Curated OER
Enzymatic Action
Students observe how a cell uses an enzyme to rid itself of a poisonous substance by experimenting with hydrogen peroxide, potatoes, liver and carrots. They record the temperature and changes of the hydrogen peroxide as other elements...
Curated OER
Lactose & Lactase
Students examine the characteristics of lactose and lactase. In this enzyme lesson students study the lactose in milk and its rate of dissolution.
Cornell University
Who’s Got The Flu?
Become an immunologist for the day. Scholars elicit the use of the enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) to diagnose an infectious disease. Through the process, they learn about the immune system response to infectious diseases.
Cornell University
Fibers, Dyes, and the Environment
Nanofibers can be made through electrospinning or force spinning in order to reduce the negative impact on the environment. Pupils study the role of fibers and dye on the environment through a series of five hands-on activities. Then,...
Curated OER
Amylase
Pupils examine what amylase is and its history. In this digestive instructional activity students study the effect amylase has on starch and how temperature affects the rate of activity.
Curated OER
Chemistry of Food
For this chemistry of food worksheet, students complete 20 various types of questions related to food and nutrition. First, they complete a crossword puzzle with vocabulary terms. Then, students use the figure shown to write the...
Curated OER
Organic Molecules
Students explore organic compounds. Using humor, factual and conceptual correctness, students create a skit explaining organic compounds. Students include topics such as sugar, polymerization, unraveling of proteins, and substrates. ...
Curated OER
Bioluminescence
Students differentiate chemiluminescence from bioluminescence. In this biology instructional activity, students explain how fireflies and other animals emit light. They discuss the applications of engineered bioluminescence.
Curated OER
Producing a Strain of E. coli that Glows in the Dark
Learners observe the experimental process called bacterial transformation and demonstrate phenotype changes in bacteria that have been transformed with an antibiotic-resistance gene and a metabolic marker. They create a luminescent...
Curated OER
Cellular Respiration stage 1: Glycolysis
Ten reactions involved with the process of glycolysis within cellular respiration are summarized here. The aerobic stages and anaerobic interactions leading to fermentation are detailed and wonderful diagrams to support the information...
Biology Junction
Cellular Respiration
Which food molecules must be present for cellular respiration to occur? Scholars view an informative presentation to better understand the process of cellular respiration. It details each step, focusing on the locations and the four main...
Curated OER
Cellular Respiration
Students are often confused by the huge amount of information and detail that can be learned about respiration. This is a great presentation summarizing the main 4 stages of cellular respiration. It is clear and uses diagrams and...
Curated OER
PhysioEx: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion
In this anatomy worksheet, students complete 22 review questions in the format of short answer, table completion, and fill in the blank after finishing an online virtual experiment about the chemical and physical processes of digestion.
Curated OER
Photosynthesis: Variations on the Theme
Leaf structure and its specializations for photo-respiration are detailed here. Slides provide information about Photo-respiration biochemistry and its impact. A class learning about classic respiration will appreciate the...
Curated OER
Concept Map - Organic Compounds
In this organic compounds, students complete a graphic organizer by placing 36 vocabulary words into their correct places in the concept map.
Curated OER
Organci Molecules
Students explore organic molecules in an unusual way. This allows students to incorporate this difficult knowledge into ways of thinking and exploring that they value. Students are placed in groups of four, with the attempt to include...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Enzyme Substrate Complex
Discusses the properties of enzymes and the concept of enzyme-substrate specificity, and how a substrate molecule binds to an enzyme to form an enzyme-substrate complex. An overview of enzyme-substrate reactions is also presented.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Enzymes
Investigate how enzymes facilitate chemical reactions that happen in the body with this tutorial.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Enzymes Work
In this biology lab, students use pineapple juice as an enzyme, and jello as a substrate to illustrate an enzyme/substrate complex.
Macmillan Education
W.h. Freeman Publishing: Allosteric Regulation of Enzyme
Reactions in cells must be regulated and one way to do this is using allosteric molecules. These regulators can activate enzymes or inhibit them. This tutorial explains exactly how allosteric regulation works using words, narration, and...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Enzyme Substrate Docking
View this simulation to observe the docking process for a substrate and an enzyme.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Enzyme Function
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how enzymes speed up biochemical reactions.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Enzymes Proteins That Pack a Punch!
Through a combination of slide show tutorials and a video demonstration, learn how enzymes work. [3:00]
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: What Are Enzymes and How Do They Work?
Explains what enzymes are, the three broad categories, their working mechanism and two theories developed to explain this, and factors that impact enzyme activity.