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Protein Folding

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Long strings of amino acids fold themselves into stable peptides. The simulation allows scholars to observe the process in multiple ways. Using hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or a combination of proteins in three different solutions, the folding of peptides begins to make sense.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Connect the vocabulary words to the root words
  • Create proteins that are all hydrophilic, all hydrophobic, and a mixture of both
Classroom Considerations
  • Relies on prior knowledge of protein synthesis, hydrophobic, and hydrophilic interactions
Pros
  • Clearly shows something difficult to conceptualize
  • Allows for different color coding based on charge or hydrophobicity
Cons
  • None