Course Materials

Click on the link above to access many of the handouts for The Chemistry of Life unit.

Presentations

In-class – Carbohydrates, Proteins & Enzymes

1. Introduction – The Chemistry of Life
2. Properties of Water
3. Carbohydrate Structure
4. Carbohydrates & Lipids
5. Amino Acids & Proteins
6. Enzyme Function – AHL

In-class – DNA, RNA, Replication, Transcription & Translation

1. DNA Structure & Function
2. DNA-RNA Diagrams
3. DNA Replication, Transcription & Translation

Reverse Lectures

1. Properties of Water – Reverse Lecture
2. Carbohydrate & Lipid Review – Reverse Lecture

Practicals

1. Practical: Experimental Design
2. Practical: Properties of Water
   1. Good info on polarity!
3. Mini-Practical: Carbohydrates & Lipids
4. Practical: Burning Calories *
5. Mini-Practical: Potato Bubbles
6. Mini-Practical: Enzyme Activity & Reaction Rates
7. Practical: Yeast Catalase *
8. Practical: Amylase Digestion *

Tutorials

1. Carbon-Based Life
2. DNA Structure & Function
3. DNA Replication
4. Transcription/Translation
5. Gene to Protein: Transcription
6. Gene to Protein: Translation
7. DNA Replication (Quick Review)
8. Transcription & Translation Articles (HL)
9. Quadruple Helix – Article
10. DNA as Storage – Economist Article

Helpful Videos

1. Stated Clearly: What is a gene?
2. Stated Clearly: What is DNA?
3. Crash Course: DNA Structure and Replication
4. Crash Course: Transcription and Translation

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