From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

Cellular Respiration Lab — This biology place link sponsored by Pearson has NGSS articulated lab experiments including quizzes.

Common Molecules — This site has a collection of 3D representations of common molecules. Each molecule contains a short description and an applet that allows real-time rotation, 3D viewing and rendering.

Conversions Calculator — This calculator converts any unit, such as metrics, amperes, etc into another unit. It is amazing!

Equations — This chemistry site supports students in learning to balance chemistry equations.

Gas molecule simulation — This site simulates a gas in a box with variable volume. The walls and a "heater" can be set to different temperatures and the strength of gravity can be varied. (It takes a bit of time to load).

Matter tutorial — An interactive educational tutorial designed to provide information on matter. This tutorial includes animations and simulations, discussion boards, interactive quizzes.

Mitochondria you tube video — This you tube video focuses on the Mitochondria, the power house of the cell. Learn how cells get energy.

Molecule applet — This site houses a collection of 3D representations of common molecules. Each molecule contains a short description and an applet that allows real-time rotation, 3D viewing and rendering.

Molecules animations and tutorials — A lecture aid for use in the classroom, to provide figures, and for student exploration. Provides interactive 3-dimensional images of proteins and nucleic acids. Has examples in both the newer Jmol and the older Chime formats.

Molecules in Motion — This site provides a lecture aid for use in the classroom, to provide figures, and for student exploration. Provides interactive 3-dimensional images of proteins and nucleic acids.

Molecules of Life movie and links — This is an educational site about protein structure. While there is some brief explanations of DNA and protein, the most interesting sections of the site are on protein structure prediction and "Martin’s distinctly succinct guide to X-ray crystallography". The guide includes pictures of equipment and procedures along with the occasional short movie. There are also links to some of the structures produced by the Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics at the University of Oxford.

Photosynthesis, Calvin Cycle and Electron Transport — This you tube video addresses photosynthesis Light reaction, Calvin cycle, Electron Transport 3D Animation

Photosynthesis and Respiration Video — This you tube video details the processes of photosynthesis and respiration in this video on free energy capture and storage. Autotrophs use the light reactions and the Calvin cycle to convert energy from the Sun into sugars. Autotrophs and heterotrophs use cellular respiration to convert this sugar into ATP. Both chemosynthesis and fermentation are discussed. The evolution of photosynthesis is also discussed.

Stereocenter tutorial — This tutorial allows students to easily determine the configuration of any stereocenter.

The Calvin Cycle You tube video — This you tube video provides an explanation of the Calvin Cycle as well as C4 and CAM pathways.

VR molecules — VR Molecules presents dynamically and interactively the vibration and rotation modes for 24 molecules (out of a more extensive list) containing up to twelve atoms. It allows the user to create and save on his or her hard disk documents containing, much in the same way as Power Point presentations, up to 10 "pages", each featuring one or two molecules with specific parameters (viewpoint, active modes, etc.). These presentations can be made available through the Internet, with optional sound and text explanations associated with each page.