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Instructional Notes: DNA – The Double Helix ( computer game)

Apparatus:

Students will need a computer with internet access so that they can access the game.

Pre-Activity Discussion:

As a class have them come up with how DNA is put together, focusing on how the bases pair together.

Activity Performance Notes:

Students need to go to to access the game. The purpose of this game is to reinforce the bases that can bond together and is a good segway into replication. There is information that is provided before the students get to the game. They should be prompted to write down any new information that they find.

Depending on how long you want to spend with them playing the game will determine how long the activity will take. At the end of the activity they will be provided with more information that will introduce them to the importance of proofreading as well as introduce them to the idea of mutations.

Post-Activity Discussion:

As a class do a quick discussion on anything interesting they found about the activity. This should lead to the idea of the DNA being functional or mutations that are introduced after they have played the game.

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