Royal Society of Chemistry
Organic Formulae 1
Puzzles are the formula for success in organic chemistry! Hydrocarbons abound in the first of two interactives involving basic organic molecules. The easy-to-use lesson is available online and in print form, so you can pick your delivery...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Organic Formulae 2
Is your chemistry class frustrated by the multitude of representations of organic molecules? Add some challenging puzzles to an otherwise ho-hum organic lesson and let the fun begin! The second of a two-part activity focused on basic...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Organic Names—Functional Groups
Worried that your lesson plan about functional groups is dysfunctional? Liven things up with interactive puzzles! Curious chemists arrange functional groups based on name, formula, suffix, and an example. The challenge begins when the...
Concord Consortium
Elements and Polarity
Take a look at some molecules that are so cool, they're polar! Scholars examine the effect polarity has on a molecule's shape and charge. Change up the view and choose between an opaque or transparent molecular surface, complete with...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
RNA Was the First Genetic Molecule
Can organic molecules come from a pre-biotic environment? Stanley Lloyd Miller proved it is possible when exactly the right conditions exist. Learn about his experiment and the other experiments later building off of it that changed the...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Isomers of (E)-but-2-ene
One chemical formula—but how many different structures? Familiarize young chemists with the concept of isomers through simple, related games. Users identify each isomer base upon its name, structure, and type of isomerization in a set of...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Naming Esters
Do your chemistry scholars know their esters? Introduce the class to the nomenclature and structural formulas of common esters through thought-provoking games. Individuals or pairs of pupils match the name with the formula before using...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Molecular Structure of Fat
Bad fat, good fat, trans fat, food fat—are all fats created equal? Get to the bottom of the types of fat with a well-crafted presentation. The resource covers adipose tissue, lipids, trans fats, and many other substances that fall under...
Biology in Motion
Organize-It
Many pupils struggle to categorize and organize related content. Multiple quizzes on a variety of topics offer practice for these specific skills. Scholars move items around until they think each is placed in the proper position....
Royal Society of Chemistry
Amines and Related Compounds
Scientists call a molecule that contains a nitrogen atom that behaves as a base an amine. Four puzzles, related to amines and similar compounds, challenge scholars to prove their knowledge. After passing each puzzle, the next increases...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The p53 Gene and Cancer
Is understanding the p53 gene the key to kicking cancer? Introduce a most-important protein through a presentation with colorful diagrams, simulations, and brief lectures. Viewers discover how p53 works, the cellular processes it...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
A Genome Is an Entire Set of Genes
Today researchers identify a gene suspected of causing a genetic disease in a matter of days rather than years, thanks to the Human Genome Project. Young scientists learn about the Human Genome Project and the scientists who designed the...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Living Things Share Common Genes
Everything evolved from a common ancestor, but how did modern plants and animals develop so many more genes? Scholars use an online interactive to learn about the process. They begin to understand common genes with an animation, multiple...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Genes Can Be Moved Between Species
Biotechnology changes lives every day, but how did it all start? Learn about Cohen and Boyer's technique for recombinant DNA and the founding of this new scientific study. Then, scholars use the online interactive to discover how Hanahan...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Development Balances Cell Growth and Death
Cells demonstrate a life cycle like other living things, but what if death was no longer part of the cycle? Learn about the important balance requiring death to continue functioning. An online interactive introduces a group of scientists...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
DNA Is Packaged in a Chromosome
Roger Kornberg, the oldest son of two biochemists, won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Learn about Kornberg and his scientific research with an animation, videos, biography, and an applied problem-solving activity. A summary and...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Some Viruses Store Genetic Information in RNA
Can a high school program alter the entire course of your life? David Baltimore and Howard Temin participated in high school programs working in research laboratories and went on to win the 1975 Nobel Prize. Learn about these two...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Tree of Life's Molecules
An interactive activity where you can zoom in to explore the macromolecules present in organisms. Learn about proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acid as you investigate the molecular structure of these types of macromolecules....
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta: Detective O Chem
It has been discovered that an indigenous Australian plant possesses a compound that shows antiviral activity against the H5N1 virus. Your mission, should you accept it, is to identify the compound before a rival pharmaceutical company...
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Molecular Structures: Polysaccharides
View complex carbohydrates from every angle by manipulating starch and cellulose molecules. Also find links to information about other organic structures.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Molecular Structures: Acetamides
Investigate acetamide, a common amide, with this interactive 3-D molecule. View the structure from all angles and also find links to other organic structures.
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