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Bellwork These eggs (cells) were left overnight in different solutions. Which egg was left in the hypertonic/ hypotonic/isotonic solution? How do you know?
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Science Fact of the Day: The little Alaskan Wood Frog is capable of reviving itself back to normal life after staying completely frozen for months, during which its heart, brain, and other organs stop functioning.
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CO: I will understand how polymers are made
CO: I will understand how polymers are made. LO: I will write notes and complete a lab.
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KWL Fill in the section “Know” with what you know about monomers and polymers. DON’T look at your homework notes.
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Monomer Mono = one Monomers are small units that can be combined to make larger units. Subunits of polymers
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Polymers poly= many Polymer= a large molecule made by bonding smaller molecular units (monomers) together Monomer + monomer + monomer +…= polymer What is the monomer in the above polymers pictured?
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Examples of biological polymers include:
Proteins, Complex Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids (DNA)
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Dehydration synthesis = a process through which polymers are formed from monomers through the removal of H2O.
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Hydro=water Lysis=cut Hydrolysis = the process of breaking down polymers into monomers by the addition of H2O. Hint: Think red rover
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Making/breaking polymers is part of metabolism.
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Today’s Activity: The “Gloop” Lab
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Directions for making “gloop”.
Pour the small cup of glue into your plastic baggie…no, not every drop will go in. Add 2-4 drops of food coloring to the glue and knead together with your hands. Add 7mL of water to the baggie using the marked graduated cylinder and mix thoroughly. Add 8 mL of borax to the baggie using the marked graduated cylinder and mix thoroughly. Title the next section of your notebook, “Gloop Lab”.
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In this lab… The glue contains a polymer called polyvinyl acetate resin. We changed the polymer’s behaviors twice in this activity: once when we added water and the second time when we added borax.
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Copy what is in bold and answer the questions:
Gloop Lab Report: Copy what is in bold and answer the questions: When we added water, what process was occurring: dehydration synthesis or hydrolysis? Describe the glue after water was added. When we added borax, what process was occurring: dehydration synthesis or hydrolysis? Describe the glue after borax was added. Summarize what happened during the Gloop Lab in 30 words. You must use the words: polymer, hydrolysis, dehydration synthesis
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KWL Summarize what you’ve learned in 30 words. Include the words: monomer, polymer, synthesis, water
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