D.2 DNA Replication Walkthrough (Honors)
by Shaferized Resources © 2026
Price: $4 USD
Subjects: science,lifeScience,biology,structureAndFunction
Grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Description
Objective: To help students understand and interact with DNA replication. This activity is intended for students who have already some background knowledge about the topic, though the walkthrough is scaffolded to help students who benefit from differentiated explanations. 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 to apply reading comprehension skills. Vocabulary scaffolded through the activity: Nucleotide, polymer, monomer, nitrogenous base, base pair, DNA helicase, DNA polymerase, DNA ligase, hydrogen bonds, replication, DNA strands, DNA molecule, leading strand, lagging strand, Okazaki fragments, template strands, antiparallel, complementary, sugar-phosphate backbone, genome, synthesis, replicate, binary fission, mitosis, parent cell, daughter cell, prokaryote, eukaryote Outline: - 1 title slide - 16 walkthrough slides, each with a combination of click, drag, and type tasks - 6 quick-check questions to recall vocabulary and enzyme functions - 2 quick-check questions to apply base pair rules via typing - 1 challenge question to relate the topic to cell cycle This is the second walkthrough activity of the "Everything DNA" unit.
Acknowledgements
Created by Savannah Shafer. All images and icons were made by the author as PPT elements or freehand drawings. No AI was used to generate the content of this deck.