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US Department of Energy

Thermodynamics—Teacher Guide

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
I'm so cool! No, you're exothermic. This thermodynamics lab unit includes an introduction, teacher demonstrations, six labs that students rotate through each class day, homework assignments, application of knowledge, and...
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BBSRC

Discovering DNA: The Recipe for Life

For Teachers 4th - 9th Standards
A pinch of adenine, a dash of thymine and ta-da, you have life! Well, it's not quite that simple, but through this series of activities and experiments young scientists learn about the structure of DNA and how it contains the recipe...
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Kenan Fellows

Unit 1: Introduction to Biotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Biotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...
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Intel

Designer Genes: One Size Fits All?

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
In this STEM group of 10 activities, lesson two focuses on the question, "Just because we can, should we?" when considering genetically engineered food. Classes hear a scenario and, as young scientists and geneticists, must determine if...
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Other

E Teaching Assistance Program: Lewis Dot Structure and Molecular Shape

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial outline weaves together resource links which instruct the learner in drawing Lewis dot structures. A pre- and post-quiz are provided, as well as visuals, questions with immediate feedback, and a reading list to help students...
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Using Computers to Study Molecular Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
The main objective for this exercise is to enhance your study of the properties and structures of biological molecules with modern computer graphics. Rather than passively viewing illustrations of molecular structure as they occur in...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench:an Introduction to X Ray Crystallography

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate how we can learn about molecular structure using x-ray crystallography in this module.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Molecular Structure of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief introduction to the molecular structure of a water molecule, and the chemical bonding which gives it its unique properties.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Molecular Structure of Water: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the molecular structure of water, including the Hydrogen atoms, Oxygen atoms, and types of bonds. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Molecular Structure of Water."
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Molecular Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive learning module, students will learn a technique to predict molecular geometry based on a molecule's Lewis electron dot structure.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Lewis Electron Dot Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial describes how a covalent bond forms, including the energy change involved in the process.Students will be asked to use the octet rule...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Lewis Valence Electron Dot Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial investigates how to draw Lewis valence electron dot structures.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the central dogma of molecular biology.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Molecular Crystals

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of interactive simulations relating to molecular crystals.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Polarity of Molecular Compounds: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will demonstrate how to use molecular shape to determine if a molecule is polar or nonpolar. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Polarity of Molecular Compounds."
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State University of New York

State University of New York: Boiling Points of Simple Organic Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation explores the effects of molecular structure on normal boiling points for a series of related organic compounds.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio podcast accompanied by a diagram of a water molecule helps the learner understand molecular structure. [0:23]
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic Theory and Structure: The Mole: Its History and Use

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the mole, a unit of measurement that quantifies atoms and molecules.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Invisible Motion of Still Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
Ran Tivony describes how and why molecular movement occurs and investigates if it might ever stop. [4:44]
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Network Solids: Crystalline Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the differences between ionic, molecular, metallic, and network crystalline solids. Displays structures for diamond, graphite, fullerene, and silica, accompanied by questions about their chemical bonding. Electron density plots...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Optical Tweezers and Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you ever imagine that you can use light to move a microscopic plastic bead? Explore the forces on the bead or slow time to see the interaction with the laser's electric field. Use the optical tweezers to manipulate a single strand of...
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PBS

Pbs: Nova Labs: Protein Synthesis in the Cellular Factory

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch short animations, read informational text, and make hypotheses about different aspects of protein synthesis.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Bioinformatics

For Students 9th - 10th
This project is a series of interrelated modules designed to introduce the student to modern biological techniques in the area of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Crystalline Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses different crystalline forms of carbon and their molecular structure.

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