Building ZOOB Models to Help Students Learn about Nucleic Acid Structure and Function

Elizabeth A. Mulligan

doi:10.1525/abt.2017.79.4.294

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Elizabeth A. Mulligan¹

¹Elizabeth A. Mulligan is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11235; e-mail: . elizabeth.mulligan@kbcc.cuny.edu

Abstract

This paper describes a collaborative activity for students, which allows them to build simplified models of individual nucleotides, DNA, and RNA using ZOOB building blocks. These models help students learn about nucleic acid structure and the process of transcription. In addition, students learn how to work in groups as well as practice critical thinking and deductive reasoning while building these models.

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Elizabeth A. Mulligan "Building ZOOB Models to Help Students Learn about Nucleic Acid Structure and Function," The American Biology Teacher 79(4), 294-300, (1 April 2017). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.4.294

Published: 1 April 2017