Building Blocks of Life – Middle/High School

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Students use Lego® pieces to illustrate the lock-and-key model of enzymes and how mutations can affect the shape of the enzyme. Kit corresponds to CIBT’s Building Blocks of Life lab.

This kit includes:

• 24 bags with Lego® pieces. Each bag contains (see diagrams below):
  • 1 – 1×1 piece
  • 4 – 2×1 pieces
  • 2 – 3×1 pieces
  • 2 – 4×1 pieces
  • 1 – 6×1 piece
  • 1 – ‘L’ piece
  • 1 – 2 x 2 piece
  • 1 – 4 x 2 sheet
  • 1 – ‘roof piece’
  • 1 – completed substrate
• Container & extra pieces
• 5 completed (glued) enzymes (wild type and 4 mutants)
• 12 laminated ‘The Blueprint’ sheets
• 12 laminated ‘Genetic Code and Lego® Code’ sheets
• Lab manual

Teachers must supply:

• Colored pencils