A Quantitative Enzyme Study Using Simple Equipment
This resource consists of a simple laboratory exercise including detailed protocols, outlines and background information for students, and instructors notes.
A study of fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
This workshop, derived from an article in American Biology Teacher (Reinking, Reinking, and Miller, 1994) presents a simple method for investigating fermentation. In the basic reaction, a 7% yeast sus...
An Inquiry-Based Enzyme Lab
A laboratory commonly used in introductory biology classes is the breakdown of starch by the enzyme amylase. These labs tend use a “cookbook” format in which students are given explicit, step-by-step ...
Bacterial Transformation
This experiment is performed in a first year Introductory Biology course and has been used in a Genetics and Biochemistry course.
Biochemical Analysis of Vertebrate Skeletal Systems
This exercise was developed to look at the structure-function relationship in the skeletal system as it explores motion and force on evolution of the system.
Blue Plants: Transgenic Plants with the GUS Reporter Gene
An investigative laboratory developed for the introductory biology curriculum using transgenic plants is presented in this chapter. The transgenic Arabidopsis plants we use contain the GUS repo...
Building Molecular Models of DNA, Protein, and Lipids
Molecular models of DNA, protein (alpha-helix and beta-pleated sheet), and lipids are built to scale. With a minimum of scientific jargon, these laboratory exercises effectively display the important ...