Submitted by iwaldron on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 5:44am.
The revisions of the Student Handout have clarified and improved the questions for students to answer as they learn about DNA structure and replication, and also incorporated improved figures. The revised Teacher Preparation Notes have incorporated suggestions for extracting DNA from split peas (as an alternative to extracting DNA from cheek cells), clarified the teaching points, and added suggestions for linking this activity on DNA structure and replication to learning activities concerning DNA function.
October 2011 revision
The revisions of the Student Handout have clarified and improved the questions for students to answer as they learn about DNA structure and replication, and also incorporated improved figures. The revised Teacher Preparation Notes have incorporated suggestions for extracting DNA from split peas (as an alternative to extracting DNA from cheek cells), clarified the teaching points, and added suggestions for linking this activity on DNA structure and replication to learning activities concerning DNA function.