Show learners how DNA transcription works with a video that details the step-by-step instructions required to copy genes, and how cells follow those instructions, via translation, to produce proteins and enzymes that help build further cell materials. 

Concepts

deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, protein synthesis, protein, transcription

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Preview the video and script questions throughout; pair learners and pause the video, asking questions and discussing the processes covered
• Video contains a lot of vocabulary; help review these words by using Frayer models, word walls, or other vocabulary tools

Classroom Considerations

• Video 11 in a series of 40

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator relates DNA transcription to figuring out how to make a Hot Pocket; a funny and engaging analogy for high schoolers 
• Video does include a table of contents, allowing teachers to show segments or pause it at specific places for discussion

Cons

• The narrator moves quickly through the complex processes of transcription and translation which may overwhelm some viewers

Common Core

RST.9-10.3