Unit 3: Molecular Biology

Major assessments
Day

Assessment

12/12
-12/16

Final Exam

Essential Questions
How do compounds and molecules provide nutrition?
Why is water often considered the molecule most important to life?
Textbook pages
Pearson

Study Guide

2.1 Molecules to metabolism

16. 46

16. 14

16. 46 - 48

16. 13

16. 49 - 54

16. 15

16. 66

16. 19

16. 66

16. 19

2.2 Water

2.3 Carbohydrates and lipids

2.4 Proteins

2.5 Enzymes

I-biology http://i-biology.net/ibdpbio/01cells-and-energy/
(Note that these notes are useful but do
not follow your syllabus)
Ferguson biology
https://sites.google.com/a/canacad.ac.jp
/dpbio-davef/03-molecules

Class Plan
Day

Topic

Activity

11/4

2.2 Water

Water Notes and Lab

Homework

11/8

2.2 Water

Notes

Finish water lab questions

11/10

2.1 Molecular
biology

Molecular biology notes and

questions

11/14

2.3
Carbohydrates
and lipids

Notes
Draw a molecule

11/16

2.4 Proteins

Notes and Molecular

modeling

11/21

2.4 & 2.5 Proteins

& Enzymes

Enzymes Notes
Enzyme lab design planning

11/23

8.1 Metabolism
(HL)

HL Notes
SL Work time

HL extra database questions

(due Monday)
Finish Enzyme lab design
planning

11/29

2.8 Cell
respiration
8.2 Cell
respiration (HL)

Cell respiration notes

Respirometer virtual lab

Respirometer virtual lab

12/1

8.2 Cell
respiration (HL)

Cell respiration notes

12/5

Review

12/7

Review

12/9

Review

12/1212/16

Final exam