SKU: AASK Categories: Collaborative Kits, DNA & Genetics, Protein Synthesis Tags: 3D Molecular Designs, Amino Acid, Amino Acid Poster, Amino Acid Starter Kit Poster©, science materials, science poster, science supplies
Amino Acid Starter Kit©
Product Code: AASK
$79
Fun, self correcting and intuitive, this kit results in confidence and learning that lasts for years.
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Description
Your students will be so engaged, they won’t even notice how complex their learning is. Working collaboratively, groups of students explore the chemical properties of amino acids to guide them as they fold their own protein. As they begin to realize that DNA is a code for amino acid sequences that ultimately determine protein structure, their confidence soars! Students will:
- Examine patterns within and between side chains of amino acids
- Use indicators like the colored clip at the base of each side chain indicating chemical properties and embedded colored sphere showing atomic structure
- Organize the side chains based on chemical properties they uncover in their investigation
- Group the side chains into one of 5 categories: hydrophobic (nonpolar), hydrophilic (polar), negatively charged, positively charged, and cysteines, which sometimes form disulfide bonds
- Explore the primary and tertiary structure of proteins by constructing a 15-amino acid protein
- Examine secondary structure of proteins by folding a toober model of the first of 3 zinc fingers of the Zif268 protein
Content & Assembly Instructions
| Amino Acid Starter Kit© | 1-Group | 3-Group | 5-Group | 6-Group |
| Chemical Properties Circle | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Amino Acid Side Chain Chart | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Mini Toober | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Set of Red and Blue Endcaps | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Clear Bumpers | 22 | 66 | 110 | 132 |
| Amino Acid Side Chains | 22 | 66 | 110 | 132 |
| Plastic Clips | 23 | 69 | 115 | 138 |
| Hydrogen Bond Connectors | 6 | 18 | 30 | 36 |
- 1-Group
- 1 Chemical Properties Circle
- 1 Amino Acid Side Chain Chart
- 1 Mini Toober
- 1 Set of Red and Blue Endcaps
- 22 Clear Bumpers
- 22 Amino Acid Side Chains
- 23 Plastic Clips
- 6 Hydrogen Bond Connectors
- 3-Group
- 3 Chemical Properties Circle
- 3 Amino Acid Side Chain Chart
- 3 Mini Toobers
- 3 Set of Red and Blue Endcaps
- 66 Clear Bumpers
- 66 Amino Acid Side Chains
- 69 Plastic Clips
- 18 Hydrogen Bond Connectors
- 5-Group
- 5 Chemical Properties Circle
- 5 Amino Acid Side Chain Chart
- 5 Mini Toobers
- 5 Set of Red and Blue Endcaps
- 110 Clear Bumpers
- 110 Amino Acid Side Chains
- 115 Plastic Clips
- 30 Hydrogen Bond Connectors
- 6-Group
- 6 Chemical Properties Circle
- 6 Amino Acid Side Chain Chart
- 6 Mini Toobers
- 6 Set of Red and Blue Endcaps
- 132 Clear Bumpers
- 132 Amino Acid Side Chains
- 138 Plastic Clips
- 36 Hydrogen Bond Connectors
Amino Acid Starter Kit©-1 Group Set Contents and Assembly Directions
Amino Acid Starter Kit©-3 Group Set Contents and Assembly Directions
Amino Acid Starter Kit©-5 Group Set Contents and Assembly Directions
Amino Acid Starter Kit©-6 Group Set Contents and Assembly Directions
