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Concord Consortium

DNA: The Double Helix

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Picture a double helix as a twisted ladder. Scholars see this image through a simulation that allows young scientists to observe a small fragment of DNA in many different formats. They compare the models, colors, bonds, and strands as...
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American Museum of Natural History

DNA Detective

For Students 6th - 12th
Match up the DNA code. Pupils read the website from the American Museum of Natural History about how DNA can determine whether a skin is from a particular type of reptile. Using the same technique, learners match up products with the...
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: DNA Binding Problem

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Why do the bases in DNA pair up the way they do? Unravel the mystery of the double helix in a virtual lab. Young scientists follow in the footsteps of Watson and Crick to determine the free energy associated with DNA base pair binding....
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Unknown Concentration of DNA Solution Problem

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Highlight DNA solution with fluorescent dyes! Scholars use dye to determine the concentration of a DNA solution. As the dyes bind with the DNA solution, learners make conclusions about the limiting reactants.
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: DNA - Dye Binding: Equilibrium and Buffer Solutions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Your class is bound to be fascinated by this virtual lab! Young biochemists explore molecules that bind to specific sites on the DNA molecule through a skillful simulation. The lesson challenges learners to create a DNA-bound solution...
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American Museum of Natural History

DNA Detective

For Students 6th - 12th
DNA is like the fingerprint of genetics. A quick lesson introduces the topic of DNA sequences with a mystery about an endangered species. The lesson shows how DNA extraction, replication, and sequencing often provide undeniable evidence...
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Predicting DNA Concentration

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Play a little game of concentration! A virtual lab investigation allows learners to predict the products and reactants of a DNA reaction. They make their calculations and then test their predictions in the lab workbench.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Some DNA Can Jump

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Some people have a natural ability to jump, but did you know DNA also naturally jumps? Learn about the fun habit by looking at the research of a pioneering female scientist. Barbara McClintock fought prejudice and surpassed her mentors...
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Concord Consortium

DNA to Protein

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Starting from a view of cells, a constructive simulation shows every step of building a new protein. It walks through transcription, translation, building amino acids, and folding the protein. Viewers control if it plays as a video or...
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PBS

NOVA Evolution Lab Game

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Many scholars study phylogenetic trees without understanding how they are made. Through an online game, young scientists use the given data to create phylogenetic trees of increasing complexity. They rely on the trees they create to...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Some DNA Does Not Encode Protein

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Roy John Britten easily earned a PhD in nuclear physics—but he found painting with water colors too difficult. Young scientists learn about Britten's life, career, and research with an online interactive. They read a biography, view...
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Concord Consortium

Modeling Transcription

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Transcription makes copies of the instructions inside all living things. Scholars use the simulation to separate DNA and transcribe the RNA. They see a demonstration of the nucleotide pairings as well as the start and stop instructions.
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Concord Consortium

Mutations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Are some mutations more damaging than others? An engaging simulation encourages scholars to alter DNA through insertion, deletion, and substitution. It then forms resulting amino acids—or not—and the resulting protein—or not—depending on...
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Concord Consortium

3D Exploration of Bound Antibody and Antigen

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Our body manufactures antibodies that are the exact shape for the antigens it encounters. The simulation shows a 3-D model of an antibody and antigen pairing. It allows young scientists to explore the complementary shapes.
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Concord Consortium

Modeling Translation

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An mRNA sequences make proteins, the most common molecules in cells. Young scientists observe translation of mRNA on ribosomes. They view them forming amino acids. Finally, the amino acids curl into proteins.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Dna Mircoarray Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive lab will enhance learning about DNA by virtually translating a gene.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Dna and Verdicts

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a site on genetics, this page explores DNA as a forensic science. Explains how and why DNA can be used to convict or acquit a criminal from wrongdoing using forensic DNA analysis. Teacher resources too.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learn Genetics: How to Extract Dna From Anything Living

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Four steps is all it takes to get DNA out of a variety of living things. The requirements include a blender, meat tenderizer, isopropyl alcohol, and a test tube. Sources of DNA include but are not limited to split peas, strawberries,...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Modeling Dna Hybridization

For Students 9th - 10th
View this simulation of DNA Hybridization.
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University of Virginia

Uva Virtual Lab: Dna Close Up & Do It Yourself

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of three-dimension DNA models. Users can alter the models by moving or changing the parts.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Dna in a Blender

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow these illustrated instructions to conduct a simple experiment in separating DNA from an onion!
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Model Organisms

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about model organisms that research scientists use in lab testing.
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Concord Consortium

Biologica: Web Lab, Mendel's Peas

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site see an online visual of meiosis, fertilization, and inheritance and play a game.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Colorful Electrophoresis

For Students 9th - 10th
Make electrophoresis easy by following the steps of this relatively simple lab. Instead of using DNA, you will use food coloring which shows up very well in the gel.

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