BHS Biology Guide

Chemistry in Biology

Biology

Quarter 1

McGraw Hill Module 6

PACING

RESOURCES

● Module Launch: 45 min ● Lesson 4: 55 min ● Module Wrap-Up: 45 min

Module 6: Chemistry in Biology ● Phenomena: How does the food you eat become part of

your body and help your cells function? ● Lesson 4: The Building Blocks of Life

STANDARD

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● I understand the role of carbon in living organisms and the 4 macromolecules. ● I understand the function of each biological macromolecule.

Bio 2.1 Construct and explanation based on evidence that all organisms are primarily composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, and that the matter taken into an organism is broken down and recombined to make macromolecules necessary for life functions. Emphasize that molecules are often transformed through enzymatic processes and the atoms involved are used to make carbohydrates, proteins, fats/lipids and nucleic acids. (LS1.C)

CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

● Matter is taken into an organism and broken down into macromolecules

● Construct an explanation

VOCABULARY

● Macromolecule ● Lipid

● Polymer ● Protein

● Carbohydrate ● Aminoacid

K-12 LEARNING PROGRESSIONS (via USBE Core Guides)

Standard 2.1

END OF THE UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE SUPPORTS

Standard 2.1 Constructing Explanations: Articulating the explanation of phenomena Students construct an explanation that includes that:

● The relationship between the carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms from sugar molecules formed in or ingested by an organism and those same atoms found in amino acids and other large carbon-based molecules; and ● That larger carbon-based molecules and amino acids can be a result of chemical reactions between sugar molecules (or their component atoms) and other atoms.