GTAC Student Program VCE 301
Laboratory Workshop - School Groups Only
Protein Structure and Function - Enzyme Action
School Assessed Coursework 2008
(Available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Our Laboratory Workshop offers Unit 3
VCE Biology students a unique opportunity to work in
small groups with their own young research scientist
as “mentor”. The learning environment is
highly structured to ensure student participation and
to facilitate dialogue. Students use research quality
equipment, in a state of the art teaching laboratory.
The pre-laboratory lecture supports student learning
by introducing them to the biological concepts involved
in the laboratory work and supports the consolidation
of concepts in Unit 3 Biology. Students perform laboratory
work on enzyme action, collect, present and interpret
data. The SAC can be completed in a single class session
by asking students a series of questions based on the
laboratory work.
09.30 – 09.40
Arrival
and Registration
Students deposit school bags in cloakroom
09.40 – 10.20
Lecture Protein diversity, the hierarchical structure
of proteins and shape as a determinant of functionality
10.30– 10.55
Pre-Laboratory
Lecture A GTAC Education Officer outlines the
laboratory task and the concepts involved.
10.55 – 11.15
Break
11.15 – 13.00
Task
1: Using the spectrophotometer, students
investigate the action of the enzyme amylase on
starch with temperature and pH as variables and
quantify their results.
Task 2:
Students explore the structure of proteins using
3D models.
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch University of Melbourne Campus - Home school
supervision
14.00 – 14.45
Students complete laboratory
tasks and interpret results
