BioNBeyond

This product allows AP Bio (or honors bio) students to investigate gene regulation in prokaryotes using the PhET simulation of the lac operon as an example. The worksheet walks students through each step, and how to use the simulation to learn how prokaryotes regulate gene expression. This product includes: A two page worksheet (~one class period) to go along with the simulationA link to the PhET simulationAn answer keyIf you enjoy this, leave a good review and check out other products like it

This activity has AP Bio (or honors bio) students model and sort the events of transcription and translation, and RNA splicing. The goal of this activity is for students to map the expression of a single hypothetical gene (called shyn-1) from DNA to protein, including the multiple different isoforms that could be expressed because of RNA splicing. Students will make not just one protein product, but will show how the shyn-1 gene can be spliced multiple ways, forming 3 different protein products,