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Inquiry on a Potential Anti-Obesity Agent

Inquiry on a Potential Anti-Obesity Agent This study introduces a practical work activity that allows students to investigate the inhibitory effects of seed extracts on pancreatic lipase activity. The activity is related to the issue of the ongoing global obesity epidemic and involves the use of materials and chemicals readily available in high school laboratories. We show how the activity can help students understand how scientists can control the reaction rates of key enzymes involved in the digestion of dietary fat, to combat obesity. The activity also illustrates how instructional scaffolding can help students understand important procedures related to the design, measurement, and handling of data which are critical in ensuring success among students performing scientific investigations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Biology Teacher University of California Press

Inquiry on a Potential Anti-Obesity Agent

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Publisher
University of California Press
Copyright
© 2023 by The Regents of the University of California
ISSN
0002-7685
eISSN
1938-4211
DOI
10.1525/abt.2023.85.5.265
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Abstract

This study introduces a practical work activity that allows students to investigate the inhibitory effects of seed extracts on pancreatic lipase activity. The activity is related to the issue of the ongoing global obesity epidemic and involves the use of materials and chemicals readily available in high school laboratories. We show how the activity can help students understand how scientists can control the reaction rates of key enzymes involved in the digestion of dietary fat, to combat obesity. The activity also illustrates how instructional scaffolding can help students understand important procedures related to the design, measurement, and handling of data which are critical in ensuring success among students performing scientific investigations.

Journal

The American Biology TeacherUniversity of California Press

Published: May 1, 2023

Keywords: procedural knowledge; enzyme; lipase; high school biology

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