PREFACE
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Keywords for Outcomes of Ability in Scientific Process Skills
Teaching Methods Keywords
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Constructivism and the Five E's
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INTRODUCTION
(Includes scheduling advice)
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Your Introduction for Students
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Enzymes in Our Daily Lives
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Enzyme Analysis in the Professional Research Laboratory
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Flow of an Enzyme Characterization (Activity Profile)
Experimental Pathway
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Scientific Tinkering
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Yeast and Genetic Engineering
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ONE: OBSERVATIONS OF LIVING THINGS ARE RECORDED
IN THE LAB AND IN THE FIELD ...
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Materials for Each Lab Station
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Working with the Yeast Catalase Assay Materials
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Teamwork in the Laboratory
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TWO: HYPOTHESES ARE FORMULATED BASED ON OBSERVATIONS
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THREE: VARIABLES ARE DEFINED AND INVESTIGATIONS
ARE DESIGNED TO TEST HYPOTHESES...
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Considerations in Experimental Design
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When (Chemical) Solutions are the Problem
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Concentration vs. Amount
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FOUR: CARRY OUT THE CLASS EXPERIMENT ...
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Estimates and Ranges
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FIVE: GRAPHING AND ARITHMETIC CALCULATIONS ARE TOOLS
FOR DATA ANALYSIS...
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Data Analysis Terms
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Mechanics and Conventions for Graphing Data
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Graphical Analysis of Enzyme Data
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SIX: CONCLUSIONS ARE FORMED BASED ON RECORDED DATA,
IMPACTS OF EXPERIMENTAL ERROR INHERENT IN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ...
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Sample Data from a Class Experiment
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SEVEN: ALTERNATIVE MODELS ARE RECOGNIZED AND ANALYZED
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An Enzyme Purification Pathway
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EIGHT: STUDENTS RESEARCH POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC
LITERATURE ...
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Reading a Scientific Paper
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NINE: APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY IS USED FOR GATHERING
AND ANALYZING DATA AS STUDENT TEAMS DESIGN AND FOLLOW
THEIR OWN EXPERIMENTAL PATHWAYS...
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Internet Research
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TEN: STUDENTS WILL USE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY FOR
COMMUNICATING RESULTS...
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APPENDIX
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SOURCES FOR REAGENTS AND EQUIPMENT
Materials List for Experiments
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Teacher Notes
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Template for 24-Well Dish
(Word document that you can modify)
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Biology 1 Processes Unit: Investigating Yeast Catalase
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Science Laboratory Rubric
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Student Worksheet
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Student Self Assessment of Independent Investigations
with Catalase
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International Baccalaureate Experimental Sciences Assessment
Criteria
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Additional Internet Resources
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if
you do not already have it. 
