Curated OER
Biological Molecules
Ninth graders examine the structure and function of biomolecules. In this food molecule instructional activity, 9th graders will examine various types of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. They...
Curated OER
Review of General Chemisty
Young scholars review aspects of chemistry which is an essential basis for comprehension for biology. They discuss the introduction to the four classes of biomolecules. They listen to a lecture on the four classes of biomolecules on...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Chemistry of Life
Through informational text, interactive activities, animations, and video clips, students examine the chemistry of living things, and they learn how interactions from atoms are fundamental to life as we know it.
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.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Tierra: Un Planeta Habitado
Find out which factors make life possible on a planet. Learn about the common features and the functions and the diversity of living things, environments, sizes, shapes and means of eating. It contains 19 interactive activities and many...
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Los Seres Vivos Unicelulares Y Pluricelulares
In this unit you will be introduced to the complexity of living things. It also reviews the kingdom of nature, differentiating between their main features from those who are microscopic unit-cellular to the multi-cellular visible to the...
University of Iowa
Univ. Of Iowa: Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups [Pdf]
This PDF shows many examples of organic molecules and functional groups.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Introduction to Macromolecules
This activity introduces the fundamental characteristics of biological macromolecules.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Explore the structure and function of two of the four major macromolecules: proteins and nucleic acids. This version includes Introduction to Macromolecules. (Requires Java)
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Lipids and Carbohydrates
Explore the structure and function of two of the four major macromolecules, lipids and carbohydrates. (Requires Java)
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Lipids and Carbohydrates
Focus on the basic structure and function of both lipids and carbohydrates, two of the four major macromolecule families in biological systems. (Requires Java)
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biological Macromolecules
How much do you know about biological macromolecules?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biological Macromolecules Review
A review of the structure and function of biological macromolecules.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Structure of Monosaccharides
Practice for the MCAT with this quiz about carbohydrates.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Carbohydrate Questions
Practice for the MCAT with these questions pertaining to carbohydrates.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Carbohydrate Metabolism Questions
Practice for the MCAT with these questions about carbohydrate metabolism.