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What Are Functional Groups? Instructional VideoWhat Are Functional Groups? Instructional Video
Publisher
Socratica
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Grade
9th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:10
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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Year
2017
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What Are Functional Groups?

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What's the function of functional groups? Explore the portions of biological molecules that make things happen with a video from Socratica's series on biology. The narrator illustrates each major functional group, then describes them in terms of their constituents, reactivity, and interactions with water.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

functional groups, biochemistry, hydrophilia, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sugar, polar molecules, ketones, aldehydes, organic chemistry, amino acids

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Watch the video after viewing the first one in the series that describes the foundation molecules of biochemistry
  • Pass out flashcards and have the class make one for each functional group as they watch the video

Classroom Considerations

  • Make sure you've covered some basic organic principles before watching the resource
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • The study plan described in the video is helpful for beginners in biochemistry
  • Explains the content in a very detailed, thorough manner 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2

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