Serendip: From Gene to Protein Transcription and Translation

Brief text summary of what young scholars learn in the Dragon Genetics II lab along with links to download Student Handouts in PDF and Word formats, and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF format. Students use paper models to learn transcription and translation, reenacting the RNA activity. This activity is either used to introduce transcription and translation (4 50-min periods) or reinforce the concepts (2 50-min periods).