Biochemistry is the application of chemistry to the study of biological processes at the cellular and molecular level. It emerged as a distinct discipline around the beginning of the 20th century when scientists combined chemistry, physiology and biology to investigate the chemistry of living systems.

Biochemistry is both a life science and a chemical science - it explores the chemistry of living organisms and the molecular basis for the changes occurring in living cells. It uses the methods of chemistry, physics, molecular biology and immunology to study the structure and behavior of the complex molecules found in biological material and the ways these molecules interact to form cells, tissues and whole organisms. 

• Monday, August 26
  • Introduction
  • Lab Safety
  • General Rules
  • Class Fee
  • Field Trips?
  • Assign books
  • Homework
    • Get google forms filled out
    • Reading: Chapter 2.0-2.2, Pages 22-27
• Tuesday, August 27 
• The Chemical Context of Life Lecture 
• Work on "Biochemistry Basics" POGIL
• Homework: 
  • Reading: Chapter 2.3-2.4, Pages 27-32
• Wednesday, August 28
• The Chemical Context of Life Lecture (Continued) 
• Finish "Biochemistry Basics" POGIL
• Homework: 
  • Reading: Chapter 2.5, Pages 33-41
  • Edpuzzles: Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology
• Thursday, August 29
• Burgess half day
• Finish Biochemistry Basics POGIL
• Work on Biomolecule POGIL
• Friday, August 30
• Burgess half day
• Work on Water POGIL
• Tuesday, Septermber 3
  • The Chemical Context of Life Lecture (Continued) 
  • Finish "Biochemistry Basics" POGIL
• Wednesday, Septermber 4
• Water Lecture
• Water Lab
• Homework:
  • Reading: Chapter 3.0-3.2, Pages 44-50
  • Edpuzzles - How polarity makes water behave strangely
• Thursday, September 5
• Quiz on Reading in Canvas
• Carbon Lecture 
• Homework
  • Reading: Chapter 3.3-3.4 (pages 50-57)
  • Edpuzzles - That's Why Carbon Is A Tramp: Crash Course Biology
• Friday, September 6
• Carbohydrates and Lipids and Phospholipids Lecture
• Work on Macromolecule Cut outs  - (Examples)
• Summer Assignment Due!!!
• Homework
  • Reading: Chapter 3.6-3.7 (pages 66-71)
  • Edpuzzles
    • Bozeman: Lipids
    • Bozeman: Carbohydrates
• Monday, September 9
• Nucleic Acids Lecture
• Work on Macromolecule Cut outs  - (Examples)
• Homework
  • Reading: Chapter 3.5 (pages 57-65)
  • Edpuzzles - Bozeman: Nucleic Acids - DNA vs. RNA
  • Start on your Amino Acid cut outs
• Tuesday, September 10
  
  • Protein Lecture
  • Work on "Protein Structure" POGIL and Cut outs
  • Homework 
    • Edpuzzle - Bozeman: Proteins
    • Study for quiz
• Wednesday, September 11
  
  • Quiz (you can use handwritten notes)
  • Essay Quiz (no notes)
  • Finish any work from the week
  • Homework 
    • Reading: Chapter 6.4-6.5 (pages 135-142)
    • Edpuzzles: Enzymes- a fun introduction
• Thursday, September 12
  
  • Enzyme Lecture
  • Toothpickase Lab mixed into lecture
  • Homework
    • Edpuzzle
      • Bozeman: Enzymes
      • Crash Course - Biological molecules: you are what you eat
• Friday, September 13
  
  • Grade Essays
  • Work on Write ups
  • Finish protein POGIL
  • Start enzyme POGIL
  •  Homework
    • Enzymatic
    • Edpuzzle: AP Biology Lab 2: Enzyme Catalysis
• Monday, September 16
  
  • Finish Labs, POGILs and write ups
  • Homework
    • Edpuzzles
      • Average Rate of Reaction Calculations
      • Concentration and How to Calculate Molarity
• Tuesday, September 17
  
  • Enzyme Lab
  • Homework
    • STUDY!!!!!
• Wednesday, September 18
  
  • Enzyme Lab (FINISH!!!)
  • Homework
    • Make sure you have done all the edpuzzles
• Thursday, September 19
  
  • Essay Quiz
  • Lab Presentations (5 mins each)
  • Assign Cell Organelles for Cell election
  • Homework
    • STUDY!!!!!
• Friday, September 20
  
  • Grade Essay Quiz
  • Review Questions?
  • Homework
    • STUDY!!!!!
• Monday, September 23
  • Biochemistry Test (Biochemistry Test Review --- need to edit?)
    
    
    
    
               
• Additional Links
• Khan Acedemy: Periodic Table, trends, and bonding
  • This is Khan's chapter on the periodic table.  It is much more geared towards chemistry but if you are truly lost and need an in depth review this would be the way to go.
• Bozeman: Covalent vs. Ionic
  • Again - geared towards chemistry - but this gives a lot of good information and is very useful.
• Crash Course
  • Covalent vs Ionic 
  • Bonding models and Lewis Structures 
  • That's why Carbon is a Tramp 
    
    
    
• Not Using
• Scientific Method
• Lactaid Lab
• Pinapple Lab
• Toothpickase Lab