Curated OER
Genetics: Knowledge Quiz
In this genetics quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions covering various concepts of genetics. A reference web site is given for additional resources.
Curated OER
Teaching Biotechnology With Models
Students will construct models to obtain understanding about the scientific concept. The kinesthetic learners will benefit from the project. There is ample opportunity for all types of learners to be engaged in this lesson.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Dna Ii: The Structure of Dna
Instructional module focusing on the physical structure of DNA. Discussion incorporates the description of the nucleotides, base pairs, and the double helix shape of a DNA molecule. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: The Dna Double Helix Advanced
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students can watch a video, read some informational text and key vocabulary terms, and answer review questions about the structure of DNA.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Dna to Protein
Investigate how the genetic code on a DNA strands controls what protein is produced with this collection of animations and 3D models. Explore an interactive 3D model of the double helix, watch an animation of transcription, and see the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Crick, Watson, and Franklin
This article describes the race to unlock the mystery of life by determining the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. The discovery of DNA and its structure is an example of collective learning.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Dna and Molecular Genetics
Microscopic images, detailed information, and illustrated diagrams help explain DNA and molecular genetics in this college-level textbook.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Twisting Tale of Dna
Video describing the structure and function of the DNA molecule. [4:27] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Dna Build
Students reinforce their knowledge that DNA is the genetic material for all living things by modeling it using toothpicks and gumdrops that represent the four biochemicals (adenine, thiamine, guanine, and cytosine) that pair with each...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule, Dna Unzip
The DNA double helix contains two sequences of nucleotide code letters than run along the molecule. Untwist the spiral and DNA can be seen as two parallel strands. That's why its sometimes called the double helix. Unzip the strands and...
Other
Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Dna Nanostructures
DNA is the molecule of life, as life's secrets are encoded in DNA. In this interactive activity. we see the famous double helix structure of DNA.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Structure of the Dna Molecule
Read a history of the discovery and study of DNA and its structure. Links to a graphic, other references, and classroom activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dna Structure and Function: Decoding Watson
Discover how the structure of DNA relates to its hereditary function in these videos from the American Masters film Decoding Watson. The first video, "DNA Structure and Function," [2:07] can be used with all middle and high school...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Dna: Teacher Guide
This curriculum guide assists in filtering through the vast available resources from BioInteractive and HHMI and organizes the material according to various topics related to DNA, including DNA structure, replication, and repair.
Oregon State University
Oregon State University: Linus Pauling and the Race for Dna
A great resource for the history of the discovery of DNA! This website includes over 300 documents, photographs, audio clips, and video excerpts that documents how the double helix structure was discovered.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Dna: The Human Body Recipe
As a class, students work through an example showing how DNA provides the "recipe" for making our body proteins. They see how the pattern of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine) forms the double helix ladder shape of...
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Dna Replication
This site from Ohio State University provides a good outline of the process of replicating DNA. The outline contains a numerous amount of embedded vocabulary links, illustrations of the process and also review questions and solutions.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Interactive: Genome
This site is provided for by DNA Interactive. The genome is the entire endowment of genetic information. It is the "Book of life," on an organism. This site demonstrates the methods used to map and sequence the human genome and to...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Dna Molecule Two Views
Access Excellence provides an excellent graphic showing the structure of the DNA molecule and its components.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Interactive: Applications
Examples of using DNA for forensic purposes is discussed here, as well as uses to unravel historical puzzles, trace the history of a species and answer health problems.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Dna or Deoxyribonucleic Acid Part Ii Quiz
Take an interactive quiz over DNA. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
Other
Letters of Note: A Most Important Discovery
Read a letter that Francis Crick wrote to his son shortly before Crick and Watson published their findings about the structure of DNA. In the letter, Crick clearly describes how the double helix structure works.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nucleic Acids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Online activity covers the structure and function of nucleic acids. Students will learn about nucleotides, the different types of nitrogenous bases, and the...
Other
National Center for Biotechnology Education: Dna50: Dna50 Trivia Quiz
Test your knowledge of the history of DNA and the discovery of the double helix model in this twenty-question trivia quiz.