Making the Rate: Enzyme Dynamics Using Pop-It Beads

Ragsdale and Pedretti feature an enzyme exercise to address the problem of students' inability to visualize chemical reactions at the molecular level. Teaching general concepts in a biology or chemistry lecture means the instructor must attempt to overcome the problem of the students' misconception concerning biochemical events at the cellular or chemical level. Students need to be able to visualize enzyme activities, biochemical reactions, and develop a foundation for understanding more complex physiology state.