Biochemistry Introduction for High School Biology

Organic compounds and four reaction types (dehydration, hydrolysis, neutralization and redox) anchor this senior high school biology lesson, taught through slides while students complete a matching fill-in-the-blank outline.
Grades
Grades 11–12
Pages
11
File type
Multiple File Types
Editable
Yes

Updated Sep 20, 2026

Subject
Biology, Life Sciences, Science
Topic
Biochemistry, Senior Biology Lesson
Resource types
Lesson Plans
Editable
Yes

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Biochemistry Introduction - Senior High School Biology lesson

The lesson covers the following topics; Biochemistry, Organic Compounds, Chemical Reactions, Dehydration Reactions, Hydrolysis Reactions, Neutralization Reactions, and

Redox Reactions.

Your lesson includes the teacher and student version of the presentation, one embedded video, an auto-graded exit ticket, and a student lesson handout so the students can record the notes on a more condensed medium. The lesson is entertaining, engaging, and classroom-tested.

This lesson is designed to be your go-to resource, whether you're in a traditional classroom or a virtual one. With both a teacher version and a student version, it seamlessly fits into your lesson plans, making learning engaging and adaptable.

Assessment made easy

We've included an auto-graded Exit Ticket and a quiz with an answer key – because who doesn't love saving time on grading?

Whether you're a PowerPoint pro or a Google Slides user, prefer Word or Google Docs – we've got you covered. This lesson comes in both Office and Google formats for your convenience.

The student version of the presentation has strategically placed blanks for them to fill in as you're teaching. It keeps them active and engaged, encourages discussion, and leaves more time for those "aha" moments.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify the elements that make up the main classes of organic compounds

  • Distinguish dehydration from hydrolysis reactions

  • Explain oxidation and reduction in a redox reaction

Teaching tips

  • The completed teacher deck doubles as the answer key for the student outline, so it can be shared after the lesson for students to check their notes.

  • Copying to Google Drive requires a Google account; the included access guide walks through it.

Skills covered

  • Note-taking — filling in key definitions on the outline as slides are presented

  • Comparing reactions — contrasting how dehydration builds molecules and hydrolysis breaks them apart

  • Classifying compounds — using composition tables to sort organic compounds

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