Unit 2: The Chemistry of Life
Reading:
- BJU Biology: Ch. 2 - The Chemistry of Life
- AP Classroom Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
| Periodic Table_sargent-welch.pdf |
Summary
We will start the class with an overview of the chemistry of life, including basic inorganic and organic molecules
We will start the class with an overview of the chemistry of life, including basic inorganic and organic molecules
Labs
There are many labs that work well with this topic. We will do what we have time for.
There are many labs that work well with this topic. We will do what we have time for.
- The gases of life: Make and test O2 and CO2
- Acids and Bases lab, and the pH weblab
- Lipids lab: Make old-fashioned tallow soap and study lipids
- Proteins lab: Make casein massage cream
- Carbohydrates lab: Make potato starch and hydrolyze it (break it down) to glucose
- Food chemistry lab: test various foods for proteins, carbs, lipids
- DNA lab: DNA extraction from strawberries
| 2._chemistry_of_life_lecture_part_1_inorganic.docx |
| 2._chemistry_of_life_lecture_part_2_organic.pptx |
| 2._chemistry_of_life_lecture_part_3_DNA.pptx |
Videos
"Journey Inside the Cell" (3 min). Shows how DNA & RNA work in the cell.
"Inner Life of the Cell". An amazing look at the cell's machinery.
DNA winding and replication (3 min)
Handouts
| 1._ap_bio_-_greek_latin_roots_assgmt.docx |
| 1._ap_bio_-_greek_latin_roots_assgmt.pdf |
Safety and Glassware Lab handout
See the "Labs" tab for student examples of this lab report
See the "Labs" tab for student examples of this lab report
| 1._safety_and_glassware_lab_handout.pdf |
| 1._safety_and_glassware_lab_report.docx |
O2 and CO2 Labs
See the "Labs" tab for student examples of this lab report
See the "Labs" tab for student examples of this lab report
| o2_lab_handout.pdf |
| co2_lab_handout.pdf |
Lipids lab
Saponification reaction. Make old-fashioned tallow soap and study lipids.
Saponification reaction. Make old-fashioned tallow soap and study lipids.
| 0._lipids_lab_handout_-_making_tallow_soap.pdf |
pH, Acids & Bases weblab
| 0._acids_bases_weblab_ |
Proteins lab (Casein Skin Cream)
| proteins_lab_-_casein_massage_cream_-_STUDENT HANDOUT.docx |
| HANDOUT - 1905_casein skin cream advertisement |
Food Tests Lab
| 2._food_tests_lab_handout_for_starch_sugar_proteins_lipids.docx |
DNA Extraction Lab
| dna_extraction_kiwi_strawberries_lab_handout_2024.docx |
| 0._dna_extraction_lab_from_strawberry_explains_all_the_steps_-_20_slides.pptx |
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