Appendix B. California Chemistry Standards Covered by the Unit
This unit will be taught after students have gained basic understanding of the following concepts: atomic structure, chemical bonds, intermolecular forces, types of chemical reactions including redox, shapes and polarity of molecules, acids and bases and polymers.
It will be part of the module on organic chemistry and biochemistry. It will address the following California standards in Chemistry:
CA Standards #10. The bonding characteristics of carbon allow the formation of many different organic molecules of varied sizes, shapes, and chemical properties and provide the biochemical basis of life. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. students know large molecules (polymers) , such as proteins, nucleic acids, and
starch are formed by repetitive combination of simple subunits.
c. students know amino acids are the building blocks of proteins
f. students know the R-group structure of amino acids and know how they combine
to form polypeptide backbone structure of proteins
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