Unit+1+Biochemistry

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 * ==Date== || ==What we covered each day== || ==Homework and Announcements== ||
 * Feb 3 || Meet and greet - what do you remember! || Chem review crossword ||
 * ===Feb 6=== || Introduction to Biochemistry - what is it? and chemistry review. Cat's meow demo.

Check out interesting links section for more on isotopes and their uses. || Review notes - text book not available yet! ||
 * ===Feb 7=== || School presentation -

Question and answer period. (Intramolecular forces, intermolecular bonds, electronegativity, isotopes) || HW: Read hadnout & take notes. Answer Q in text - take up together tomorrow || ||  ||
 * ===Feb 8=== || Finish working through problems as a class. || Review notes ||
 * === Feb 9 === || Importance of water and intro to functional groups.
 * === Feb 10 === ||  || Functional groups HW - due monday - take up in class ||
 * === Feb 13 === || Intro to biochemically important molecules - carbohydrates

Note: this presentation has information for all macromolecules || check this link out for review/clarification: [|chem review] HW: functional groups worksheets - due tomorrow. ||
 * === Feb 14 === || Lipids || Answer questions from text book ||
 * Feb 15 || Proteins ||  ||
 * Feb 16 || Biochem Quiz ||  ||
 * Feb 17 || PD day! ||  ||
 * Feb 20 || Family Day! Have a great one! ||  ||
 * Feb 21 || Macromolecules cont. ||  ||
 * Feb 22 || Macromolecules cont. || Workbook handed out - due Friday ||
 * Feb 23 || Build your own protein ||  ||
 * Feb 24 || Build our own protein cont. || Workbook due ||
 * Feb 27 || Finish protein lab.... ||  ||
 * Feb 28 || Independent work period || Questions from reading assignment due Friday ||
 * Feb 29 || Chemical Reactions/Black History Inventors display

Check out this link if you want more detail in how redox reactions are figured out: [] ||  || - Hand out lab and go over lab write-up expectations Some fun: []
 * Mar 1 || .Build your own molecules with marshmallows! - start in-class, may need to complete at home || Due Monday or Tues. ||
 * Mar 2 || Intro to Enzymes

Check out this link from Bozeman biology on enzymes - its really good and you might find it helpfulfor your lab [|Bozeman_biology_enzymes] || Hand-in journal questions

HW: investigating the factors that affect enzyme function. || 2. Work on lab prep || Lab prep and research due ||
 * Mar 5 || 1. Enzymes - factors affecting enzymes
 * Mar 6 || Enzymes cont. || Hand in lab procedure for checking ||
 * Mar 7 || Review period ||  ||
 * Mar 8 || Macromolecule, biochem reaction, enzyme quiz ||  ||
 * Mar 9 || Enzyme lab || Lab write-up due Tues post March break ||
 * || Enjoy your March Break! Don't forget everything! ||  ||