Our models are designed to teach processes, in addition to structure. They are made to be manipulated so learners can perform cellular functions with their own hands. All booklets can be used for independent learning as well as classroom lessons. Download the flyer about the MIT Edgerton Center Health Pack.
The Health Pack is intended for use with the Protein Sets, which must be purchased separately.
Protein Booklet 3 Activities:
- PART I: OXYGEN TRANSPORT
- Demonstrate the hemoglobin change in shape when carrying oxygen
- Model how sickle hemoglobin fibers stick together
- PART II: DRUG AND TOXICANT METABOLISM
- Simulate drug-drug interactions and toxicant metabolism
- Compare smoking behaviors and cancer risk in individuals
- PART III: CELL SIGNALING AND CANCER
- Activate and inactivate proteins through phosphorylation
- Show how altered kinase proteins can cause cancer
- PART IV: COVID-19
- Discover how spike proteins bind surface receptors to infect cells
- Learn how coronaviruses influence inflammatory processes
