Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Lewis Dot Diagrams of Molecules: Double Bonds: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will demonstrate how to draw a Lewis dot diagram for a molecule which has a double bond. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Lewis Dot Diagrams of Molecules: Double Bonds."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Lewis Dot Diagrams of Molecules: Triple Bonds: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will demonstrate how to draw a Lewis dot diagram for a molecule which has a triple bond. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Lewis Dot Diagrams of Molecules: Triple Bonds."
Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Mighty Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students construct models of molecules using marshmallows and gum drops.
Unit Plan
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Using Computers to Study Molecular Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
The main objective for this exercise is to enhance your study of the properties and structures of biological molecules with modern computer graphics. Rather than passively viewing illustrations of molecular structure as they occur in...
Handout
University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Understanding Science: Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the human side of science played a role in the significant discovery of the molecule of life, DNA.
Unit Plan
University of Alberta

The University of Alberta: Infrared Spectroscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete this interactive tutorial and learn about interpreting the infrared spectrum ("I" "R") that provides information about the functional groups in a molecule. Included are 12 labs and a quiz.
Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence provides an interesting graphic which shows the helical structure of DNA from the molecular to chromosomal scale.
eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Chemistry Ii: Water and Organic Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
Online biology textbook discussing the chemical nature of water, and the importance of its molecular structure to life. Also discusses at length the organic molecules nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates.
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: Dna Has Four Units

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the four chemical building blocks of the DNA molecule. [0:25]
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: Chargaff's Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about base pairing in DNA, and how the ratios of adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine are equal. [0:47]
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: Triple Helix

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how the triple-helix DNA model was a precursor to the accepted double-helix model of our DNA. [0:27]
Unit Plan
Other

E Teaching Assistance Program: Lewis Dot Structure and Molecular Shape

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial outline weaves together resource links which instruct the learner in drawing Lewis dot structures. A pre- and post-quiz are provided, as well as visuals, questions with immediate feedback, and a reading list to help students...
Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molecules and the Properties of Bonded Atoms

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level site goes into great detail about chemical bonding properties, as far as energies, structure, angles, and length. Infrared absorption, the greenhouse effect, and global warming are addressed to exemplify bond length...
Website
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Basics and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA...
Handout
National Institutes of Health

Ncbi: The Molecular Biology of the Cell: The Chemical Components of a Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Advanced chapter of the book "The Molecular Biology of the Cell" describes and provides illustrations of our most current understanding of the chemical makeup of cells and their components. Explains in detail how electron activity keeps...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Electrons in Atoms and Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
A module with animations, explanations, and questions about the importance of electrons in the structure of an atom. Understand the definition and locations of electrons in the atom. Explore the role of electrons in bonding, polarity,...
Graphic
Other

Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Dna Nanostructures

For Students 9th - 10th
DNA is the molecule of life, as life's secrets are encoded in DNA. In this interactive activity. we see the famous double helix structure of DNA.
Interactive
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: The Structure of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive animation showing some of the properties of water. See how the particles of water molecules move and stick together.
Website
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Biochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
Problem sets, tutorials, and activities related to biochemistry.
Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about the recipient of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994 CE), who was honored "For her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Crick, Watson, and Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the race to unlock the mystery of life by determining the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. The discovery of DNA and its structure is an example of collective learning.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Structure of Water: Phases of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore this interactive by dragging the red dots to match each physical state of water with the correct picture of its molecules.
Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), the recipient of two Nobel Prizes, and his research into the nature of the chemical bond which earned him recognition in the world of chemistry.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio podcast accompanied by a diagram of a water molecule helps the learner understand molecular structure. [0:23]