ENZYME Basics

Warming up to Science:
Enzyme basics
Cystic Fibrosis, causes, among other things, a deficiency in
digestive enzymes. These enzymes help fat and protein
molecules to be broken down and stored properly.
Before every meal or snack, she or he has to take “enzymes.”

A. What do you think might happen if this person did not take enzymes?
B. Based upon this information, what do you think an ENZYME does?

Writing Stem (you may use these to help you write your answers)
A. I think if the person did not take these enzymes ________ would happen
because___________.
B. Based upon this information, I think an ENZYME __________________.
Pair-share (use your warm-up)
Question
A. What would happen if she or he did not take these enzymes
B. Based upon this information, what do you think an ENZYME does?

Signal- Thumbs up when done

Stem
A. I think if the person did not take these enzymes ________ would happen
because___________.
B. Based upon this information, I think an ENZYME __________________.

Assessment- I will ask two/three random groups to provide information about their
discussion and record your answers on the board.
 LO: TSW identify and investigate the role of enzymes while
developing a graphic organizer and doing a lab.
Now let’s make a foldable
LAO: I will discuss understanding of enzymes with a partner
during a pair-share activity.
Outside:
Enzyme notes Step 1: fold the
Substrates ends on the solid
lines.
Step 2: Cut the
solid lines in
between 1 and 2,
3 and 4.
Step 3: Color A’s
yellow, B’s blue,
complex (flap 3)
green and the
enzyme RED.
 Organizing LO: TSW identify
Enzymes and investigate
the role of
st
1 flap enzymes while
developing a
graphic organizer
and doing a lab.
Copy/label
exactly as Enzyme notes LAO: I will discuss
Substrates understanding of
shown: enzymes with a
substrate, partner during a
pair-share activity.
active site
and enzyme.
 LO: TSW
st
Under 1 flap: On the inside of flap #1, write the following. identify and
investigate the
role of enzymes
while
developing a
Enzyme – proteins made inside the graphic
cytoplasm of a cell; enzymes are organizer and
biological catalyst (speed up reactions) doing a lab.

LAO: I will
Substrate – the molecules that react in a discuss
reaction (the reactants) and bind to the understanding
of enzymes with
enzyme a partner during
a pair-share
Active site – the site on an enzyme where activity.
substrates come together to react
 LO: TSW
th
4 flap identify and
investigate the
role of enzymes
while
developing a
graphic
Copy/label organizer and
exactly as doing a lab.

shown: LAO: I will

Enzyme discuss
Enzyme understanding
unchanged & of enzymes with
a partner during
ready for a pair-share
next activity.
reaction,
active site
and enzyme
 LO: TSW
identify and
Flap 4: On the inside of flap #4, write the following… investigate the
role of enzymes
while
developing a
graphic
Examples of enzymes: organizer and
doing a lab.

Pectinase LAO: I will

Catalase discuss
understanding
Amylase (saliva) of enzymes with
Protease a partner during
Lipase a pair-share
activity.
Lactase

Note: Enzymes usually end in -ase

Organizing LO: TSW
identify and
Enzymes investigate
the role of
nd
2 flap enzymes
while
developing a
graphic
organizer
and doing a
lab.

Copy/label LAO: I will

summarize
exactly as the enzyme
shown: graph and
write lab
Enzyme analysis.
substrate
complex, ->
 LO: TSW
identify and
nd investigate
Under 2 flap: On the inside of flap #2, write the following the role of
enzymes
while
developing a
graphic
Lock & Key model organizer
and doing a
Substrates and enzymes have complimentary shapes lab.

They fit together like a “lock & key” LAO: I will

summarize
Each enzyme catalyzes only one type of reaction (rxn) the enzyme
One key = one lock graph and
write lab
analysis.
Organizing LO: TSW
identify and
Enzymes investigate
the role of
3rd flap enzymes
while
developing a
graphic
Copy/label organizer
and doing a
exactly as lab.
shown:
LAO: I will
Product AB, + summarize
the enzyme
graph and
write lab
analysis.
 LO: TSW
identify and
investigate
Under flap 3: On the inside of flap #3, write the following. the role of
enzymes
while
developing a
graphic
What affects how an organizer
and doing a
enzyme works? lab.

1. Temperature LAO: I will

2. pH (acidic or basic) summarize
the enzyme
3. Substrate concentration graph and
4. inhibitors – these are write lab
analysis.
molecules that limit, prevent
or block the function of an
enzyme
Draw this in the center inside of of your foldable,
on the right

LO: TSW identify the component that make

up an enzyme/substrate complex and factors
that affect it by reading through notes and
building a foldable.
LAO: I will create foldable notes and observe
 LO: TSW identify and
Organizing Enzymes -Left Center of foldable investigate the role
of enzymes while
developing a graphic
Enzyme Characteristics organizer and doing a
lab.
1. Enzymes are reusable, so this means they can be
recycled LAO: I will
summarize the
2. Enzymes are specific (one lock for one key) enzyme graph and
write lab analysis.
3. Enzymes lower activation energy of reactions
(rxns)
4. Help make materials needed by cells Note: Activation Energy
is the energy needed to
• Ex: DNA, proteins, glucose
make a reaction start.
5. Help break down molecules and release E
(energy)
• EX: starch (complex carbs), separate the DNA double
helix, food digestion
Now you will go to this website and complete
the enzymatic game/virtual lab. The
assignment that goes with it is on the front
table, if you didn’t grab it on your way in.
Keep the assignment and turn it in to me on
Friday.