Charger Products and the Advanced Placement Program for Learning
Enhancement (APPLE) are proud to announce the launch of the Apple
Tech: Enzyme Catalysis Kit.
The kit provides an easy,
robust, and safe laboratory exercise that demonstrates the basic concepts of enzyme-
catalyzed chemical reactions in a fun and engaging manner. It is designed for usage in
entry-level college biology or biochemistry laboratories, and also fulfills the requirements
for AP Biology Laboratory Exercise 2.
The entire exercise can be
performed in less than one HOUR, and comes with enough materials for a class of 32
students working in groups of four. All necessary supplies and complete instructions are
included at a low introductory price of $140.00.
Charger Products is now offering a special 40% discount off
this introductory price, but this limited offer is only applicable while supplies last so act NOW and get
your Apple Tech: Enzyme Catalysis Kit for only $84.00! This includes:
- All necessary materials for exercise
- Instructor manual
- CD to print student manuals
- Master student manual to copy student manuals
On January 26th the Advanced Placement Program for Learning
Enhancement team (APPLE) visited the Bob Jones High School classroom of AP
biology teacher Ben Johnston. APPLE presented a laboratory exercise that
reinforced the concepts of enzyme catalysis and allowed the students to easily
measure the activity of alkaline phosphatase in a relatively short period of time.
By successfully performing the experiment, the students gained experience working
with pipetters and a spectrophotometer as well as gathering and analyzing data.
The APPLE team provided all of the materials and equipment required to perform
the experiments, set up the lab, and worked closely with the students during the
laboratory class time. Three APPLE volunteers provided more personal instruction,
as each worked with a small group of five students or less. One group finished
early and, with the APPLE volunteer’s encouragement, performed a variety of
spontaneous experiments on the remaining enzyme to explore its characteristics.
