Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How to Unboil an Egg

For Students 9th - 10th
It's so obvious that it's practically proverbial: you can't unboil an egg. But actually, it turns out that you can- sort of. Eleanor Nelsen explains the process by which mechanical energy can undo what thermal energy has done. [4:10]
Interactive
Other

Center for Game Science: Fold It

For Students 9th - 10th
A game where students put amino acids together to form a protein. Students will also try to predict how that protein will fold. Since the function of a protein depends a lot on the structure, this game can help students understand the...
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum and Cell Metabolism

For Students 9th - 10th
The characteristics of the rough endoplasmic reticulum are described and its role in protein synthesis, including creating proteins, folding them, transporting them, and checking them for quality.
Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Four Levels of Protein Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how protein folding creates distinct, functional proteins by examining each of the four different levels of protein structure. (Requires Java)