STEM/STEAM at Dearborn Academy

Learning about DNA

 

 

Activity sheet on building a DNA model
Click to enlarge the Activity sheet on building a DNA model.

Dearborn Academy’s biology students have been learning about DNA and RNA structures, and how they work together to make proteins that are essential for us to function. They used candy to demonstrate their understanding of the process of protein synthesis by building complementary DNA and mRNA models, and translating those sequences into corresponding amino acids.