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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Molecules of Life Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take an interactive quiz over the molecules of life. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: More Molecules of Life/biochemistry Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the organic molecules important to life, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Cellular Functions of Organic Compounds Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take an interactive quiz over organic compounds. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Dna and Proteins

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the convept that DNA and proteins are key molecules of the cell nucleus.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Ribose vs. Deoxyribose

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what ribose and deoxyribose are, their chemical structure and properties, similarities and differences, their functions, and their biological importance.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biological Macromolecules

For Students 9th - 10th
How much do you know about biological macromolecules?
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.6 Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the structure and function of RNA in the body.
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Handout
University of California

Cog Web: Can Matter Store Active Information?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a timeline of historical events in regards to discovery and research on genetics.
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Graphic
New York University

Model of the Four Nucleotide Bases in Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
The 3-D model of Cytosine (C), Uracil (U), Adenine (A), and Guanine (G), the four nucleotide bases in RNA. Requires the CHIME plug-in to view the models, or they can be viewed statically in .gif format
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Handout
Other

Acadia University: Structure of Dna and Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Acadia University provides the basic structure of DNA and RNA and a decent compare/contrast between the two.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce nucleic acids, including the two different types, their functions, and where they are found. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Nucleic Acids."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 6

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will introduce nucleic acids, including the two different types, their functions, and where they are found. It is 6 of 9 in the series titled "Nucleic Acids."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 7

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce nucleic acids, including the two different types, their functions, and where they are found. It is 7 of 9 in the series titled "Nucleic Acids."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Structure of a Nucleotide: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the structure of a nucleotide. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Structure of a Nucleotide."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Structure of a Nucleotide: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the structure of a nucleotide. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Structure of a Nucleotide."
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Graphic
Other

Ucs: Functions of the Four Major Groups of Organic Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this chart about the four major groups of organic molecules
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Dna?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Answers the questions what makes DNA, where is it found, what does it look like, and how does it work.