Chemical Reactions & Enzymes

This week will be dedicated to connecting biomolecules and enzymes while reviewing essential topics to ensure that we are all ready for the next two weeks.

BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, you should be able to:

  • define all terms from the previous 5 weeks,

  • identify the role that enzymes have in our everyday lives,

  • differentiate between endergonic and exergonic reactions,

  • describe how active sites, substrates, and enzymes are all interconnected, and

  • feel comfortable with moving along to our next major topic. This essentially means that you should ask yourself "am I confident in all the material that I’ve learned this semester (including scientific method, significant figures, microscopy, chemistry of life, and properties of water)?

Week 6 - Biology

Your Week Ahead

Day 1: Chemical Reactions

  1. I’ll begin with checkin your properties of water lab and the notes you would have taken on the four videos relating to biological macromolecules. As you do that, you will begin reviewing the chemical reactions content video.

  2. We will quickly then review macromolecules and make sure you’re prepared for the test and set up our expectations for the week.

  3. AFTER CLASS, you have a journal for this week; feel free to knock this out early!

  4. Also, you should be studying for your test on Day 3!

Day 2: Test Prep & Gizmos

  1. We will do a quick review for your test, then you will use the rest of class time to work on your case study on enzymes.

  2. AFTER CLASS, study!

Day 3: Test!

  1. You will use this class time to take your test, then any extra time will be towards working on finishing your Gizmos (if you didn’t do that in the previous class).

DOWNLOADED FILES

IMPORTANT DATES

Test on Day 3 covering scientific method, microscopy, and significant figures!

Did you…?

  • … finish your notes on the 2 content videos (video 5: chemical reactions & video 6: enzymes)?

  • … finish your Gizmos case study?

  • … review your terms to know and answer the big idea?