Chemistry Classroom Tools
The chemistry in a first-year biology course carries most of the weight and gets the least time. These are the activities I build for my dual-enrollment sections to close that gap, filed by the unit of NVCC BIO 101 they belong to, with the Campbell chapter and the calendar window for each. Every one runs in Safari on a school iPad, with no login and nothing to print. A tool keeps its Chem Tool number for good, and a tool that serves two units is listed under both.
Jump to unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Canvas
Unit 1 Course Overview; Introduction to Biology
What this unit covers
- Ch. 1 Course Overview; Introduction to Biology
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 2 Chemical Context of Life
What this unit covers
- Ch. 2 Chemical Context of Life
- Due in this window Intro to Mastering Biology (4 pts)
- Chem Tool #2 Chemistry Check — eighteen questions that find the exact spot where the chemistry stopped making sense, with a practice task for whatever they find Interactive · works on iPads · nothing submitted · about 15 minutes · six ideas, three questions each · take it before Unit 3 opens
- Chem Tool #1 Bond Budget — carbon four, nitrogen three, oxygen two, hydrogen one, and seven molecules to build by spending every budget to zero Interactive · works on iPads · checks itself · about 20 minutes · Campbell Ch. 2 · leads into Ch. 3
Unit 3 Carbon and Molecular Diversity of Life
What this unit covers
- Ch. 3 Carbon and Molecular Diversity of Life
- Due in this window Ch. 1 and 2 DSMs (12 pts)
- Chem Tool #1 Bond Budget — the last three molecules hang a hydroxyl and a carbonyl off a carbon skeleton, which is where functional groups start Interactive · works on iPads · Campbell Ch. 3 · cross-listed from Unit 2
Unit 4 Tour of the Cell
What this unit covers
- Ch. 3, 4 Tour of the Cell
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 5 Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling
What this unit covers
- Ch. 5 Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 6 An Introduction to Metabolism
What this unit covers
- Ch. 6 An Introduction to Metabolism
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 7 Cell Respiration and Fermentation
What this unit covers
- Ch. 7 Cell Respiration and Fermentation
- Due in this window Ch. 5 and 6 DSMs (12 pts)
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 8 Photosynthesis
What this unit covers
- Ch. 8 Photosynthesis
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 9 The Cell Cycle
What this unit covers
- Ch. 9 The Cell Cycle
- Due in this window Biology Paper Topic 1 due before end of Q2
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 10 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
What this unit covers
- Ch. 10 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 11 Mendel and the Gene Idea
What this unit covers
- Ch. 11 Mendel and the Gene Idea
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 12 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
What this unit covers
- Ch. 12 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
- Due in this window Ch. 10 and 11 DSMs (12 pts)
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 13 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
What this unit covers
- Ch. 13 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 14 Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein
What this unit covers
- Ch. 14 Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 15 Development, Stem Cells, and Cancer
What this unit covers
- Ch. 16 Development, Stem Cells, and Cancer
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 16 Descent with Modification
What this unit covers
- Ch. 19 Descent with Modification
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 17 Evolution of Populations
What this unit covers
- Ch. 21 Evolution of Populations
- Due in this window Ch. 16 and 19 DSMs (12 pts)
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Unit 18 Origin of Species
What this unit covers
- Ch. 22 Origin of Species
Nothing here yet. New tools are added as each unit is taught.
Using these with Canvas
Nothing here reports back to a teacher, so collect the work with a screenshot uploaded to a Canvas assignment. The steps, what to do about answer keys, and what to do when students share iPads are in A Note to Teachers Using the Classroom Tools, which covers the biology tools the same way.