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Biology Standard
SC.912.L.18.1
Subject Area: Science
Grade: 9-12
Body of Knowledge: Life Science
Standard: Matter and Energy Transformations A. All living things are composed of four basic categories of
macromolecules and share the same basic needs for life.
Common Misconceptions:
Matter and Energy in
Living Systems
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All organisms need food as a source of molecules that provide
chemical energy and building materials.
Plants make their own food in the form of sugar molecules from
carbon dioxide molecules and water molecules. In the process of
making sugar molecules, oxygen molecules are produced as well.
All organisms, including plants and animals, have mechanisms for
storing molecules from food for later use.
All organisms need food as a source of molecules that provide
chemical energy and building materials.
-andPlants make their own food in the form of sugar molecules from
carbon dioxide molecules and water molecules. In the process of
making sugar molecules, oxygen molecules are produced as well.
INTRODUCTION INTO
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
• Brain Pop: Body Chemistry
• Biology Junction Macromolecules PowerPoint
• Macromolecule PowerPoint Notes
• Macromolecule Virtual Webquest
• McMush Lab
• Macromolecules Virtual Lab
• Matching the Macromolecules (Slides 7-10)
Student Activities
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Macromolecules Empty chart.doc
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Macromolecules Completed Chart
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Macromolecule Foldable
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Macromolecule Virtual Webquest
Lab: “Happy Meal -McMush!”
• McMush Video
• Macromolecules Virtual Lab
• First, show students a McDonald’s Happy Meal …
• Next, chop and blend the entire meal (drink included)…
• Finally, have students follow the protocol for macromolecule
identification….
Matching Macromolecule Activity
• Accesses the students’ prior knowledge or used as a test review.
• Make cards with the 4 types of macromolecules written on them
for each group.
• Create categories that you want the student to master such as
structure, function, element ratio, food examples, etc. on another
set of cards.
• Have students work in groups to arrange a chart-like design on a
table(variations: use large wall posted paper and posted notes,
white boards and colored markers).
Matching Macromolecule Activity
continued
• Have a bag or bin with descriptor cards of each macromolecule in
each category( structure, function, example, element ratio for
example)
• Have student group members randomly select a card and try to
match the information on the card with the correct
macromolecule and under the correct category.
• Example Carbohydrate- monomer monosaccharide- sugarglucose-CHO- 1:2:1
Matching Macromolecule
Structures
http://www.citejournal.org/tempcite/articles/v9i
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Matching Macromolecules
Game Cards
Macromolecules Game Cards
Return to
Slide 4
Resources
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Assessing student
knowledge
• Organic Molecule Flow
Chart
• Brain Pop: Body Chemistry
Quiz
• Macromolecules Review