This is a set of questions and slides to facilitate a discussion about the chemistry required for success in Bio 1113. Obviously this will vary with each instructor. The first question models a study strategy that I encourage my students to take: start with a blank page and, starting broadly and then filling in the details, write what you know about x subject. This fits nicely at the beginning of...

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This module provides one basic chemistry "skill check" and three content modules covering information from elements and atoms to atomic structure/electron orbitals, bonds and chemical reactions. Content modules include videos, articles, figures, and illustrations, though the majority are videos. Users/students can also ask questions at the end of each module, and a the community of users have the...

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This module provides a "skill check" with questions for students on the properties of water, but also contains four content modules on the following: Hydrogen bonding Cohesion/Adhesion Temperature and State Changes in Water Acids, Bases, and pH. Content modules include videos, articles, figures, and illustrations, though the majority are videos. Users/students can also ask questions at the...

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Macromolecules are the biological name for nutrients that are in our food. These nutrients are critical for basic cell functions. We know that we must eat to maintain a healthy body. In BIO 1113, we learn the roles of the macromolecules in cell function. Tying together the macromolecules to something as simple as a Snickers Bar may help to make connections to the importance of the...

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This is a website that describes an in-class, hands-on activity to model the different levels of protein structure (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary) using Twizzlers candy.

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