A Learner-Centered Molecular Modeling Exercise for Allied Health Majors in a Biochemistry Class

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This article describes a learner-centered project given to allied health majors in a biochemistry course. The project involved building molecular models of imagined protein binding sites for the drug thalidomide.

Topics

Biochemistry Carbohydrates CCC4: Systems and System Models Cell respiration Chemical reactions Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Life Science ENCdl Enzymes Life Science Lipids LS1.A: Structure and Function LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes Modeling Nucleic acids Photosynthesis Proteins Science and Engineering Practices Science as Inquiry Science Focus Science process skills SEP2: Developing and Using Models Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 7/1/2014Stock # jcst14_043_06_34Volume 043Issue 06

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