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Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Mighty Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students construct models of molecules using marshmallows and gum drops.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cell Cycle Checkpoints

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how cells use checkpoints to regulate the cell cycle. This article provides an overview of cell cycle control, outlining the factors that influence a cell's decision to pause or progress at each checkpoint.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Apoptosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains apoptosis (programmed cell death) and how it is different from necrosis (cell death due to injury).
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Chemistry 1 A: General Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a general chemistry course taught at the University of California, Berkeley. The course covers topics like stoichiometry, acid-base and solubility equilibrium, oxidation-reduction reactions, chemical...
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prokaryote Reproduction and Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission, and find out the use of E. coli bacteria in molecular biology.
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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Rasmol & Chime

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Massachusetts links to downloadable freeware (Rasmol and CHIME) which are required to view 3-D images common on organic chemistry tutorials.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Nature: Dna Visualization and Manipulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Phases of the Cell Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explores the life cycle of a cell and delves into the phases of the cell cycle.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cell Cycle Regulators

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at a few of the most important core cell cycle regulators: proteins called cyclins, enzymes called Cdks, and an enzyme complex called the APC/C.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Why Does Water Dissolve Salt?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use their own model of a salt crystal and water molecule to show how water dissolves salt. Then, they relate their observations to the structure of salt, water, and alcohol on the molecular level.
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Curated OER

Bristol University: Molecule of the Month:atp

For Students 9th - 10th
A great page for all around biochemistry and background information. Includes the molecular structure and most of the information relevant to its role in living cells.
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Curated OER

Amp Image

For Students 9th - 10th
A great page for all around biochemistry and background information. Includes the molecular structure and most of the information relevant to its role in living cells.
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Curated OER

Adp Image

For Students 9th - 10th
A great page for all around biochemistry and background information. Includes the molecular structure and most of the information relevant to its role in living cells.
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Curated OER

Atp Image

For Students 9th - 10th
A great page for all around biochemistry and background information. Includes the molecular structure and most of the information relevant to its role in living cells.
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Curated OER

Imperial College: Cf Cs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Imperial College of Science provides a chemistry based discussion of CFCs with formulas and Molecular structures.
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Curated OER

Imperial College: Cf Cs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Imperial College of Science provides a chemistry based discussion of CFCs with formulas and Molecular structures.
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Curated OER

Imperial College: Cf Cs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Imperial College of Science provides a chemistry based discussion of CFCs with formulas and Molecular structures.
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Curated OER

Imperial College: Cf Cs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Imperial College of Science provides a chemistry based discussion of CFCs with formulas and Molecular structures.
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Curated OER

Imperial College: Cf Cs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Imperial College of Science provides a chemistry based discussion of CFCs with formulas and Molecular structures.
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Curated OER

Imperial College: Cf Cs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Imperial College of Science provides a chemistry based discussion of CFCs with formulas and Molecular structures.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Ap Chemistry With Chemguy

For Students 9th - 10th
Need to review a topic for AP Chemistry? This site features a collection of video lectures covering the curriculum of AP Chemistry. The lectures are broken up by topics and vary in length. Lectures cover thermodynamics, bonding,...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Salt and Pepper Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Demonstrate surface tension by sprinkling pepper on a bowl full of water, then touching a soapy finger to the water.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson covers chiral molecules, which are important in carbohydrate and protein chemistry. Understanding the difference in their structures helps with understanding the different biochemical properties of molecules with similar...
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Linus Pauling (1901 1994)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Access Excellence site provides a general biography of Linus Pauling, the two-time Nobel laureate who the elucidated chemical bonding, amino acid and protein structures, and the molecular basis of sickle-cell anemia.

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