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Biosensors Experiment - Student
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1.
Please identify the school where you performed the Biosensors laboratory:
(Required.)
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2.
Did you perform all parts of the laboratory or just a single part? (i.e. Part 1: making the assay, Part 2: testing the assay limitations, and Part 3: how much sugar is in different drinks)
(Required.)
All of it
Part I only
Part II only
Part III only
Parts I and II
Parts II and III
Parts I and III
3.
In what grade are you currently enrolled?
8th grade or younger
9th
10th
11th
12th
4.
After performing this hands-on activity, please rate how well you understand the following:
Not at all
A little
Mostly
Very
Sensing is a multi-part process comprised of receiving a signal, transducing that signal, and getting a response.
Not at all
A little
Mostly
Very
An enzyme is a nanoscale catalyst that accelerates slow reactions.
Not at all
A little
Mostly
Very
Assays are specific to the materials they are detecting, and not all sweet things work with this particular system.
Not at all
A little
Mostly
Very
Please offer your explanation to the following questions:
5.
Why did the full assay work but the individual components did not?
6.
Why did we put the assay in a bead?
7.
What is the difference between glucose, fructose, and sucrose?
8.
Identify any concepts that you might have better understood after performing this activity:
None
Encapsulation
Enzymes
Transduction
Biosensing
Other (please specify)
9.
On a scale from 1 to 4, where 1 means "not at all" and 4 means "very much", rate the following:
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4
Did you find the science you learned in this activity interesting?
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2
3
4
Do you want to learn more about sensing and nanoscale interactions?
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3
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How well can you explain the nanoscience principles demonstrated by this laboratory?
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