DNA INQUIRY: Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Stick and Space-filling Model of a small piece of DNA
Part ONE. DNA is a Molecule:
Video Introduction :
1. Activity : Make a model of DNA : PART A : Directions PART B : Directions
2. Activity: Use the WebSite: MolView to investigate and view a model of DNA.
3. Activity: Use molecular models to construct a model of a single nucleotide, a monomer of DNA
PART TWO: INQUIRY LAB: What Does Real DNA Look Like?
1. Chemically extracting DNA from cells. LAB Procedure and Questions
2. WEB Research: Biotechnology: Describe Uses for DNA in the following areas.
a. Pharmaceuticals
b. Agriculture
c. Forensics