ACT PREP
Lesson Activities:
1. Do Now
use the link below to complete the worksheet provided. Make sure to write down the function of the specific organelles on the back of the sheet.
http://www.timvandevall.com/wp-content/uploads/animal-cell-diagram.png
2. DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis jeopardy
We will play jeopardy with the same rules as yesterday.
3. Chemistry quick intro
Topic #4: Basic Molecule Structure The ACT Science section expects you to know the basic molecular structure of Sugar, Fat, Protein and Nucleic Acids.
C6H12O6 is the basic sugar molecule structure
There are many different kids of fats: saturated, unsaturated, trans (you may have seen this on nutrition labels). The test does not expect you to know each structure. You only need to know that fats are made up of C (Carbon), H (Hydrogen), and O (Oxygen), and to differentiate fats from sugar,fats have nearly twice the number of H as C and a very small number of O. Fats are much bigger in size than sugar. For example, an unsaturated fat triglyceride has a chemical formula of C55H98O6.
Proteins are composed of amino acids (proteins are made based on the original DNA sequence). There are many different protein structure, but all proteins contain C, H, O and N (Nitrogen). Click for more information on proteins and amino acids.
Nucleic acids are biomolecules. Two types of nucleic acids that we already discussed are DNA and RNA. Nucleic acids are made up of 3 parts: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. Nucleic acids are different from Sugar, Fat, and Proteins because they are made up of P (Phosphorus) and N in addition to C, H, and O.
Here is a sample question from the ACT:
In order to answer this question, you need to look at this equation from the passage:
You then see that the Carbon from the original CO2 becomes a part of C6H12O6. However, you need to know that C6H12O6 is a Sugar molecule to get the correct answer G.
Once again, the ACT expects that you know how photosynthesis works, and what the chemical formula for sugar is! You wouldn't be able to get this information from the passage.
Lesson Activities:
1. Do Now
use the link below to complete the worksheet provided. Make sure to write down the function of the specific organelles on the back of the sheet.
http://www.timvandevall.com/wp-content/uploads/animal-cell-diagram.png
2. DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis jeopardy
We will play jeopardy with the same rules as yesterday.
3. Chemistry quick intro
Topic #4: Basic Molecule Structure The ACT Science section expects you to know the basic molecular structure of Sugar, Fat, Protein and Nucleic Acids.
C6H12O6 is the basic sugar molecule structure
There are many different kids of fats: saturated, unsaturated, trans (you may have seen this on nutrition labels). The test does not expect you to know each structure. You only need to know that fats are made up of C (Carbon), H (Hydrogen), and O (Oxygen), and to differentiate fats from sugar,fats have nearly twice the number of H as C and a very small number of O. Fats are much bigger in size than sugar. For example, an unsaturated fat triglyceride has a chemical formula of C55H98O6.
Proteins are composed of amino acids (proteins are made based on the original DNA sequence). There are many different protein structure, but all proteins contain C, H, O and N (Nitrogen). Click for more information on proteins and amino acids.
Nucleic acids are biomolecules. Two types of nucleic acids that we already discussed are DNA and RNA. Nucleic acids are made up of 3 parts: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. Nucleic acids are different from Sugar, Fat, and Proteins because they are made up of P (Phosphorus) and N in addition to C, H, and O.
Here is a sample question from the ACT:
In order to answer this question, you need to look at this equation from the passage:
You then see that the Carbon from the original CO2 becomes a part of C6H12O6. However, you need to know that C6H12O6 is a Sugar molecule to get the correct answer G.
Once again, the ACT expects that you know how photosynthesis works, and what the chemical formula for sugar is! You wouldn't be able to get this information from the passage.