A comprehensive five-page quiz or study guide covering DNA and its related processes. Young geneticists will need a strong understanding in order to complete this handout, which includes multiple choice, matching, compare/contrast, and...

In this protein synthesis instructional activity, learners answer 14 short answer questions about the process of making proteins from DNA.

Eighth graders explain how protein is made in the cell. In this biology lesson, 8th graders translate RNA and DNA using an internet database. They determine the thief based on evidence collected.

Young scientists demonstrate their creativity while completing several activities, to assess genetic variations and mutations. Instructors provide a list of options and scientists choose to write a comic strip, create a book,...

In this RNA and gene expression worksheet, students match the letter of the description that best matches the term as it relates to gene expression. Students also answer questions as it relates to the process of transcription and...

Students see how eight pairs of triplets are equivalent to part of a gene and control a part of heredity. They comprehend how blood corpuscles manufacture normal hemoglobin. Students already comprehend that genes control the synthesis...

Students explain how DNA directs the production of proteins.

How well do your pupils understand DNA, mRNA, and amino acids? This three-page handout will help you assess their comprehension through sequencing questions, fill in the blanks, and labeling diagrams.

Students explain how cells reproduce. In this biology lesson plan, students transcribe and translate a gene. They discuss and compare their answers in class.

Young scholars explore the process of translation. They determine the correct sequencing and present their strands to the class. In addition, they compare normal red blood cells to sickle cells and complete discussion questions.

Young scholars examine Morse code and how it is used.  In this secret codes lesson students decode messages, make their own codes and have other young scholars crack the code.    

Students use research to see how eight pairs of triplets are equivalent to part of a gene and control a part of heredity. They also understand how red blood corpuscles manufacture normal hemoglobin.

A look at protein synthesis in words and pictures. This website discusses the processes of replication, transcription, and translation. Also covered is Beadle and Tatum research that explains that one gene codes for one polypeptide....

Go through this "tour" on protein synthesis to learn about translation (3rd page). Good graphics and the codon lookup table help in understanding the information.

This lesson will cover the process of transcription and its role in protein synthesis.

This hands-on activity is an assessment of the young scholars understanding of peptide and disulfide bonds formed during protein synthesis, and the structure of an amino acid (R-group plus the common structure that all amino acids...

This lesson goes into greater depth on the translation portion of protein synthesis. Specifically, it covers the basics of translation, codons, and stages of translation - initiation and elongation and termination.

Investigate gene expression with this collection of resources that explains how DNA is expressed to make RNA, how genes are turned "on" and "off", and what must occur for transcription to happen. The webpage explores gene expression by...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Translation involves translating the language of nucleotides to the language of amino acids. During this activity, translation in protein synthesis is explored along...

A start codon is a nucleotide triplet in a genetic sequence that occurs at the start of a protein's synthesis. Read about how this works and how a mutation can sometimes occur.

Very good description of the process of translation with a good graphic to go along with it. Includes a chart classifying all of the RNA Codons.

A stop codon is a nucleotide triplet in messenger RNA that signals the end of a protein during the translation process. Read about how this works, the different types of stop codons, and how a mutation can sometimes occur.

Learn how genetic code links groups of nucleotides in an mRNA to amino acids in a protein. Also learn about start codons, stop codons, and reading frame.

This lesson will introduce codons, and describe how they are used in protein synthesis. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Codons."