Kit Includes
- Student instructions
- 19 inch chenille stem
- Universal Genetic Code Chart
- Beads – red, blue, white, and yellow
- From DNA to Protein Record Sheet
From DNA to Protein Structure and Function – Free Sample
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Create a protein model.
What do genes do? Model how the coded information in genes results in proteins that perform specific functions in the body.
- Transcribe the DNA code to make a messenger RNA code.
- Translate the RNA code to make a sequence of amino acids in a protein.
- Create a bead and chenille stem model of the protein.
- Follow the rules of chemistry to fold your protein into its 3D shape.
- Explore how protein shapes affect proteins function in your body
LIMIT: 1 free sample per customer
Also Required
- Red, blue, and yellow colored pencils, markers, or crayons (optional)
Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Shop by NGSS »
Performance Expectations:
MS-LS3-1. Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism. HS-LS1-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
Science & Engineering Practices
Developing and Using Models - Develop and use a model to describe phenomena.
Constructing Explanations - Construct an explanation based on valid and reliable evidence obtained from a variety of sources (including students’ own investigations, models, theories, simulations, peer review) and the assumption that theories and laws that describe the natural world operate today as they did in the past and will continue to do so in the future.Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.A: Structure and Function - All cells contain genetic information in the form of DNA molecules. Genes are regions in the DNA that contain the instructions that code for the formation of proteins, which carry out most of the work of cells.
Crosscutting Concepts
Structure and Function - Complex and microscopic structures and systems can be visualized, modeled, and used to describe how their function depends on the shapes, composition, and relationships among its parts, therefore complex natural structures/systems can be analyzed to determine how they function.
