Topic: General, Organic, and Biochemistry

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
The Atom In this interactive activity from ChemThink, take a closer look at atomic structure, properties, and behaviors.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Atoms: The Space Between This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey takes a look at the scale of the atom and the tremendous amount of space between the electrons and the nucleus. If all this empty space exists in matter, how can any substance be solid?	6-12	QuickTime Video
Build a Steroid In this interactive activity from NOVA, learn about the molecular structure of steroids. See the intermediate molecules that are part of the pathway for synthesizing cortisone from diosgenin.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through This interactive feature describes some of the most important structures and functions of the cell membrane.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Disappearing Milk A magician pours milk into a glass, but when he turns the glass upside down, nothing comes out. How does he do it? Discover the science behind the "magic" in this video adapted from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.	4-12	Flash Interactive
Discovering Air Our understanding about the air we breathe has changed dramatically through time. This illustrated timeline from the NOVA Web site tracks the changing thought on air and the creation of the Periodic Table of the Elements.	6-12	HTML Document
DNA Workshop How does DNA perform those all-important functions of replication and protein synthesis? This interactive feature from the A Science Odyssey Web site will help you explore and understand the secrets of DNA.	9-12	Shockwave Interactive
Dust Explosion In these videos adapted from the Journal of Chemical Education, observe how a material that is usually hard to ignite becomes very flammable when its particles are suspended in air.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Electron Transport Chain This illustration from Biology by Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine describes the steps of the electron transport chain, the second stage in the process of cellular respiration.	9-12	JPEG Image
The Embryo Takes Shape This video segment from NOVA: "Life's Greatest Miracle" explores the developmental process of an embryo beginning just two weeks after fertilization.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Energy Sources This video segment produced for Teachers' Domain illustrates a variety of energy sources used to generate electricity, some of which are in use and some of which are under exploration.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Explore a Stretch of Code Try your hand at reading a segment of genetic code in this interactive feature from the NOVA "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site.	9-12	Shockwave Interactive
Finding Cures Is Hard This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explains the difficulty of curing genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis.	9-12	QuickTime Video
From DNA to Protein This narrated animation schematically shows the process of protein synthesis. Adapted from Interactive NOVA: "Secret of Life."	9-12	QuickTime Video
Fuel Cells In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, hydrogen fuel cell cars promise pollution-free driving, but will we see them anytime soon?	6-12	QuickTime Video
Gene Control The development of creatures that appear to have nothing in common is directed by a surprisingly small number of genes. In this video segment, learn about the power of master control genes. Footage from The Secret of Life: "Birth, Sex & Death."	6-12	QuickTime Video
Genetics: Tour of the Basics In this interactive activity from the University of Utah, identify different kinds of genetic traits and how they are passed on from generation to generation. View examples of simple and complex trait inheritance.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Global Warming: Beyond Fossil Fuels Martin Hoffert, professor of physics at New York University, discusses global warming and alternative energies in this interview from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site.	6-12	HTML Document
Graphing the Periodic Table This interactive activity from the American Chemical Society presents the properties and electron configurations for all the elements in the periodic table. Discover patterns by plotting the elements' properties according to their place in the table.	9-12	Flash Interactive
How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide This animation from NOVA: "Battle in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer" describes how oncogenes cause cancer and how cancerous cells can spread throughout the body.	6-12	QuickTime Video
How DNA Replicates This narrated animation from Interactive NOVA: "The Secret of Life" illustrates DNA replication.	9-12	QuickTime Video
How Do Cells Make Proteins? In this interactive activity from the Exploratorium, explore the steps of protein synthesis in which the cells use genes to make proteins for critical body functions.	7-10	Flash Interactive
How to Conquer a Genetic Disease In Blazing a Genetic Trail, by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, follow this three-step approach to treating genetic diseases.	9-12	PDF Document
Human Genome Project This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" looks at the meaning and significance of the effort to decode the human genome.	6-12	QuickTime Video
The Impact of Technology: Nylon This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of nylon.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Ionic Bonding In this interactive activity from ChemThink, learn how ionic bonds are formed and how an ionic bond structure is represented by its formula.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Is Lactic Acid a Four Letter Word? This essay by Patti and Warren Finke describes the process by which our bodies transform food energy into energy that our cells can use.	9-12	PDF Document
Island of Stability In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, follow scientists in their quest to understand how stable elements are made and how to create the elusive element 114.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Journey into DNA Travel deep into the human body to see exactly where your DNA resides. From the NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Krebs Cycle This illustration from Biology by Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine describes the steps of the Krebs cycle, the critical first stage in the process of cellular respiration.	9-12	JPEG Image
