Amino Acids Expansion Set

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This is an expansion set for my DNA / RNA Manipulative set that can be found at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1259352 This is a way to explore advanced topics in genetics, including mutation, protein formation, and nutrition. The main file is split into the essential and non essential amino acids. You can see how the protein you eat is recycled in your body into other proteins in your body. Lesson Plans and lab work is now available on my teacher pay teacher site, https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/3D-Printable-DNA-RNA-Manipulative-Lab-1-3452084 Print Settings Printer Brand: LulzBot Printer: TAZ 5 Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: No Resolution: 0.2 - 0.3 mm Infill: 5% Notes: You can explore printing on a raft or brim. Break all sharp edges. If you are exploring the difference between essential and nonessential amino acids, print the files in two sets of colors. How I Designed This Designed in TinkerCAD This was an expansion set designed from the same file as the DNA / RNA manipulative. You can substitute the AA block for these Amino Acids. Custom Section Project: Amino Acid Expansion Set This is to expand upon the DNA / RNA manipulative set I made to study genetics. With the 20 Amio Acid blocks here, you can explore bio chemistry and coding for the proteins in our body. This will work for AP Biology or College biology class. Objectives Students will explore how proteins are formed from amino acids. Students will explore how amino acids are coded. Students will demonstrate are proteins are formed from DNA. Students will demonstrate mutation and show the various types. Students will learn the essential and nonessential amino acids. Students will examine nutrition and explore where they get amino acids from. Students will examine the claims of dietary supplements to see if their needed for part of a diet. Students will explore genetic disorders and how they are formed from changes in amino acids. Students will examine how the environment can impact our genes. Audiences This is for High School, AP Bio, or College Biology students. Preparation Print the DNA / RNA manipulative set first. You can have students work in groups of 2. Print at least one full set of amino acids. If you discuss essential & non essential amino acids, print them separately in two colors to distinguish the two. Print a table of amino acids and their codes, which can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acid Have your students understand the code for the amino acid blocks. Have your class practice coding and transcribing DNA to RNA using the previous DNA / RNA manipulative. Have them use a RNA coding table to build a protein from tRNA. Steps a. Review DNA / RNA transcription. b. Learn the 1 letter codes for each of the amino acids. c. Practice transcribing DNA to RNA, and using the tRNA block produce the amino acid that is coded. d. Use the amino acids to build a simple protein. e. Demonstrate and have the students show what happens if there is a mutation. f. Demonstrate the different types of mutations. g. Use this to discuss or examine different genetic disorders, and what causes them. Model the mutation (if possible) that causes this genetic disorder. h. Explore how you could modify or edit genes with this model. i. Explore how artificial life has been created. j. Explore ethical topics in genetics, modeling them with these models. Results Students should demonstrate how proteins are formed from DNA. Students should demonstrate mutations. Students should understand the cause of genetic disorders. Students should understand the nutrients involved in genetics. Students should critically look at nutrition, and at the claims they see on the media for diet supplements.