Lab-Aids: DNA/RNA Protein Synthesis Modeling Kit
Demystify the DNA/RNA connection in protein synthesis. This hands-on modeling approach makes the complex chemistry of DNA/RNA protein synthesis easily understood! The kit includes twelve packets of color-coded molecular model components.
Following step-by-step directions, students will:
- Build and replicate an eight-rung DNA molecule‚
- Use half the DNA ladder to build mRNA (messenger RNA)‚
- Simulate mRNA movement by placing the mRNA on a ribosome‚
- Simulate translation by matching the mRNA and its codons to the tRNA (transfer RNA) and its anti-codons‚
- Disconnect the protein chain so the process can continue
Scientific Concepts:
- Demystifies the DNA/RNA connection in protein synthesis
- Replication, transcription and translation is modeled
- Experience how information stored in DNA is expressed as a finished protein
Content List:
- 1 Teacher's Guide
- 24 Student Worksheets and Guides, Part I and II
- 12 Packets of color-coded model components containing: 36 white tubes, 10 Adenine (orange tubes), 3 Amino acids with R group, 8 Cytosine (blue tubes), 36 Deoxyribose sugars (black), 8 Guanine (yellow tubes), 18 Hydrogen bonds (white rods), 2 Peptide bonds (gray tubes), 9 Ribose sugars (purple), 1 Ribosome, 10 Thymine (green tubes), 3 tRNA (purple), 5 Uracil (purple tubes)
Classroom Planning:
- To complete this kit requires one to two ~50-minute class periods
- Number of students: 24
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