Unit 1:Scientific Method, Characteristics of Life, Properties of Water

Topics in this unit

• • scientific method

  • characteristics of life

  • chemistry review

  • properties of water

Essential Questions

• 1. How do we know if something is alive?

  2. How do we use evidence to support our claims?

  3. How does basic chemistry of molecules affect living things?

  4. How does water and its unique properties make life possible?

Learning Targets

Learning Target #1: We will identify the characteristics of life that pertain to all living things

Learning Target #2: We will be able to apply associated vocab to describe the differences in how the characteristics of life apply to different organisms.

Learning Target 3: We will be able to describe the differences between ionic, covalent, and hydrogen bonds and how they form water.

Learning Target 4: We will be able to describe the properties of water.

Learning Target 5: We will be able to analyze the bonds of water and explain how they give rise to the properties of water.

Learning Target 6: We will be able to describe how the properties of water allow life to live on earth as well as how it helps human survive.

Learning Target 7: We will be able to evaluate examples and apply them to the properties of water and determine how properties affect the body.

Learning Target 8: We will be able to create examples of the properties of water and explain how they apply to each property and why they are occurring.

Learning Target 9: We will be able to analyze dehydration and condensation reactions and determine how they make and break macromolecules.

Learning Target 10: We will be able to analyze dehydration and condensation reactions and determine how they make and break macromolecules.

Learning target 11: We will describe the monomers of carbohydrates.

Learning Target 12: We will categorize the different types of carbohydrates based on the numbers of monomers.

Learning Target 13: We will examine the structure of the monomer and determine the relationship between the structure and the function of carbohydrates and how they assist in the processes of living things.

Learning Target 14: We will categorize the different types of lipids based on the molecules that make them up.

Learning Target 15:: We will examine the structure of the lipid and determine the relationship between the structure and the function of lipids.

Learning Target 16:  We will investigate the function of lipids and establish how they assist in the processes of living things.

Learning target 17: We will describe the monomers of nucleic acids.

Learning Target 18: We will categorize the different types of nucleic acids based on the structure of the monomer.

Learning Target 19:  We will investigate the function of nucleic acids and establish how they assist in the processes of life

Learning target20 We will describe the monomers of proteins.

Learning Target 21: We will examine the structure of the monomer and determine the relationship between the structure and the function of proteins.

Learning Target 22:  We will investigate the function of proteins and establish how they assist in the processes of life.

Learning Target 23: We will be able to identify macromolecules in a food sample to determine which sample has been causing problems with infants with PKU.

Learning Target 24: We will analyze the relationship between enzymes and their substrates using the lock and key model.

Learning Target 25: We will explain how enzymes catalyze reactions.

Learning Target 26: We will determine the effects of pH, temperature, and concentration level on reaction rates of enzymes.