Do you know what table sugar and the exoskeleton of crustaceans have in common? They are both types of carbohydrates. The video explains the three types of carbohydrates: monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. It gives examples of each with both chemical bonds and more common names. 

Concepts

carbohydrates, proportions, sugar, glucose

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Challenge learners to name as many types of carbohydrates as they can; give bonus points for every non-edible one they list
• Have pupils list three things they learned from the video

Classroom Considerations

• The video would work well as an introduction to carbohydrates in chemistry or in consumer and food sciences
• The third video in a series of five

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Graphics are easy to understand
• Video would work well as homework in a flipped classroom

Cons

• Video lacks attention-grabber, so keeping the class focused may be challenging