Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Inorganic Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here about inorganic compounds, substances that do not contain both carbon and hydrogen, and how they are essential to human functioning.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Organic Compounds Essential to Human Functioning

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here about organic compounds, groups of carbon atoms covalently bonded to hydrogen, usually oxygen, and often other elements as well, and how they are essential to human functioning.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Organic or Inorganic?

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look around your world as you discover what items are made up of organic and inorganic materials. Take this tutorial and quiz to see how much you know.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Wikipedia contains great information on the element carbon. Links are provided throughout the article to provided additional information. The topics include: Notable Characteristics, Applications, History, Allotropes,...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Organic Compounds Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the confusion around what is meant by organic chemistry and provides a list of organic compounds organized into categories and types.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Intro to Human Biology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will learn the basics about metabolism and organic & inorganic compounds in the human body.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Chemical Change Examples That We See Around Us

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a chemical change is and how to identify one. Provides examples of chemical changes that are often seen in organic and inorganic compounds.