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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
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Handout
Nature Research

Scitable: Gene Expression and Regulation

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Transcription

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the three forms of RNA in a higher level fashion than most sites. More depth, higher vocabulary needed.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Transcription of Dna to Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses transcription in protein synthesis.
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Primary
Other

Science: Profile: Sid Altman

For Students 9th - 10th
Sid Altman is a Nobel Prize winning chemist. He won the award in 1989 for his discovery of catalytic RNA. Read some interesting facts about his life and accomplishments.
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Handout
Nature Research

Scitable: Nucleic Acid Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an in-depth look at the importance of DNA with this library of information on nucleic acid structure and function. Understand the structure and function of DNA by exploring topics in the chemical structure of DNA, organization of DNA...
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Dna and Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the findings leading to the discovery of DNA as genetic material.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids

For Students 9th - 10th
A podcast lesson providing a brief overview of the function of the macromolecules, nucleic acids. [0:38]
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Other

Molecular Biology Notebook: From Rna to Proteins

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the three-phase process of protein synthesis. This resource includes helpful diagrams and detailed information about initiation, 3 steps of elongation, and termination.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Transcription of Dna to Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses transcription in protein synthesis.
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Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: James D. Watson Nobel Lecture [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read James Dewey Watson's Nobel Lecture "The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins." This lecture, originally given December 11, 1962, is provided in PDF format.
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PPT
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Biology Animation Library: Dolan Dna Learning Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A step-by-step animation shows how introns are removed during RNA splicing.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Organic Molecules & the Miller Urey Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines how the first organic molecules were formed. The experiment of Stanley Miller and Harold Urey is explored along with the RNA world hypothesis.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Overview of Transcription

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the process of transcription, where the DNA sequence of a gene is transcribed to make an RNA molecule.
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Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Transcription From Dna to M Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence offers a graphical representation of the process of transcription from DNA to mRNA. A short explanation accompanies the diagram.
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Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive you will observe the model and use your knowledge of chemistry to correctly complete the legend. You will need a sign-in to access this media, but it will be worth your time!
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Codon Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the workings of the codon translation chart which provides the keys to the structure of amino acids. Includes a widget where one can input a nucleotide triplet combination and see which amino acid it represents. Includes RNA and...
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: How to Crack the Code

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a series of illustrations, learn about the physical carriers of inheritance. Discover facts about DNA, the blueprint of life, and RNA, the blueprint copy.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Forensic Science: Building Your Own Tool for Identifying Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
When biologists want to separate different pieces of DNA, RNA, or proteins they use a technique called gel electrophoresis. In this science project you'll build a gel electrophoresis chamber and use it to discover how many components are...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: First Organic Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Take a look at the groundbreaking organic molecules formed millions of years ago. Study the RNA that might have been that first organic molecule. In Earth's early...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Translation

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch a protein being made using genetic information decoded from a messenger RNA.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: What Is a Stop Codon?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.

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