Lesson #5:

RNA to Protein

Translation

Learning Intention:

Students will be able to compare, contrast and synthesize why/how transcription occurs.

Success Criteria:

I am successful when I can...

1. Compare and contrast DNA from RNA

2. Transfer my knowledge of RNA structure to Protein. 

3. Synthesize how DNA transcribes into mRNA and then is translated into amino acids. 

Agenda:

Part 1: Warm-Up

Part 2: GPS Learning

Part 3: Echo-Echo-Choral-Choral

Part 4: Video

Part 5: Codon Chart #1

Part 6: Codon Chart #2

Reminders:

1) Quiz on Tuesday, April 1st

2) Mock regents on Tuesday, April 1st. 

Part 1: 

Warm-Up

(5 min)

Part 2:

GPS Learning

Directions: Below is a roadmap of where we have been. In your groups, discuss EVERYTHING you know about these things. Use the tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary words to the right. Try to predict where today's lesson will lead us. 

Tier 2

(Multi-subject)

Backbone

Sugar

Phosphate

Copy

House Arrest

Building Block

Tier 3

(Academic)

Complementary Bases

Transcription

Nucleotide

Double-Helix

Single Strand

Molecular Bases

DNA

RNA

Protein

Translation

Part 3: 

Echo-Echo-Choral-Choral

(3 min) 

Translation - is the process where the ribosome uses the instructions from RNA to build a protein by putting together amino acids in the right order. 


Codon - is a group of three letters (bases) in RNA that gives the ribosome instructions to add a specific amino acid when making a protein. It's like a three-letter word in the recipe for building proteins. 

Part 4: 

Frayer Model


(10 min)

Frayer Model Translation

Part 5: 

Codon Chart

(10 min)