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'How to be a Ribosome': The Development of a Novel Method of Teaching Protein Translation in the High School Classroom

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Gray_cornell_0058O_10496.pdf (4.43 MB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/j6rx-5c60
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/67203
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Author
Gray, Rachel
Abstract

As part of its educational outreach department, The Cornell Centre for Materials Research (CCMR) maintains a library of experiment kits that can be loaned free of charge to any science teacher in the United States. These kits allow teachers to deliver innovative lessons on a wide variety of Science topics aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. This project aimed to develop a new kit for high school Biology, a subject which is currently lacking in the lending library. This kit, which teaches the central biochemical process of protein translation, was built around the development of a novel set of 3D-printed classroom manipulatives- jigsaw-like pieces which allow students to actively translate an mRNA code to an amino acid sequence. A set of these pieces, a module guiding teachers through the lesson, student activity sheets, and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation are presented as the components of the completed kit.

Date Issued
2019-05-30
Keywords
Science education
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Biochemistry
Committee Chair
Zax, David B.
Committee Member
Davis, Harry Floyd
Degree Discipline
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Degree Name
M.S., Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Degree Level
Master of Science
Type
dissertation or thesis

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