Engineering Design Challenge: DNA, the Human Body Recipe

As a class, students work through an example showing how DNA provides the "recipe" for making our body proteins. They see how the pattern of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine) forms the double helix ladder shape of DNA, and serves as the code for the steps required to make genes. They also learn some ways that engineers and scientists are applying their understanding of DNA in our world.
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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, LCD Projector
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: DNA, protein, genetic engineer, bacteria, EDC, Engineering Design Challenge
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea,  Problem-Solving Task, 
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Science - General

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