Got Lactose? Investigating How Enzymes Function (view)
Units included with this Open Author resource:
- Author: Janelle Roberts
- Unit 1 - What are Enzymes?
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- Learning goals:
- Introduce students to the basics of enzyme function
- Keywords:
- Activation Energy, Blood Glucose, Body Systems, Denature, Digestion, Enzymes, Lactase Persistence, Lactose Intolerance, Public Health, Substrates, substrates, activation energy, denature, enzymes, lactose intolerance, lactase persistence, blood glucose, public health, body systems, digestion, Collaborate & Communicate", Critical Thinking
- Alignment:
- NGSS.HS.LS1.1
- Unit 2 - Lactose Intolerance Fact or Fiction
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- Learning goals:
- assess students prior knowledge of lactose intolerance/lactase persistence
- Keywords:
- Activation Energy, Blood Glucose, Body Systems, Denature, Digestion, Enzymes, Lactase Persistence, Lactose Intolerance, Public Health, Substrates
- Alignment:
- NGSS.HS.LS1.2, NGSS.HS.LS4.4
- Unit 3 - Making of the Fittest: Got Lactase? The co-evolution of genes and culture
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- Learning goals:
- Students should understand the evolutionary history of lactase persistence, Students should be able to analyze and interpret a blood glucose data set
- Keywords:
- substrates, activation energy, denature, enzymes, lactose intolerance, lactase persistence, blood glucose, public health, body systems, digestion
- Alignment:
- NGSS.HS.LS4.2
- Unit 4 - Case Study and Experiment: Can over-the-counter lactase tablets help Sam?
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- Learning goals:
- Students will make a claim about the ability of lactase pills to digest lactose, Students will conduct an experiment on lactose digestion, Students will reason a connection between their initial claim and their data
- Keywords:
- substrates, activation energy, denature, enzymes, lactose intolerance, lactase persistence, blood glucose, public health, body systems, digestion
- Alignment:
- NGSS.HS.LS2.6, NGSS.HS.LS1.3
- Unit 5 - Take Your Knowledge Public
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- Learning goals:
- Students will communicate findings with a public audience, Students will use the 4C's to create a summative assessment
- Keywords:
- substrates, activation energy, denature, enzymes, lactose intolerance, lactase persistence, blood glucose, public health, body systems, digestion
- Alignment:
- NGSS.HS.LS4.1
- Unit 6 - Accessibility
Summary
After studying the basics of enzyme function, students will be exposed to the history and evolution of lactose intolerance/lactase persistence. Both whole group and individual activities will ask students to interact with the concept. They will conduct a lab to understand the role of enzymes in lactose digestion and communicate their knowledge by creating a public health poster.