Easy to teach, fun to learn! Students will rotate through 8 stations throughout the room. At each station, students will transcribe and translate DNA. Each station has a mutation that students will need to identify. After students have identified all 8 mutations, they will move onto part 2 where they look at the effects different muttions have on organims.

Topics Covered:

• Transcription and Translation of DNA
• Mutations (Nonsense, Missense, Insertion, Silent, Deletion)

Lesson Includes:

• Student Handout
• 8 Stations with DNA Mutations
• Part 2 PowerPoint for Descriptions of DNA Mutations
• Answer Key for 8 Stations

Directions:

Part 1

Step 1 - Rotate through 8 stations around the room. Each station has a set of DNA that you will transcribe and translate.  (Use codon chart)

Step 2 - Determine what type of mutation occurred

Step 3 - Explain the result of that mutation on the protein that is made

Part 2 

Step 4 - After steps 1-3 are completed, check your answers using the Part 2 PowerPoint and describe how this could affect a person with this mutation.