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Amino Acid
Basics
Visit this site to learn more about the pieces of amino acids. As a small group, use toothpicks and foam balls to build your own molecule shown on the Web page.
Proteins
This site shows a QuickTime 3-D model movie of a protein. Write an entry in your science journal explaining why the shape of a protein is important.
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Native American Herbal Plant
Knowledge
The Native Americans knew that plants can be very helpful. Access this site to learn how they used plants to do everything from flavoring food to curing illness. Under the supervision
of your teacher, develop a cookbook or medicine guide for common plants in your area.
Medicinal
Plants
This site, run by the World Wildlife Fund, gives a general breakdown and history of the use of plants in medicine. Read this article and summarize it in your science journal.
Discovery of Taxol
Visit this page for a history the drug taxol. When was taxol discovered and who discovered it?
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Biochemistry of Lipids
This page has extensive information about lipids and other fatty molecules. Use the information on this site to profile a specific molecule in your science journal. Be sure
to include an image and chemical structure of the molecule.
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Hyperactive Tutorials in Organic
Chemistry
This site features tutorials on how to name organic chemicals. Requires a special plug-in available at the site. Visit this site and name three organic compounds, then make
your own models of these molecules.
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Molecular
Modeling
This site shows various models of molecules, which can be manipulated the help of the Chemscape Chime Plug-in. Visit this site and explain the importance of having three-dimensional
models.
Chemical Models
This page has illustrations of some different common organic molecules. Visit this site and compare the different ways to model these molecules. Make your own molecules using ball and
stick models.
Plants National Database
The USDA sponsors this site, which provides a database of standardized information on plants. Click on Photo Gallery to view photographs of various categories of plants, including noxious
plants and crops. Use the information on this site to write an article about plants for a class newsletter.
Virtual Garden
Follow the link to this site featuring detailed information for gardeners. Use the information on this site to plant your own class garden.
Internet Directory
for Botany: Images
Access this site and follow the links to view photographs of plants. With a small group, make a computer presentation, identifying various types of plants.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Access this site to find out more about this center named for Lady Bird Johnson. What is the function of the Wildflower Center? Who benefits from its work? Take a virtual tour of the
Wildflower Center and review the site in your science journal.
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