Lab-Aids: DNA/RNA Protein Synthesis Modeling Kit (for 8 Groups)
This kit containut has the same activities as kit 72 but has materials for 8 groups rather than 12
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