RCSBProteinDataBank | Building and Animating Catalase in a High School Classroom @RCSBProteinDataBank | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
AP Biology students at John H. Pitman High School were tasked with creating animations depicting an active site in catalase and the mechanistic breakdown of two hydrogen peroxide molecules. These animations were created using pipe cleaners, clay, toothpicks, and stop-motion cinematography. The data used to generate these animations were from RCSB Protein Data Bank resources, AlphaFold DB, and various scientific publications.
Read the Education Corner article to find out more and to download the lesson plan for the classroom activity described at
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/general_information/news_publications/newsletters/2024q2/corner.html
AP Biology students at John H. Pitman High School were tasked with creating animations depicting an active site in catalase and the mechanistic breakdown of two hydrogen peroxide molecules. These animations were created using pipe cleaners, clay, toothpicks, and stop-motion cinematography. The data used to generate these animations were from RCSB Protein Data Bank resources, AlphaFold DB, and various scientific publications.
Read the Education Corner article to find out more and to download the lesson plan for the classroom activity described at
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/general_information/news_publications/newsletters/2024q2/corner.html
