Macromolecule Project

Macromolecule Links – You may use these as a starting point in your research. Be sure to write down the information in your own words after you take notes on several sources about your topic. You may also do searches on Google, Yahoo, or other search engines, but you must keep track of all sources and beware of plagiarism.

General:

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=284&id=1431

http://biology.about.com/library/organs/bldigestoverview4.htm

http://biology.about.com/od/molecularbiology/ss/polymers.htm

http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp03/0302002.html

http://www.ehow.com/about_5208931_types-biological-macromolecules.html

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid/index.html

Proteins

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=284&id=1431#3

http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/protein.html

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/protein/index.html

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/Proteins.html

http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/protein.asp

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002467.htm

http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtualText/proteins.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/food/protein.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/chemistry/organic/protein.htm

http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/15/concept/

Nucleic Acids

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_nucleicacids.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/nucleic_acids.html

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_dna.html

http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/15/concept/

http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/19/concept/index.html

http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/39/concept/index.html

http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=63

http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/biology/cells/dna.htm

Lipids

http://pcos.about.com/od/losingweight/a/lipids.htm

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-and-cholesterol/index.html

http://chemistry.about.com/od/lecturenoteslabs/a/lipids-introduction.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/nucleic_acids.html (click on “lipids”)

http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/fat.asp

http://library.thinkquest.org/18755/nutrition/lipids.shtml

http://www.ehow.com/about_5456036_lipids.html

http://www.ehow.com/about_5402465_elements-found-lipids.html

http://www.ehow.com/about_5435763_foods-lipids-found.html

Carbohydrates

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/carbohydrates-full-story/index.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/nucleic_acids.html (click on “sugars”)

http://library.thinkquest.org/18755/nutrition/carbohydrates.shtml

http://chemistry.about.com/od/biochemistry/a/carbohydrates.htm

http://biology.about.com/library/weekly/aa040501a.htm

http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/carbohydrate.asp

http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/sugar.asp

http://www.indoorclimbing.com/carbohydrates.html

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5698.asp