Topic 2: Molecular biology
Topic Overview: What do you remember?
Video: Biomolecules (TED ed)
Video 2: Introduction to biological molecules
Link: Biomolecules resource overview 1
Link: Biomolecules resource overview 2
Hand-out: Biomolecules Sorting Cards
Lesson 1: You are what you eat.
Video documentary-"Food: Delicious Science"
Focus Sheet with Discussion Questions
Link: Lab grown meat
Lesson 2 (1/9): Metabolism
Osmosis lab Feedback reflection
Activity: Kognity Topic 2.1 Figure 1.1 exploration
Lesson 3 (1/11): Carbon Chemistry and Biomolecule Overview
Task list to complete (linked here)
Video: Origins of organic chemistry
Video: Chemistry of Carbon
Slides: Chemistry of Carbon
Slides: Drawing Carbon-based Molecules
Review: Chemical bonding
Lesson 4 (1/15): Molecules to metabolism
Slides
Activity Guide
Lesson 5 (1/17): Water
Slides
Link: Article-water on Titan
Link: Activity-water on Titan
Video 1
Video 2
Lesson 6: Carbohydrates
In Class Warm up activity hand-out
Slides
Link: Molview (for guided inquiry below)
Link: Guided inquiry (JMOL)
Link: Slides for guided inquiry (JMOL)
Link: What the world eats
Article: Why do we crave sugar
Lesson 7: Lipids
Slides
Link: Article-types of fats
Link: Cis vs Trans Fat
Activity: Modeling biomolecules
Upcoming: Quiz topic 2.3 (carbohydrates and lipids) (1/31)
Lesson 8: BMI and nomograms
Slides (BMI and nomograms)
Link: Nutritional labels
Link: Nutrition facts database
Link: BMI-controversy
Link: Body fat percentage calculator
Explore: Impacts of lipids on human health
Video: TED ed Lipids
1. Impact of lipid on nerve function
2. Is ADHD caused by insufficient dietary fat?
3. WHO says Trans fats must be removed
Extra: biology for life resources
Lesson 9: Lipids and carbs Applications
Video: lab procedure
DBQ: Calories in food
Lab Activity (for next class)
Lesson 10-12: Lab Report Structures
Lesson 13: Introduction to Proteins
Slides
Link: 3D visualization amino acids
Link: Interactive protein folding
Fold-it (using a game to predict structures)
Link: Visualizing structures in 3D (TED)
Lesson 14: Protein structures and functions
Slides (warm up / review: condensation reactions)
Slides (protein structure)
Lesson 15: Introduction to enzymes
slides
Video: Enzymes in nature-finding microbes to degrade plastics
Link: Students discover a way to degrade plastics
Enzymes and inhibition (Topic 8)
Lesson: Introduction to Metabolism
Video: Overview of cellular respiration
Slides
Link: Better foods through fermentation
Link: Practice interactive-respiration/photosynthesis
In class activity: carbon skeletons.
Extra: Click and learn review
Extra: Glycolysis (the rap) "Come on sugar..."
Extra: NPR podcast on fermentation in foods
Link: Cellular Energy and metabolism (overview)
Extra: Exercise physiology and metabolism
Electron transport chain and chemiosmosis (topic 8.2)
Slides
Introduction to Photosynthesis and the electron transport chain
Slides (Topic 8.3)
Video: Biomolecules (TED ed)
Video 2: Introduction to biological molecules
Link: Biomolecules resource overview 1
Link: Biomolecules resource overview 2
Hand-out: Biomolecules Sorting Cards
Lesson 1: You are what you eat.
Video documentary-"Food: Delicious Science"
Focus Sheet with Discussion Questions
Link: Lab grown meat
Lesson 2 (1/9): Metabolism
Osmosis lab Feedback reflection
Activity: Kognity Topic 2.1 Figure 1.1 exploration
Lesson 3 (1/11): Carbon Chemistry and Biomolecule Overview
Task list to complete (linked here)
Video: Origins of organic chemistry
Video: Chemistry of Carbon
Slides: Chemistry of Carbon
Slides: Drawing Carbon-based Molecules
Review: Chemical bonding
Lesson 4 (1/15): Molecules to metabolism
Slides
Activity Guide
Lesson 5 (1/17): Water
Slides
Link: Article-water on Titan
Link: Activity-water on Titan
Video 1
Video 2
Lesson 6: Carbohydrates
In Class Warm up activity hand-out
Slides
Link: Molview (for guided inquiry below)
Link: Guided inquiry (JMOL)
Link: Slides for guided inquiry (JMOL)
Link: What the world eats
Article: Why do we crave sugar
Lesson 7: Lipids
Slides
Link: Article-types of fats
Link: Cis vs Trans Fat
Activity: Modeling biomolecules
Upcoming: Quiz topic 2.3 (carbohydrates and lipids) (1/31)
Lesson 8: BMI and nomograms
Slides (BMI and nomograms)
Link: Nutritional labels
Link: Nutrition facts database
Link: BMI-controversy
Link: Body fat percentage calculator
Explore: Impacts of lipids on human health
Video: TED ed Lipids
1. Impact of lipid on nerve function
2. Is ADHD caused by insufficient dietary fat?
3. WHO says Trans fats must be removed
Extra: biology for life resources
Lesson 9: Lipids and carbs Applications
Video: lab procedure
DBQ: Calories in food
Lab Activity (for next class)
Lesson 10-12: Lab Report Structures
Lesson 13: Introduction to Proteins
Slides
Link: 3D visualization amino acids
Link: Interactive protein folding
Fold-it (using a game to predict structures)
Link: Visualizing structures in 3D (TED)
Lesson 14: Protein structures and functions
Slides (warm up / review: condensation reactions)
Slides (protein structure)
Lesson 15: Introduction to enzymes
slides
Video: Enzymes in nature-finding microbes to degrade plastics
Link: Students discover a way to degrade plastics
Enzymes and inhibition (Topic 8)
Lesson: Introduction to Metabolism
Video: Overview of cellular respiration
Slides
Link: Better foods through fermentation
Link: Practice interactive-respiration/photosynthesis
In class activity: carbon skeletons.
Extra: Click and learn review
Extra: Glycolysis (the rap) "Come on sugar..."
Extra: NPR podcast on fermentation in foods
Link: Cellular Energy and metabolism (overview)
Extra: Exercise physiology and metabolism
Electron transport chain and chemiosmosis (topic 8.2)
Slides
Introduction to Photosynthesis and the electron transport chain
Slides (Topic 8.3)