FRUIT-LOOPS!!!!

 

Fruit-Loops!!! Who would have ever thought to make a protein molecule out of fruit-loops... I know I never would have, but Mr. Ludwig sure did! There are 20 different amino acids in a protein molecule, and although we didn't have 20 different colors to use the 6 or so we did have made due just fine. I really liked this activity especially being able to eat the extra cereal that was left over in my cup. =) After I was done stringing my cereal I combined mine with Logan and Lauren's to create a globular protein. I learned how these molecules are formed and how some are strands while others are in a big GLOB!!! This hands on activity made learning about the structure of protein molecules much more fun and allowed me to retain the information more easily. In a sense molecules are like snowflakes no two are ever the same... They all differ in some way whether it be in their forms, colors, or structures. It's interesting to think that no protein is the same... Its kind of like no person is exactly the same. But I guess that's what makes us and proteins unique. After all who would ever want to be exactly like someone else!!! =)