Description
This product includes a graphic organizer and six stations on relevant proteins.
The stations are:
- Why does the structure of proteins matter?
- Antibodies, with the SARS-CoV-2 virus as an example.
- Enzymes, with DNA polymerase as an example.
- Messenger Proteins, example: Human Growth Hormone
- Structural Proteins, example: keratin
- Transport & Storage proteins, example: hemoglobin.
Each station includes information in English and Spanish about the topic, colorful pictures, and one even includes a QR code that students may scan to learn more information. You could easily edit the document to expand on each station if you wished for your students to have more information.
The graphic organizer for this activity asks students to list the protein types and their functions and asks a great exit ticket question: "If there is a mutation in the DNA that codes for hemoglobin, what do you think will happen to the organism?"
I use this activity in my classroom as we are transitioning from the basics of DNA to the central dogma of biology. It helps to answer the question "Why are we learning about proteins, anyways?", and the movement integral to stations activities is helpful for even high school students. It supports but does not fully tackle the NGSS standard HS-LS1-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
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Description
This product includes a graphic organizer and six stations on relevant proteins.
The stations are:
- Why does the structure of proteins matter?
- Antibodies, with the SARS-CoV-2 virus as an example.
- Enzymes, with DNA polymerase as an example.
- Messenger Proteins, example: Human Growth Hormone
- Structural Proteins, example: keratin
- Transport & Storage proteins, example: hemoglobin.
Each station includes information in English and Spanish about the topic, colorful pictures, and one even includes a QR code that students may scan to learn more information. You could easily edit the document to expand on each station if you wished for your students to have more information.
The graphic organizer for this activity asks students to list the protein types and their functions and asks a great exit ticket question: "If there is a mutation in the DNA that codes for hemoglobin, what do you think will happen to the organism?"
I use this activity in my classroom as we are transitioning from the basics of DNA to the central dogma of biology. It helps to answer the question "Why are we learning about proteins, anyways?", and the movement integral to stations activities is helpful for even high school students. It supports but does not fully tackle the NGSS standard HS-LS1-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
