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Using the small symbols (squares, circles and stars) on the structures as guides, line up the bases, phosphates and sugars. Glue the appropriate pairs together to form nucleotides. Construct the right side of your DNA molecule by putting together in sequence a cytosine, thymine, guanine and adenine nucleotide.
Produced by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, this practical activity allows students to create an origami model of DNA, demonstrating its double helix structure. The activity provides a hands-on way of learning about the structure of DNA. Two templates are available as PDFs; a standard template with the...
Origami DNA model. Folds for your DNA model. Mountain fold. Solid lines are “mountains” and are to be folded away from you with the peak pointing towards you. Making your DNA model. Valley fold. Dashed lines are “valleys” and are to be folded towards you with the peak pointed away from you.
DNA Model. ESTIMATED LENGTH: 85-115 MIN* . In this small group activity, MIDDLE SCHOOL students will make an edible model of a DNA double helix. ugar-phosphate backbone. As students put together their DNA model, they will learn about the base pairing rules and how DNA encodes each organism.
Build a Paper Model of DNA. Fill in the names of the bases on the model shown to the right, or use the detailed model that shows all the atoms in each nucleotide (back side of paper). Cut out the model. Fold all long creases first.
Directions. To simulate these building blocks, gather a few Twizzlers, bag of Gummy Bears and 8-10 toothpicks. Use the Twizzlers to represent the backbone of the DNA. Remember, the backbone is made up of phosphate and sugar.
Modeling the Structure of DNA. OVERVIEW. In this activity, students build a paper model of DNA and use their model to explore key structural features of the DNA double helix.
