Lesson: DNA Biology

In this lesson, we will learn how to describe the structure of DNA and explain how DNA can be extracted from organic material.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

describe the structure of DNA as a polymer made up of repeating monomer subunits called nucleotides,
describe how the two strands of DNA form a double helix shape, with a sugar–phosphate backbone,
explain that the double helix shape is maintained by the complementary base pairings (A to T and C to G),
describe the structure of a nucleotide as a central deoxyribose sugar bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group,
state DNA that is read in the 5’ to 3’ direction,
explain how DNA can be extracted from organic material, such as fruit.