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Using pipe cleaners, straws, and beads, learners explore the building blocks of life by creating their own model of DNA. This activity provides a great introduction to learning about the structure of DNA and the relationships between the four chemical bases — adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- $1 - $5 per student
- Ages 8 - 18
- Activity, Model
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- modeling clay (golf ball size)
- pipe cleaners
- plastic straws
- pipe cleaners cut into 2 inch pieces
- plastic straws cut into 1.5 inch pieces
- 10-20 beads (4 different colors)
- tape
Subjects
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Life Sciences
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Heredity and Genetics
- DNA Structure and Function
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Heredity and Genetics
Informal Categories
- Model Building
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Fleming, Susan ; Kitty Andersen Youth Science Center, Science Museum of Minnesota
Rights:
- All rights reserved, Science Museum of Minnesota, 2010