CourseSource: Resources

Lesson

3682

views

270

downloads

0

comments

Bringing Pasteur Back to Life: Studying the Biochemistry of Yeast Fermentation Through Discussion Groups and an At-Home Lab

This hands-on, student-centered biochemistry lesson introduces beginner biochemistry students to the techniques of effectively reading and discussing primary literature, identifying fundamental biological concepts, and applying that knowledge to...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Microbiology Science Process Skills

primary literatureexperimentationyeastMetabolismFermentationRespirationequilibrium

Lesson

1440

views

392

downloads

0

comments

Data, Distributions, and Hypotheses: Exploring Diversity and Disturbance in the Tallgrass Prairie

Proper hypothesis generation, data handling, graphing, and communication are essential skills that undergraduate majors in biology are expected to master. However, students rarely get hands-on practice that helps them to effectively develop these...

Courses: Ecology Ecology Plant Biology

Quantitative reasoningRestoration EcologyScience process skillstall grass prairie ecosystem

Lesson

2812

views

769

downloads

0

comments

Unwrapping Enzyme Kinetics

Enzyme rates and kinetics are key components used by biochemists to understand how enzymes function. However, students often find it difficult to understand how these experiments are performed and how they reflect enzyme behavior in solution. The...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

kineticsstructure-functionenzymescatalysis