A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively
engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.
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Phase:
During/Explore/Explain
Activity:
1. Beginning with the first page of the activity, students will read the article, "Proteins in the Cell" and answer the question, how does the cell make proteins from the information in the DNA?
2. Click the arrow at the top of the page to go to next page. Students will read the article on transcription. Working individually or with a partner, they will then use the interactive simulation of transcription to explore how a mRNA copy is made of the DNA. After practicing with the simulation, they will answer questions #1 and #2 at the bottom of the page.
3. Click the arrow at the top of the page to go to next page. Students will read the article on translation. They will then explore the process of translation by clicking the Translate or Translate step by step button to start translation. After exploring the interactive simulation, they will answer questions #3 and #4 at the bottom of the page.
4. Click the arrow at the top of the page to go to next page. Students will read the article on protein folding. They will then use the simulation to experiment with the various types of protein in the models. After exploring the interactive simulation, they will answer questions #5 at the bottom of the page.
5. Click the arrow at the top of the page to go to next page. Students will read the article on mutation. They will then use the simulation to click on a DNA nucleotide to mutate it. Students can substitute a different nucleotide, insert a new nucleotide or delete a nucleotide. After exploring the interactive simulation, they will answer questions #6 and #7 at the bottom of the page.
6. Students will then click on "Generate Report" at the bottom of page 5, and they can choose to print the report or email it to the teacher for evaluation and assessment.
Assessment Strategies:
Students will answer the questions from each page then generate the answers for the teacher to assess.
Students can print the Response Summary or share the results with the teacher via email.
Advanced Preparation:
Each student should have access to a computer or device to take the quiz.
Students can email the results from the activity so the teacher should share their email address with the students.
Each student can also print the results and turn them in to the teacher.
Variation Tips (optional):
Students can use the DNA to Protein activity to practice transcription and translation.
Notes or Recommendations (optional):
Students can work individually, in pairs, or groups of four.