Synapse construction kit
Engage your classroom with hands-on modelling of neuronal communication!
Students can use the colourful foam pieces in the Synapse Construction Kit© to:
- Discover how the resting potential of a neuron is established.
- Demonstrate the propagation of an action potential down an axon.
- Simulate the action of the sodium-potassium pump in resetting the resting potential.
- Explore the effects of neurotransmitters acetylcholine, dopamine and GABA on a post synaptic neuron.
- Model cholinergic, dopaminergic and GABAergic synapses.
- Compare and contrast metabotropic and ionontropic receptors.
- Analyze the impact of various substances such as nicotine, cocaine, sarin gas and propofol on neuronal signaling.
- And much more!
Each kit contains enough for one group:
- Membranes 22
- Synaptotagmin 1
- SNAP/SNARE Proteins 2
- Toxins 2
- Gated Sodium Channels 4
- Potassium Leak Channels 4
- Gated Potassium Channels 4
- Gated Calcium Channel 1
- G-Protein Coupled Receptor 1
- Transport Proteins 2
- Sodium/Potassium Pumps 2
- Acetylcholine Receptor 1
- GABA Receptor 1
- Acetylcholinesterase 1
- Acetylcholines 7
- Dopamines 7
- GABAs 7
- Sarins 2
- Cocaines 2
- Propofols 2
- Nicotines 2
- ADP and Pi 1
- Potassium Ions 30
- Chloride Ions 12
- Sodium Ions 30
- Calcium Ions 8
Information courtesy 3D Molecular Designs
