BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Animal Organization Digestion Aqa
This lesson focuses on the structures of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids including defining terms, a brief discussion of what they do, and diagrams of each. It also provides a link to a test.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Lydia E. Kavraki: Protein Folding
This module introduces students to the problem of Protein Folding, its importance, and current computational methods used to attack its complexity.
Genome British Columbia
Genome British Columbia: Dna Code Bracelet
For this activity, students create a bracelet of beads using DNA code. Each letter represents an amino acid and is three beads. The authors suggest that even younger students would enjoy this activity, although older students will...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Peptides and Proteins
If the amine and carboxylic acid functional groups in amino acids join together to form amide bonds, a chain of amino acid units, called a peptide, is formed. A simple tetrapeptide structure is shown in the following diagram. By...
Other
Hypertextbook: Large Molecules
This is a good, in-depth reference for the study of macromolecules in biology - lipids, proteins and carbohydrates. Includes images and links to other sources as well as a quiz for students to check understanding.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona/biochemistry
Tutorial provides an overview of the structural features of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
University of Arizona
Ua: Large Molecules Problem Set
Understandable lessons about numerous aspects about the composition, function, and interactions of proteins. Each starts with an interactive quiz and links to a tutorial.
Education Development Center
Education Development Center: How Does Dna Work?
Learning about transcription and translation can be difficult but this animation helps make the processes less confusing. The animation is interactive and it also covers the overall importance of proteins.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning
At DNA from the Beginning, choose from classical genetics, molecules of genetics, genetic organization and control. Each concept is explained through animation, an image gallery, video interviews, biographies and links.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This module states and explains the central dogma of molecular biology which was conceived by Francis Crick.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Genetic Code
Learn how genetic code links groups of nucleotides in an mRNA to amino acids in a protein. Also learn about start codons, stop codons, and reading frame.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Materia Viva 2 Bachillerato
In this unit you can read about the molecules that compose us and understand their biological functions. It includes 18 interactive activities.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Translation
For the section including translation, go to "the genetic code" chapter in the table of contents. This explanation includes diagrams and illustrations as well as a codon code table.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Life Chemistry Quizzes
Two multiple-choice quizzes, one on the processes and types of biological molecules, the other on the structure and replication of DNA.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Cell Ribosome
Kids learn about cell ribosome in the science of biology. This organelle acts like a tiny factory making all sorts of different proteins for the cell using RNA and amino acids.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Bioinformatics
This project is a series of interrelated modules designed to introduce the student to modern biological techniques in the area of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological...
PBS
Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Teaching Guide: Tasty Models (5 8)
With this lesson, students create models of carbohydrates and proteins using pieces of candy in order "to visualize the atomic arrangements of nutrient molecules."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Early Experiments on the Genetic Code
Read a passage about early experiments on the genetic code and answer the follow-up questions.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Linus Pauling (1901 1994)
This Access Excellence site provides a general biography of Linus Pauling, the two-time Nobel laureate who the elucidated chemical bonding, amino acid and protein structures, and the molecular basis of sickle-cell anemia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Collagen Mutations Result in Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Read this passage and complete a five-question quiz pertaining to collagen mutations resulting in Osteogenesis Imperfecta.