Teacher Resources
"Cell compounds and biological molecules ch. 2 & 3 flashcards | Quizlet." Flash cards, vocabulary memorization, and study games | Quizlet. http://quizlet.com/2981200/cell-compounds-and-biological-molecules-ch-2-3-flash-cards/ (accessed July 19, 2011).
This is a good reference for structural formulas of organic and biological molecules.
Drahl, Carmen. "Hair Straighteners." Chemical and Engineering News 88, no. 45 (2010): 54.
This is a short and straight forward article that clearly explains how different hair straightening methods work.
Giroux, Robin. "What's That Stuff: Shampoo." Chemical and Engineering News 80, no. 15
A simple article that lists the components found in shampoos and what the function of each component is.
Griffin, John J. , Robert F. Corcoran, and Kenn K. Akana. "pH of hair shampoos. A topical high school experiment." Journal of Chemical Education 54, no. 9 (1977): 53-54.
2002): 42.
This article describes a simple lab experiment that can be performed in a high school chemistry lab to test the pH of various shampoos.
L'Oreal. "Hair Science." www.hair-science.com. www.hair-science.com/_int/_en/home.aspx?tc=ROOT-HAIR-SCIENCE^HOME-HAIR-SCIENCE&cur=HOME-HAIR-SCIENCE (accessed July 19, 2011).
This web site provides a good overview of hair science and a clear and easy to understand discussion of the science behind hair products. Diagrams accompany most sections making the discussion easy to follow.
Jarvis, Lisa M. "Color Challenge." Chemical and Engineering News 86, no. 6 (2008): 32-33.
This article discusses how issues concerning hair coloring are being met.
Moore, John T., and Richard Langley. "Part II. The Meat of Biochemistry: Proteins." In Biochemistry for dummies. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2008. 51-83.
This offers a good review on biochemistry especially for teachers who do not have a strong background on protein chemistry.
Morel, Olivier J. X., and Robert M. Christie. "Current Trends in the Chemistry of Permanent Hair Dyeing." Chemical Reviews 111, no. 4 (2011): 2537-2561.
This article describes innovations in hair coloring.
Raber, Linda. "What's That Stuff: Hair Coloring." Chemical and Engineering News 78, no. 11 (2000): 52.
This article provides a simple discussion of the chemistry involved in hair coloring.
Wilbraham, Antony, Dennis Staley, Michael Matta, and Edward Waterman. Chemistry. Teacher's Edition for California ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2007.
This is a comprehensive textbook for chemistry. The teacher's edition provides a variety of hands-on activities as well as reinforcement and remedial strategies. Zike,
Dinah. Dinah Zike's Teaching with foldables mathematics; Dinah Zike's Teaching with foldables science. New York: McGraw-Hill Glencoe, 1999.
This is a good reference for 3-D graphic organizers which students will find easy to make and use.
Zumdahl, Steven S., Susan L. Zumdahl, and Donald J. Decoste. World of Chemistry. Boston: McDougal Littell, 2002.
This is a good reference on describing proteins in terms of their primary, secondary and tertiary structures. It also provides a lot of real life examples.
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