MATTER AND ORGANIC

COMPOUNDSThe Chemistry of Life

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Lesson overview

Amino Acid, Carbohydrate, Chemical Bond, Chemical Reaction, Complementary Base Pair, Compound, DNA, Double Helix, Element, Lipid, Matter, Monosaccharide, Nucleic Acid, Nucleotide, Organic Compound, Polynucleotide, Polypeptide, Polysaccharide, Protein, RNA, Saturated Fatty Acid, Unsaturated Fatty Acid

If you look at your hand, what do you see? Of course, you see skin, which consists of cells. But what are skin cells made of? Like all living cells, they are made of matter. In fact, all things are made of matter. Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass. Matter, in turn, is made up of chemical substances. In this lesson you will learn about the chemical substances that make up living things.

• Define elements and compounds.• Explain why carbon is essential to life on Earth.• Describe the structure and function of the four major types of organic compounds.

ENGAGE 10min

Study the 3D model “Periodic Table” in the Lifeliqe Chemistry library. Then, formulate answers to these questions:

• How are the elements ordered in this table?• What are some common compounds?• What does carbon combine with most frequently?

EXPLORE 35min

Read “Matter and Organic Compounds.”www.ck12.org/section/Matter-and-Organic-Compounds...

Study the cK-12 PLIX “Complete a Peptide.”www.ck12.org/assessment/tools/geometry-tool/plix.html?eId=SCI.BIO.213...

Study the 3D model “Carbon Dioxide” in the Lifeliqe Chemistry library. Then, formulate answers to these questions:

EXPLAIN 10min

• How is this compound produced?• Where do you find it?

EXTEND / ELABORATE 10min

Take what you have learned and see it in authentic contexts.

Read and view “Welcome To A New Age.”www.ck12.org/biology/Proteins/rwa/Welcome-To-A-New-Age/...

Take the following quiz to assess what you have learned.

“Matter and Organic Compounds”www.ck12.org/section/Matter-and-Organic-Compounds...

EVALUATE 10min

Select content for this lesson plan was derived from Brainard, J. (2017). CK-12 Biology. Palo Alto, CA: CK-12 Foundation.Except as otherwise noted, all cK-12 content (including cK-12 curriculum material) is made available to users in

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