Toober Model Kit

2 Kits

1 Crate per Kit

The Toober Model Kit is another kit designed for students to explore protein folding. The large “toober” represents a polypeptide chain (protein) and the colored tacks symbolize the amino acid side chains. Depending on the chemical properties of the amino acid side chains (tacks), the students determine the shape of their protein (toober). Additional
worksheets are provided for teachers to help explain electrons and bonds, amino acid structure, and protein folding.

Kit includes:

• 25 Toobers
• 25 50-ml Falcon tubes containing 15 tacks each
• Amino Acids R Us Poster
• Instructions and handouts
• Kit Inventory List pdf
  

Helpful Illustrations

	Fifteen Tacks and a Toober: A one-page instruction sheet on creating a protein.
	Protein Tutorial: A look at the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins.