CotroneCreations

DNA model. Colorful. For display or demonstration or as a manipulative. Enough materials for 30 students to assemble one nucleotide each. One nucleotide is assembled from a phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, and a nitrogen base. Then each student may combine their nucleotide with others to create a single strand and then a double-stranded piece of antiparallel DNA while learning about complementary base pairing rules and hydrogen bonds. Furthermore, the model may then be twisted to illustrate the do

a single sheet of very small font DNA; size generates interest; multiple uses: rows meant to simulate one continuous single-stranded segment of DNA; gives students an idea of just how many base pairs long a small piece of DNA is; helps students get a mental frame for understanding all processes that involve DNA both natural and manmade; used as introduction to molecular genetics or genetic manipulation techniques like gel electrophoresis. Have students search for and highlight all of the followi