Who Took Jerell's iPOD? - An Organic Compound Mystery
This activity from the Serendip website provides a fun organic compound mystery for students to solve. The mystery revolves around a stolen iPod and the only clues left behind are organic macromolecules. Students have to use reagents to decide which molecules were left behind and which suspect is behind the thief. The activities from this website are quite reliable and very thorough teacher preparation notes are always provided. The notes for this particular activity can be found at: http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/sci_edu/waldron/pdf/MembraneTeachPrep.pdf
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