D.3 DNA Structure & DNA Replication Practice
by Shaferized Resources © 2026
Price: $2.5 USD
Subjects: science,lifeScience,biology,structureAndFunction
Grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Description
Objective: To help students understand and interact with vocabulary used during the DNA components and DNA replication topics. This activity is intended for students who have already some background knowledge about the topic. My recommendation would be to encourage students to complete this activity as reinforcement at the end of class, as homework, or immediately after guided notes. Vocabulary explained and applied within the activity: double helix, "twisted ladder", nucleotide, strand, complementary, phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar, nitrogenous base, antiparallel, leading strand, lagging strand, DNA polymerase, DNA ligase, DNA helicase, base pair, base pair rules, sugar-phosphate backbone, adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine, hydrogen bonds, genetic information, etc. Required Slides Outline: - 1 title slide - 5 slides for applying vocabulary (in order to facilitate reading comprehension) Randomized Slides Outline (10 required) - 2 slides for applying vocabulary to nucleotide - 2 typing slides for practicing complementary strands - 12 slides for applying vocabulary and functions to DNA replication diagrams This is the third activity of the "Everything DNA" unit.
Acknowledgements
Created by Savannah Shafer. All images and icons were made by the author. No AI was used to generate the content of this deck.