Curated OER
DNA Structure
Stop animation helps Jeremy describe the components of the Double Helix structure of DNA. This is actually a very informative clip which will make explaining the nature of DNA easy to understand.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dna
Learn about deoxyribonucleic acid. Get an overview of DNA bases, complementary base pairing, and the structure of the double helix. [13:02]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Antiparallel Structure of Dna Strands
Learn about the antiparallel structure of DNA strands which can by 5 feet to 3 feet directionality. [9:57]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Dna
A detailed introduction to dioxyribonucleic acid, otherwise known as DNA. [28:05]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: The Chemical Structure of Dna
Learn how the chemical properties of the DNA molecule determine its structure and function in this video. [2:45]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Great Discoveries in Science: The Double Helix
The Double Helix is the story of the scientists and evidence involved in one of the most important scientific quests of the 20th century: the discovery of the structure of DNA. [16:53]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Dna Replicates
This narrated animation from Interactive NOVA: "The Secret of Life" illustrates DNA replication. [48 mimn]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Dna Structure
Learn about the structure of DNA in a few steps in this video. Video explains the double helix structure of the DNA as a ladder with beams and steps. Video gives the components of the beams and steps. [1:30]
Amoeba Sisters
Amoeba Sisters: Structure of Dna
Learn about the structure and function of DNA in this video. Video shows the parts of the DNA structure as well as exploring how DNA is used to hold our genetic information. Teachers can visit Amoeba Sisters' website for a handout that...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: James Watson: Studio Session
In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick pieced together the structure of DNA the now-famous double helix. To celebrate the release of a new annotated and illustrated edition of his 1968 book, The Double Helix, James Watson reflects on...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Molecular Genetics: Dna
Learn about DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), overview of DNA bases, complementary base pairing, and the structure of the double helix. [13:01]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dna:structure the Double Helix: Lesson 2
This lesson will examine the structure of DNA as being in the form of a double helix composed of nucleotides. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "DNA:Structure- The Double Helix."
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Double Helix and Beyond: Catching Up With James Watson
Nearly 60 years later, James Watson reflects on the legendary race to solve the structure of DNA.