ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE: 90 minutes
MODULE OBJECTIVES:
Components | Student Grouping |
Materials / Technology | |
Engagement | Given a sequence of DNA, can we make a protein? Model - Teacher involves students in the process of transcription and translation by assigning roles (nucleus, ribosomes, cytoplasm, DNA, mRNA, tRNA, etc.) | Class | |
Exploration | Inside the Cell - the classroom is set up like a cell. Students will navigate around the cell (classroom) to transcribe and translate DNA into a protein. The end product will be a sentence which will represent a protein. | Individual | |
Explanation | Central Dogma (DNA-RNA-protein)*the explanation of transcription and translation may better serve the students if it appears before the exploration. | Class | Worksheet |
Extension | Waksman: Brain Drain Challenge 2Protein Sequence and Function. | Individual | Internet Access- Rutgers |
Evaluation | Students will be evaluated on translating the given DNA sequence from the Waksman Challenge into an amino acid sequence. Students will deduce the function of this protein by relying on the skills they built by using the genetic databases in module 2. | Individual | Internet Access - BLAST Rutgers |
EXPECTED MODULE OUTCOMES: