Enzyme Board Games
Biology
Standard 2: Objective 1
Title: Enzyme Board Games
A Brief Description: Students will create board games and then play each others games. The games will address major concepts related to enzymes.
Materials needed: Cardboard, butcher paper, colored pencils, markers, computers, books, students may want to supply other items for their games.
Prior to Assessment: Students do not need an indepth understanding, this can be used as an introduction to enzymes and continued throughout the unit of study
Time Needed: 4 50 minute class periods
Teacher Procedures:
1. Pass out the student sheet
2. Have students spend one class period completing the background information
3. Allow students to choose groups
4. Allow at least 3 full class periods for students to work on games (less if you do not require much detail or creativity)
5. I allow students to use the intel computers to type up work and download any pictures or diagrams they would like to use in their games
6. Spend a day allowing students to play one anothers games
Sample Scoring guide:
Grading Rubric:
Creativity: 50 pts
Accuracy: 50 pts
Gameboard neat and attractive: 20 pts
Questions Typed and answered: 20 pts
Total: 140 pts
You may want to grade on use of class time also.
Student Sheet
Enzyme Board Games
Name:______Period:______
Purpose: To learn the role of enzymes in our bodies and how they influence chemical reactions. You will demonstrate this by creating a board game and then playing the games.
Background Information: Please read section 2-4, starting on page 49 in your textbook. Please define, in your own words (you won’t get credit unless they are your own words) the following terms:
Chemical reaction:
Reactant:
Product:
Activation Energy:
Catalyst:
Enzyme:
Substrate:
Now answer the following questions:
1. What happens to chemical bonds during chemical reactions? How does this differ between the products and the reactants?
2. What are enzymes and how are they important to living things?
3. Explain in detail the role of carbonic anhydrase in your body.
4. Describe the role of energy in chemical reactions.
5. Explain 2 factors that can influence enzyme function.
6. Draw and explain the enzyme substrate complex.
Procedures:
1. After completing the background information you will now create a board game.
2. You must include 20 questions related to the information found in section 2-4.
3. You will provide the questions and an answer key.
4. You will also need to create a game board, pieces, directions, and any other necessary supplies to play your game.
5. Your questions should be typed as well as the directions.
6. You will be graded in large part on creativity and accuracy.
Grading Rubric:
Creativity: 50 pts
Accuracy: 50 pts
Gameboard neat and attractive: 20 pts
Questions Typed and answered: 20 pts
Total: 140 pts
Hint: To help you with this assignment think of other board games that you have played: Balderdash, Cranium, Chutes and Ladders, Risk, Operation, Candyland, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit...You may also just create your own unique and fun game!
Names:______
Name of Game:______
Creativity / 50Accuracy and Content of Questions / 50
Gameboard/Game appearance / 20
Questions Typed and Answered / 10
Directions typed and easily understood / 20
Total / 150
Names:______
Name of Game:______
Creativity / 50Accuracy and Content of Questions / 50
Gameboard/Game appearance / 20
Questions Typed and Answered / 10
Directions typed and easily understood / 20
Total / 150