No Series: Making DNA Concrete & Comprehensible

Making DNA Concrete & Comprehensible

Lesson Objective: Students participate in active games to comprehend DNA concepts
Grades 9-12 / Science / Integrating Reading
28 MIN

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Discussion and Supporting Materials

Thought starters

  1. See how students experience codes in concrete ways Why does Mr. Evans begin the lesson with the "flag code" and then a "color code" experience instead of DNA coding?
  2. How could you modify some of these activities to make them easy to implement in your class?

15 Comments

  • Private message to Muhammad Amjad Khan

Muhammad Amjad Khan Oct 24, 2017 1:55am

It is very interactive way to clarify the DNA concepts in excellent way.
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  • Private message to Lisa Horsch

Lisa Horsch Jan 25, 2017 8:04pm

Love this lesson, but beware that he did not use anticodons on the tRNA to show it is complimentary to the mRNA. That should be changed. Both transcription and translation happen with complimentary codes because of the chemical bonds being formed.
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  • Private message to Katherine Harris

Katherine Harris Oct 13, 2016 12:18pm

What a great way to teach protein synthesis conceptually!
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  • Private message to Ayse Ozdemir Oz

Ayse Ozdemir Oz Sep 4, 2016 4:25pm

Excellent! Thank you for this hands on activity.
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  • Private message to T Harris

T Harris Jul 18, 2016 2:47am

This was awesome! Can't wait to adapt this for my 7th grade students!
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