Curated OER
The Chemical Building Blocks of Life
Amateur biologists examine the macromolecules that are foundational to life: proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. This worksheet is composed of five pages of questions and plenty of space to write answers. Learners will explore such...
Curated OER
A Safe Food Supply? Is Your Food Safe to Eat?
Viewers of this slide show learn that pesticides used on food crops can be harmful, but that there are certain allowable levels that should not be hazardous. They find out the rigorous process of inspection that meat must go through...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Lipids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students discover the structure of a triglyceride and distinguish between saturated and unsaturated fats. They also investigate structure of a phospholipid and a...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Lipids
This overview of lipids explores triglycerides, saturated and unsaturated fat, steroids, waxes, and the role of lipids in energy.
Other
Story md.com: Wellness and Nutrition: Fats
Fats are part of a larger family of molecules known as lipids. Lipids occur naturally in your body and can also be ingested through the foods in your diet. Which fats are healthy and which should you avoid? The answer may surprise you.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Affairs of the Heart: A Healthy Diet
Explore the connection of saturated and unsaturated fats to arterial plaque buildup by building models of their molecular backbones. Examine your diet to determine whether you follow the guidelines suggested by the American Heart...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Lipids: Lesson 1
This lesson presents how the structure and function of lipids pertain to living things. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Lipids."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Lipids: Lesson 2
This lesson presents how the structure and function of lipids pertain to living things. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Lipids."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Lipids: Triglycerides
A PowerPoint lesson reviewing the structure of lipids that allow them to store calories. Also learn the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats.