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DNA: The Double Helix InteractiveDNA: The Double Helix Interactive
Publisher
Concord Consortium
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Interactives
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategies
Flipped Classroom
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Video
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DNA: The Double Helix

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Picture a double helix as a twisted ladder. Scholars see this image through a simulation that allows young scientists to observe a small fragment of DNA in many different formats. They compare the models, colors, bonds, and strands as they rotate the DNA.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

dna, dna molecule, the double helix

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Review the different ways of drawing DNA and the benefits of each
  • Discuss when you would want to highlight the elements, chains, and nucleotides depending on what you want to know

Classroom Considerations

  • Relies on prior knowledge of DNA, elements, and nucleotides

Pros

  • Works well in a flipped or traditional classroom
  • Provides a large amount of control over the DNA fragment

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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