MS-ETS1-1; MS-ETS1-2; MS-ETS1-3; MS-ETS1-4; HS-LS1-2; HS-ETS1-2

Cross Cutting Concepts: Energy and Matter; Influence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World; Systems and System Models

Includes:

200mL 99% isopropyl alcohol
34g shellac orange flakes
4g alginic acid sodium salt
2x 25mL 10M hydrochloric acid
150mL 10M sodium hydroxide
2x enteric-coated aspirin tablets
2x regular aspirin tablets
50x 5oz cups
30x pipettes
45x white beads
1x pkg of coverslips
15x spot plates

Reference IS.3401

Items needed, but not included: Electronic balance
Graduated cylinders
Beakers
Stirring rods
1L distilled (or deionized) water
Stopwatch
Marker
Quantity: 15 lab groups
Includes: Teachers manual and Student Study Guide copymasters

Resources

Safety Data Sheet - (IS3705)

Investigation-5-SDS

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