Complete the following online assignments related to DNA structure and protein synthesis.
- Go to my wiki page located here. You will see three links (Exploring DNA, DNA Structure and DNA Strands). You should visit the first two pages in the order presented and view the JMOL interactive models at those sites. These are very cool 3-D models that you can manipulate to understand the structure of DNA. After you view the first site (Exploring DNA) and while you are viewing the second site (DNA Structure), you should answer the questions from this Question Set. (I forgot to give it out in class) The third link will also help you answer one of the questions. Please don’t just rush to answer the questions. Take your time to investigate and appreciate the beauty of DNA and of these modeling programs.
- Molecular Workbench – DNA to Proteins Part 1
- Molecular Workbench – DNA to Proteins Part 2
The homepage of the molecular workbench software is: http://mw.concord.org/modeler/
You can run/install the software from that page. After you install and run the software, sign in and you should see a list of activities for my class. The DNA to Protein activities are the top two items. You should answer the questions throughout the activity and submit a report online to me at the end of each activity.
If you have problems with your computer at home, plan on staying after school to complete these! They should be completed by Thursday, 5/20/10.
