Chapter 6 Outline (word doc)
Section 6.1 Resources
- “What Is a Cell?” section launcher movie.
Chapter Resources:
- “The Chemistry of Life” review.
- Online “Chemistry of Life” crossword puzzle.
- Online “The Chemistry of Life” matching exercise.
- Online “Chemistry for Biology” wordsearch puzzle.
- Online “Biochemistry Review” jeopardy game.
- Online “Amino Acids” matching game.
Links to go further:
- A good introduction to carbohydrates: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=AP13104
- An introduction to proteins: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=AP13304
- And an introductin to lipids: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=AP13204
- This “Tree of Life’s Macromolecules” activity is a good way to discover the compounds found in al living things: http://molo.concord.org/database/activities/226.html
- A good tutorial on the chemistry of life: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/biochemistry.html
- Another good tutorial: http://www.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookCHEM1.html
- Slide show from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute about the molecular struture of fat: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/obesity/molfat/index.html