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Translating Protein Folding Research for K-12 Students and
the General Public
Gary Benz and Claudia Winkler
Introduction
• Objective is to translate current research into teacher friendly information and community accessible concepts through exhibits at Science museums
• Gary Benz, High School Science Teacher at American High School, Fremont Unified School District
• Claudia Winkler, High School Science Teacher at Gunderson High School, San Jose Unified School District
Timeline• Project started in Summer 2003• First month: information gathering• Second month: project definition with
Exploratorium in San Francisco and prototype creation
• Ongoing: completion of all aspects of project
• Target exhibit date on Museum floor: Fall 2004
Project topic
• Describe protein folding in ways that are accessible to students and the general public– Chose protein villin as the example for folding
because of its simple structure and available research at Stanford University and CPIMA
Project components
To Fold or Not to Fold?
The Chemistry of Villin
The Biology of Protein Folding
Photo of SnackSnack Presentation
Model Construction
Lesson Plans
Photo ofModel
ModelExploratorium Presentation
Future directions
• Develop similar process and deliverables for other research topics under research
• Publish results of our work in Journal of Chemical Education and other educational resources
• Q&A
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