Activity-DNA to Protein Brainstorm

DNA is a code for making proteins DNA 

Protein

Phenotype

DNA to Protein

Activity-DNA to Protein Brainstorm • Goal: Apply what you already know about cells to think about what would be required to make DNA into protein. 1. Work with your partner to answer the brainstorm questions 2. Draw pictures and diagrams with arrows on the back of the page to show your thinking

Activity-DNA to Protein Brainstorm • What is a ribosome? What does it do? • What are the two places in a cell where ribosomes are found?

Activity-DNA to Protein Brainstorm • What is DNA? What does it do? • Where is DNA found?

Activity-DNA to Protein Brainstorm • On a piece of scratch paper, draw a picture of a cell with all of the organelles you listed in the previous questions. • Draw arrows to show at least 4 different ways that the information in DNA can get to the ribosomes. Be as creative as possible.

Activity-DNA to Protein Brainstorm DNA • Contains sequence for protein • Risky/Dangerous for DNA to leave nucleus

Protein • Made by ribosomes • Ribosomes stuck in cytoplasm

Solution– SEND MESSENGER!

• Messenger RNA (mRNA)