QR Challenge: Biochemistry Vocabulary
Teacher Notes
A. Prior to the lesson:
1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
- Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
- Bring these devices into the lesson.
3. Print out the QR codes.
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
B. The lesson:
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Questions / Answers (teacher reference)
Question | Answer |
1. Monomer of a nucleic acid | nucleotide
|
2. on an enzyme, the site that attaches to a substrate: | active site
| 3. made up of long chains of simple sugars | polysaccharide
| 4. bonds two amino acids | peptide bond
| 5. a class of molecules that includes sugars, starches, and fiber; contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen | carbohydrate
| 6. monomer of a protein | amino acid
| 7. a covalently bonded compound that contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen | organic compound
| 8. examples include oils, waxes, and steroids | lipid
| 9. a large molecule that is formed by more than five monomers | polymer
| 10. a lipid that is a structural component in cell membranes | phospholipid
| 11. a long chain of several amino acids | polypeptide
| 12. protein that acts as a catalyst in biochemical reactions | enzyme
| 13. substance that binds to the active site on enzymes | substrate
| 14. a simple molecule that can combine to make a polymer | monomer
| 15. a simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydrate | monosaccharide
| 16. a sugar formed from two monosaccharides | disaccharide
| 17. a very large organic molecule, usually a polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms | macromolecule
| 18. adenosine triphosphate, an organic molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell processes; | ATP
| 19. an organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells | protein
| 20. an organic compound, either RNA or DNA, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information | nucleic acid |
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Monomer_of_a_nucleic_acid
Question 1 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=on_an_enzyme,_the_site_that_attaches_to_a_substrate:
Question 2 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=made_up_of_long_chains_of_simple_sugars
Question 3 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=bonds_two_amino_acids
Question 4 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_class_of_molecules_that_includes_sugars,_starches,_and_fiber;_contains_carbon,_hydrogen,_and_oxygen
Question 5 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=monomer_of_a_protein
Question 6 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_covalently_bonded_compound_that_contains_carbon,_hydrogen,_and_oxygen
Question 7 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=examples_include_oils,_waxes,_and_steroids
Question 8 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_large_molecule_that_is_formed_by_more_than_five_monomers
Question 9 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_lipid_that_is_a_structural_component_in_cell_membranes
Question 10 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_long_chain_of_several_amino_acids
Question 11 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=protein_that_acts_as_a_catalyst_in_biochemical_reactions
Question 12 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=substance_that_binds_to_the_active_site_on_enzymes
Question 13 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_simple_molecule_that_can_combine_to_make_a_polymer
Question 14 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_simple_sugar_that_is_the_basic_subunit_of_a_carbohydrate
Question 15 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_sugar_formed_from_two_monosaccharides
Question 16 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=a_very_large_organic_molecule,_usually_a_polymer,_composed_of_hundreds_or_thousands_of_atoms
Question 17 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=adenosine_triphosphate,_an_organic_molecule_that_acts_as_the_main_energy_source_for_cell_processes;
Question 18 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=an_organic_compound_that_is_made_of_one_or_more_chains_of_amino_acids_and_that_is_a_principal_component_of_all_cells
Question 19 (of 20)
Biochemistry Vocabulary: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=an_organic_compound,_either_RNA_or_DNA,_whose_molecules_are_made_up_of_one_or_two_chains_of_nucleotides_and_carry_genetic_information
Question 20 (of 20)