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Why RNA is Just as Cool as DNA Instructional VideoWhy RNA is Just as Cool as DNA Instructional Video
Publisher
Amoeba Sisters
Resource Details
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:43
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Duration
10 mins
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Year
2014
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Why RNA is Just as Cool as DNA

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  • Video Recap: DNA vs RNA and Protein Synthesis
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Warning: there are no lifeguards in the gene pool! An educational video compares and contrasts DNA and RNA. It includes the three types of RNA as well as the four bases of RNA. 

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Concepts

dna, rna, protein synthesis, nucleic acids, the nucleus, ribosomes, adenine, cytosine, guanine

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Visit the publisher's website to print correlated handouts

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires prior knowledge of DNA
  • Lesson best fits as an introduction to RNA
  • The 20th video in a series of 33
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Includes a pneumonic device to help remember the four bases
  • Creators moderate the comments to prevent foul language the section

Cons

  • None

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