The DNA Activity Model kit is useful for making learning about the components of DNA hands-on and visual for students from grades 7-12. This 3-D double helix model can be put on display in class for reference throughout lessons on topics such as nucleotide structure, DNA structure, complementary base pairing, and genetic coding.
The kit contains 12 base pairs, 2 single DNA strands (rubber straps), a metal base for the model to stand on, and a teacher’s guide. The teacher’s guide provides a brief description of background information on DNA and explains how the model should be assembled. It also provides suggested discussion questions, assessment activities, and cross-curricular connections related to the DNA model. The model and teacher’s guide is a great starting place for teachers to introduce the topic of DNA, and encourage a deeper understanding of its real-world connections. By using this model a teacher can provide their students with a visual reference tool for understanding DNA.
The DNA Activity Model kit is currently on display on the Ground Floor of the OISE Library on the coffee table near the “New Arrivals” shelf. For more information on this activity kit, and many others available in the OISE Library’s Curriculum Resources Collection, please visit the OISE Library K-12 Manipulatives Database.