Life's Little Essential: Liquid Water Why is water necessary for life? Why is it the best and possibly only liquid to do the job? This illustrated essay from NOVA Online answers these questions, explaining why planetary scientists are on the lookout for water elsewhere in the solar system.	6-12	HTML Document
Making Cortisone From Plants This video segment adapted from NOVA is a dramatized story of chemist Percy Julian’s work to synthesize cortisone. Find out how a biological process, not a chemical one, proved the key to producing cortisone in bulk.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Metals in Hydrochloric Acid In this interactive activity adapted from Iowa State University, observe how hydrochloric acid dissolves some metals to form oxidized metal chlorides and hydrogen gas.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Mitochondria Often referred to as the powerhouses of the cell, mitochondria provide the energy that powers nearly every cellular process. This essay by John Ross describes in detail the structures and functions of these amazing organelles.	9-12	PDF Document
Molecular Shapes In this interactive activity from ChemThink, learn about covalent molecules and how the VSEPR theory predicts the shapes of covalently-bonded molecules.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Mouse Party In this interactive activity from The University of Utah, examine the molecular mechanisms that affect the brains of mice on drugs. Learn how different drugs create different responses in the brain and alter the natural state of a mouse.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Nature's Pharmacy In this interactive activity from NOVA, learn about chemicals in nature that are used in medicine.	3-12	Flash Interactive
Nuclear Reaction: Fission This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at nuclear fission as an energy source that can be used to generate electricity.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Nuclear Reaction: Plutonium One by-product of nuclear fission is plutonium. This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE takes a look at this toxic element.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Membrane Explore the form and function of three of the most important cell parts -- the nucleus, cytoplasm, and membrane -- in this video segment adapted from Carolina Biological Supply's An Introduction to the Living Cell.	9-12	QuickTime Video
The Origin of the Elements This video segment adapted from NOVA explains the origin of the elements and how scientists use unique element profiles to identify supernova types.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Particulate Nature of Matter In this interactive activity from ChemThink, examine the basic properties of matter at an atomic level and consider how various atoms affect the way a substance behaves.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Periodic Table of the Elements This interactive periodic table developed for Teachers' Domain provides detailed information about the chemical properties of elements and illustrates the electron configurations that determine those characteristics.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Periodic Table of the Elements Chart This downloadable periodic table of elements, produced for Teachers' Domain, provides easy, transportable access to a wealth of chemical information, including the oxidation state number of each element.	6-12	PDF Document
Photosynthesis This video segment from Interactive NOVA: "Earth" looks at photosynthesis, the chemical process plants use to make their own food.	3-12	QuickTime Video
The Powerhouse of the Cell This video segment describes the critical role that mitochondria play in nearly every cellular process in your body.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Quantum Mechanical Atom This illustrated essay, written for Teachers' Domain, describes the orderly arrangement of electrons around the nucleus of an atom and explains how to determine each element's configuration based on the number of electrons it has.	9-12	PDF Document
Radiometric Dating In this video segment from A Science Odyssey: "Origins," scientists explain how Earth's age was determined by radiometric dating.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Ringed-Carbon Compounds In this interactive activity adapted from NOVA, learn about alkaloids and steroids, both examples of compounds with carbon rings. Short videos with interviews, animations, and photographs are featured.	9-12	Flash Interactive
RNAi Discovered In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn how RNAi, a mechanism that has evolved in cells to prevent viral infection, was discovered and how it works.	9-12	QuickTime Video
RNAi Explained Using scientific animations and illustrated metaphors, this interactive activity from NOVA scienceNOW explains RNAi and how it works.	9-12	Flash Interactive
RNAi Therapy In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about RNAi's potential to treat a wide range of genetic and infectious diseases.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Scientific Processes In this interactive activity adapted from NOVA, expand your understanding of the scientific process. Watch two videos featuring animations and interviews with scientists, and notice how the processes unfold and vary from one investigation to the other.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Sequence for Yourself How do researchers read the tiny As, Gs, Ts, and Cs that comprise DNA? This step-by-step explanation shows you. From NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life."	9-12	Flash Interactive
Synthesizing an Alkaloid In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, learn how chemist Percy Julian revolutionized chemistry by synthesizing the alkaloid physostigmine from scratch—the first total synthesis of a chemical compound.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Synthesizing a Steroid This video segment, adapted from NOVA, tells the story of chemist Percy Julian's quest to make progesterone from a plant steroid, an important medical advancement of the 1940s.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Where Do You Get Your Energy? In this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium, explore how our cells harvest energy from food.	7-10	Flash Interactive

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Topic: General, Organic, and Biochemistry