John Wiley & Sons
Wiley: Animations: Essential Biochemistry: Dna Replication
Enter the DNA factory to simulate the process of DNA replication. After each step of the progression, take a quick quiz before moving on.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Dna Polymerase
Observe the animated model to see DNA being replicated.
University of Maryland
Univ. Of Maryland: Master of Chemical and Life Sciences: Dna Bracelets [Pdf]
Using a bead-bracelet simulation, construct a sequence of amino acids. Then, discover the effects of silent, point, and frameshift mutations.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gene Expression the Basics
Generate and collect three types of proteins, then move on to explore the factors that affect protein synthesis in a cell.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Theodore Boveri's Discovery of Meiosis
Theodore Boveri will describe his research with worms that helped him discover the principles of meiosis. The animations of meiosis are really good.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Making a Phylogenetic Tree Lesson Plan
Constructing phylogenetic trees may be a daunting task for students, but this lesson plan is a simulation of what molecular biologists must do to determine relationships. This plan is for students who have a good grasp of DNA structure...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: From to Dna to Proteins
Investigate protein synthesis in this learning module.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Biotech
Simulations of common biotechnology techniques performed in a laboratory setting. Learn how to complete these techniques and what task they are used for in the lab.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Gel Electrophoresis
Simulate the process of gel electrophoresis with this interactive animation. It's a rather detailed and engaging activity.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Intermolecular Attractions
Learn that boiling point, solubility, and DNA are affect by intermolecular forces in this module. Module includes lessons with questions and animations to explain London dispersion and dipole-dipole attractions. To conclude the lessons,...
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University: Ag in the Classroom: Hairy Heredity [Pdf]
A simulation where students flip coins to mimic how parents pass genetic traits to their offspring through heredity. This activity also illustrates the difference between dominant and recessive genes, and how they interact with each...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Testing for Bias in a Photo Lineup
You may have read about criminal cases where innocent people have been wrongly convicted of a crime. Sometimes, modern DNA analysis techniques have provided the evidence to exonerate these innocent people. In many cases, mistaken...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Science of Atoms and Molecules: Nucleic Acids and Proteins
Through this activity, learners work with macromolecules, proteins and nucleic acids. The focus is on the atomic structure of proteins, how linear polymers are made, and the surface charges of the resulting polymers. . Multiple-choice...